Sites Samples	Results Day 2	Results  Day 2  (40x)	Results Day 4
	Plate 1. innoculated with sand	Fungal strands, no amoebae	Nematodes present
	Plate 2.  Pine needles	Fungal hyphae and Amoebae	Several nematodes present and a variety of protozoa, including ameoba and ciliates
	Plate 3.  Decayed log	Amoebae appear yellowish in color , with a clear spot which could be the nucleus or vacuole.  Fungi present	Amoeba and subcolonies of varied bacteria.
	Plate 5: Tree knee	Amoebae present	Nematodes, fungi and amoeba
	Plate 6: Decomposing squirrel	No amoeba	Amoeba and fungi

Observations were made after one week.  Some plates had dried out therefore these results are not included in the above table.  Some noteworthy observations are as follows: Plate 2 had clusters of nematodes that appeared to have reproduced. Plate 6 had excessive fungal growth demonstrating sporulation.  There were numerous subcolonies of the Enterobacter aerogenes in all the plates.

Part II Results:
 

Analysis:
Based on the results of parts I and II of this investigation we interprete that sites 2 and 4 contain the greatest variety of microorganisms;  ameoba, nematodes, ciliates, and fungi. Sites 2 and 4 also contained the greatest number and variety of bacterial colonies (identified by morphology of colonies only).  Site 1, our control, revealed no ameoba and little diversity in bacterial growth.  Sites 3 and 5 showed intermediate microbial life and bacterial growth.

Conclusion:
Based on our investigation we conclude that this procedure provides for the isolation of ameoba as well as other microorganisms from soil.