Animal Classification Research Paper
Animal Classification 1
Animal Classification
Karen Fowler
SCI/230
Karen Andarko
November 19,2011
Animal Classification 2
Metazoa is another name for Kingdom Animalia. This kingdom does not contain prokaryotes or the potists and all members are multi-cellular and are heterotrophs. They mostly ingest their food and digest it into an internal cavity.
Mammals
The blue whale is a mammal and lives in the open ocean. They are slate to grayish blue in color. They are mottles with lighter spots on the back and shoulders. Their bellies have a yellowish tinge as their undersides often become …show more content…
They have large eyes and six legs. They also have long thin bodies. Some similarities between the butterfly and the dragonfly are that they both can molt. They both can fly and lay eggs. Some differences are that dragonflies have gills and butterflies have wings.
Birds
Ducks are in the anseriformes order which means they inhabit aquatic habitats. Two other species in the same order are the screamers and geese. Ducks are herbivorous and are medium to large in size. They inhabit aquatic habitants and vary in color. Their front toes are webbed. The lay eggs and make loud cries. Pelicns are in the pelicaniformes order which means water birds with feet that have four webbed toes. They have four toes that are joined by webbing. They are medium to large in size and have a bare sac that is pendulous. They have a gular sac and their skulls lack supraorbital groove. Their feet, bare regions of their face, and gular sac may become brightly colored during mating. They feed mainly on fish and …show more content…
and D. Fox. 2002. "Balaenoptera musculus" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed November 20, 2011 http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Balaenoptera_musculus.html.
Harris, M. 2002. "Lepidoptera" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed November 20, 2011 http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Lepidoptera.html.
Kirschbaum, K. 2007. "Anisoptera" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed November 20, 2011 http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Anisoptera.html.
Howard, L. 2003. "Anseriformes" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed November 20, 2011 http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Anseriformes.html.
Howard, L. 2003. "Pelecaniformes" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed November 20, 2011 http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Pelecaniformes.html.
Burnham, J. and K. Wehrly. 2005. "Megalops atlanticus" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed November 20, 2011
Antes, J., M. Venegas, A. Zeman and S. Zeman. 2011. "Atractoscion nobilis" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed November 20, 2011 at
Animal Classification
Karen Fowler
SCI/230
Karen Andarko
November 19,2011
Animal Classification 2
Metazoa is another name for Kingdom Animalia. This kingdom does not contain prokaryotes or the potists and all members are multi-cellular and are heterotrophs. They mostly ingest their food and digest it into an internal cavity.
Mammals
The blue whale is a mammal and lives in the open ocean. They are slate to grayish blue in color. They are mottles with lighter spots on the back and shoulders. Their bellies have a yellowish tinge as their undersides often become …show more content…
They have large eyes and six legs. They also have long thin bodies. Some similarities between the butterfly and the dragonfly are that they both can molt. They both can fly and lay eggs. Some differences are that dragonflies have gills and butterflies have wings.
Birds
Ducks are in the anseriformes order which means they inhabit aquatic habitats. Two other species in the same order are the screamers and geese. Ducks are herbivorous and are medium to large in size. They inhabit aquatic habitants and vary in color. Their front toes are webbed. The lay eggs and make loud cries. Pelicns are in the pelicaniformes order which means water birds with feet that have four webbed toes. They have four toes that are joined by webbing. They are medium to large in size and have a bare sac that is pendulous. They have a gular sac and their skulls lack supraorbital groove. Their feet, bare regions of their face, and gular sac may become brightly colored during mating. They feed mainly on fish and …show more content…
and D. Fox. 2002. "Balaenoptera musculus" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed November 20, 2011 http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Balaenoptera_musculus.html.
Harris, M. 2002. "Lepidoptera" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed November 20, 2011 http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Lepidoptera.html.
Kirschbaum, K. 2007. "Anisoptera" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed November 20, 2011 http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Anisoptera.html.
Howard, L. 2003. "Anseriformes" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed November 20, 2011 http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Anseriformes.html.
Howard, L. 2003. "Pelecaniformes" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed November 20, 2011 http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Pelecaniformes.html.
Burnham, J. and K. Wehrly. 2005. "Megalops atlanticus" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed November 20, 2011
Antes, J., M. Venegas, A. Zeman and S. Zeman. 2011. "Atractoscion nobilis" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed November 20, 2011 at