Part I:
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Phylum/Division
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Sample 1: Chrysophyta
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Sample 2: Annelida
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Sample 3: Arthropoda
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Sample 4: Amphibia
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Sample 5: Aves
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Common Feature
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Nutrition
How does the organism break down and absorb food?
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They eat through dirt
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Some are vegetarians
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Thy are vegetarians
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Circulatory System (Transport)
How does the organism get what it needs to cells (open, closed, diffusion only)?
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Diffusion
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Closed
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Open circulatory
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Closed
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Closed
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Respiratory System
How does the organism get oxygen and release carbon dioxide?
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Diffusion
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Diffusion through skin
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Diffusion through tracheal tubes
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Diffusion through skin and lungs
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Diffusion through the lungs
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Reproductive System
Does the organism use asexual or sexual reproduction (eggs, seeds, spores, placenta, type of fertilization)?
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Asexual
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Has organs containing their eggs that moves from front to rear
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Internal fertilization
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External fertilization; must be in a moist environment
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Internal Fertilization
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Excretory System
How does the organism get rid of wastes and maintain an ionic balance of fluids?
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Waste exits through Anus
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Waste goes through kidneys, intestines and anus
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Waste goes through kidneys, intestines and anus
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Growth and Development
Does the organism go through metamorphosis, develop in an egg or uterus, or grow from seeds?
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Developed in an egg then hatch
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Developed in egg
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Developed in egg
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Developed in egg
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Regulation
How does the organism control body processes (hormones, nervous system)?
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They have eye spots that can detect the light
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The brain, the nerve cord and ganglia runs the length of the body
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With the brain, the nerve cord, ganglia and sensory organs
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With good reflexes, the brain, and the nervous system
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Sample organism
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Phytoplankton
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Earthworm
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Fruit fly
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Frog
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Bird
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Table 2: Samples 6-10
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Phylum/Division
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Sample 6: Reptilians
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Sample 7: Mammalia
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Sample 8: Bryophyta
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Sample 9:
Gymnosperm
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Sample 10: Angiosperm
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Common Feature
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Nutrition
How does the organism break down and absorb food?
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Circulatory System (Transport)
How does the organism get what it needs to cells (open, closed, diffusion only)?
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Closed
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Closed
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Diffusion through cell membranes and cell wall
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Respiratory System
How does the organism get oxygen and release carbon dioxide?
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Diffusion through the lungs
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Reproductive System
Does the organism use asexual or sexual reproduction (eggs, seeds, spores, placenta, type of fertilization)?
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Internal Fertilization
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Internal fertilization, developed in uterus
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Sperm moves to eggs; must be in a moist environment
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Pollen is the male sex cell
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Pollen is the male sex cell
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Excretory System
How does the organism get rid of wastes and maintain an ionic balance of fluids?
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Waste goes through kidneys, intestines and anus
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Waste goes through kidneys, intestines and anus
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Growth and Development
Does the organism go through metamorphosis, develop in an egg or uterus, or grow from seeds?
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Developed in an egg
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Developed in uterus
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Spores
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Developed in a seed
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Developed in a seed
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Regulation
How does the organism control body processes (hormones, nervous system)?
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Endocrine and nervous system
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Endocrine and nervous system
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Hormones in bud, roots and stem
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Hormones in bud, roots, stem and leaves
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Sample organism
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Snake
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Cat
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Moss
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Pine tree
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Rose
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Part 2: Using the completed data table, answer the following questions:
1. What is common among all samples?
2. What is common among organisms from samples 1, 9, and 10?
3. What is common between the circulatory system of organisms from samples 5, 6, and 7, but different in organisms from sample 4?
4. What is common in the respiration system of organisms from samples 2 and 4?
5. What gas is delivered to the respiratory system of organisms from samples 1, 9, and 10? Why?
6. Which organisms are producers?
7. Which organisms are decomposers?
8. Look at the surface of your hand. You will see the skin and hair made up of protein calledkeratin. Which organisms did humans inherit that protein from?
9. Which organisms have blood?