Take a few drops of water from a pond, spread it on a glass slide and

Take a few drops of water from a pond, spread it on a glass slide and observe through a microscope.1. Which type of structures do you see?2. What are these structures?Many types of micro-organisms are found in a single drop of water that can be seen only with the help of a microscope. So, micro-organisms are usually found in air, water, soil, hot water springs, snowy areas, marshy land. This means that they are present everywhere. They are present in the body of other organisms also. Approximately 2.5 billion bacteria are present in per gram of soil.

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1. Round, cylindrical, etc. shaped structures are seen.

2. These structures are micro-organisms.