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Journey to the Microcosmos
Season 1 · Episode 10
How Do Colonies Help Microorganisms Survive?
0.010mAugust 26, 2019
In the microcosmos, it's dangerous to go alone. This week we go on a journey into colonies to find out why sticking together is such a great strategy!
Episodes
- Episode 1Meet the Microcosmos
- Episode 2How Microscopic Hunters Get Their Lunch
- Episode 3Stentors: Single-Celled Giants
- Episode 4How Do Microorganisms Reproduce?
- Episode 5Where Did Eukaryotic Cells Come From? - A Journey Into Endosymbiotic Theory
- Episode 6Tardigrades: Chubby, Misunderstood, & Not Immortal
- Episode 7How Do Protozoa Get Around?
- Episode 8Diatoms: Tiny Factories You Can See From Space
- Episode 9Mysterious Jiggly Crystals and Other Intracellular Structures
- Episode 10How Do Colonies Help Microorganisms Survive?
- Episode 11Death in the Microcosmos
- Episode 12Euglenoids: Single-Celled Shapeshifters
- Episode 13Hydra: Stretchy, Speedy, & Probably Immortal
- Episode 14Relax and Enjoy the View
- Episode 15Life Without Oxygen? Challenge Accepted
- Episode 16Rotifers: Charmingly Bizarre & Often Ignored
- Episode 17The Microscopic Circle of Life
- Episode 18Amoebas: Occasional Brain-Eaters
- Episode 19The Colors of the Microcosmos
- Episode 20Eating, Hatching, and Crashing into the Moon: More About Tardigrades
- Episode 21Are Microbes Good or Bad for Humans?
- Episode 22Paramecium: The White Rat of Ciliates
- Episode 23Microorganisms Are Cleaning the Water You Drink
- Episode 24What Microscope Do We Use? (And Other Frequently Asked Questions)
- Episode 25What Humans and Stentors Have in Common
- Episode 26Gastrotrichs: Four Day Old Grandmothers
- Episode 27We Recorded Some Strange Goop. What Is It?
- Episode 28What If All the Microbes Disappeared?
- Episode 29Desmids: The Symmetrical Algae That's Full of Crystals
- Episode 30Microbes Don’t Actually Look Like Anything