The Meerkat Erika Mercado Zoology 1406 4/11/2013 Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Herpestidae Genus: Suricata Specific epithet: Suricata suricatta The meerkat‚ Suricata suricatta‚ is a miniature mammal belonging to the mongoose family. They belong to the order Carnivora‚ and they are classified in their own family the Herpestidae. They were formerly included within the Viverridae‚ a very old carnivore family that includes civets and genets
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many arthropods. This characteristic has evolved in such a variety of species mainly through convergent evolution. It is difficult to establish clear rules for regeneration ability among a larger diversity of organisms (Agata & Inoue 2012). In each phylum from sponges to mammals‚ there are regenerative species present (Agata & Inuoe 2012). A more challenging aspect of studying regeneration is the different levels at which it can occur. Many organisms regenerate entire bodies‚ limbs‚ organs‚ skin‚ hair
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David von Bodungen Katherine Schweiss BSC 201L 29 March 2017 Information and Facts Regarding the Great Hammerhead Shark Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia; Phylum: Chordata; Class: Chondrichthyes; Order: Carcharhiniformes; Family: Sphyrnidae; Genus: Sphyrna Species: mokarran; Scientific Name: Sphyrna mokarran. The Great Hammerhead was discovered and initially described by the German naturalist Eduard Rüppell in the year 1837‚ but the original name that he had given the organism was Zygaena mokarran‚
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and either drift on the currents or catch the wind with their pneumatophores. To avoid threats on the surface‚ they can deflate their air bags and briefly submerge. The Portuguese man-of-war (Physalia physalis) Classification: Kingdom Animalia Phylum Cnidaria Class Hydrozoa Order Siphonophora Suborder: Rhizophysaliae Family: Physaliidae Genus: Physalia Species: Physalia physalis What is it? The Portuguese man-of-war is a spectacular object to behold. While it may look something like other
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Rocky Shores Approx 34% of uk coast. Exposed Atlantic headlands‚ sheltered sealochs and bays- varied micro-habitats tapestry of habitats Vertical zonation seems to exist on most rocky shores but communities that make up these zones differ depending on extent of exposure. Lose endless hours exploring rockpools. Variety of habitats and zones within. Deep and shallow tidal pools. Rocks that dry completely. Rocks that are only exposed at very low spring tides. Dark sheltered crevices. Wide open pools
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Marine Biology Research Project Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Cetacea Family: Balaenopteridae Common Name: Humpback whale Genus Species: Megaptera Novaeangliae Common Name: Humpback whale Genus Species: Megaptera Novaeangliae General Description: A. Body Symmetry: Bilateral B. Special Pigments or Coloration: Dark grey with lighter underbelly; flippers and flukes are grey and spotted with white C. Habitat: (Zone) Benthic and coastal (Geographic):
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branches for examination of leaves 3. Pine seed cones with seeds on the scales 4. Conifer pollen 5. Prepared slides of longitudinal sections through a pine ovule 6. Demonstrations of specimens of Cycas and Zamia‚ if available A. Conifers-Phylum Coniferophyta Carefully examine
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(a) State two processes which involve mitosis. ..................................................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................................................... .....................................................................................................................................
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Study Guide 4 CH. 21 Genomics – the study of whole sets of genes and their interactions. Bioinformatics – is the application of computational methods to the storage and analysis of biological data Linkage Map – maps the location of several thousand genetic markers on each chromosome Physical Map – Expresses the distance between genetic markers‚ usually as the number of base pairs along the DNA Metagenomics – DNA from a group of species (a metagenome) is collected from an environmental
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are either scenario questions or art questions‚ which typically involve higher-order thinking. Among these are two new sets of scenario questions‚ each devoted to a single-species animal phylum. The first pertains to the (possibly) basal animal known as Trichoplax‚ and the second to the bizarre phylum found only on lobster lips‚ the Cycliophora. Multiple-Choice Questions 1) Both animals and fungi are heterotrophic. What distinguishes animal heterotrophy from fungal heterotrophy
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