Wiggling Worms International School Olomouc | Exploring the Resilience of Tubifex Worms in Toxic Environments
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- 30. 4. 2025
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Aktualizováno: 1. 5. 2025
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Jméno členů a členek týmu, název týmu: Wiggling Worms
Věk a třída žáka/žákyně nebo týmu: 6. — 8.třída
Název a adresa školy: International School Olomouc
Sokolovská 76/6, Olomouc, 779 00
Název příspěvku: Exploring the Resilience of Tubifex Worms in Toxic Environments
Stručná anotace příspěvku:
Our planet has been constantly intoxicated by different substances. The results of such toxic influence is more and more visible - extinct and endangered species and species that suffer to survive. The presence of toxic substances can bring disruption of the food chain followed by more significant effect on a higher level. Therefore, we decided to study this aspect using a model organism of tubifex worms, which are at the beginning of a food chain and without them the rest of the food chain can collapse. On top of that, tubifex worms are often used as bioindicators in environmental toxicology, which is why we decided to perform the experiments on them. The aim of our experimental work was to explore the effects of various toxins on aquatic organisms. To do this, we exposed Tubifex worms to different concentrations of selected chemical toxins. We aimed to observe acute response to toxic exposure, including immediate physical reactions.
Kontaktní osoba, pedagogický garant/garantka: Michaela Fusková
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I'm impressed by how this study connects a small organism to much larger environmental issues. It shows how important every level of the food chain can be. Football Bros
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Using Tubifex worms as bioindicators is a very smart choice, especially for studying aquatic toxicity. Since they sit low in the Idols Of Ash food chain, even small environmental changes can show clear biological effects, which makes your results very relevant for real-world ecological monitoring.