Journey to the Microcosmos: Rotifers--Charmingly Bizarre & Often Ignored
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"Journey to the Microcosmos: Rotifers--Charmingly Bizarre & Often Ignored" explores rotifers, microscopic aquatic invertebrates found in freshwater habitats worldwide. The video explains rotifer anatomy and biology, including the corona, cilia, trophi, nervous system, reproduction through parthenogenesis and sexual reproduction, and the unusual trait of eutely, in which adults have a fixed number of cells. It also examines rotifer evolution, fossil evidence, colony behavior, and anhydrobiosis, a survival state that allows them to endure drying environments. Using microscopy and life science vocabulary, the episode highlights classification, adaptation, habitats, and organism structure and function, making it highly relevant to biology, microbiology, zoology, and evolution topics in school science curricula. Part of the "Journey to the Microcosmos" series.
Media Details
Runtime: 9 minutes, 18 seconds
- Topic: Science
- Subtopic: Biology, Cells, Evolution, Invertebrates, Microbiology, Microscopy, Physiology
- Grade/Interest Level: 9 - 12
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- Release Year: 2019
- Producer/Distributor: Complexly
- Series: Journey to the Microcosmos
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