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