Purpose:

The purpose of this lab was to find the composition of our soil and be able to classify it a little better. We also looked again at our flooded plates and attempted to capture ciliates from it.

Procedure:

We were instructed to grab our falcon tube from the previous class and find the texture of it. We used a ruler next to it in order to measure how much of it was clay, sand, and silt. We then used a chart to find out what we would classify it.

Clay- 0.3 cm/ 17%

Silt- 0.2 cm/ 11%

Sand- 1.25 cm/ 71%

All together- 1.75 cm = Sandy Loam

Conclusion:

I was unable to locate any ciliates in my soil. The texture of my soil was sandy loam. It was interesting to see all the different types of soil that exists all around Baylor’s campus. Since all the soil was so different that it would make sense that everyone would have as good of a chance at finding ciliates.