1 Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education‚ Inc. Campbell’s Biology‚ 9e (Reece et al.) Chapter 32 An Overview of Animal Diversity About 40% of the questions in this chapter 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
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Diversity in Living Organisms (Science) |Close X | |[pic] Classification And Evolution Classification refers to the identification‚ naming‚ and grouping of organisms into a formal system based on similarities in their internal and external structure or evolutionary history. It determines the methods of organizing diversity of life on earth. Therefore‚ classification helps in understanding millions of life forms in detail. Who started the classification of organisms? Let us explore the history of
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Wildlife Issues Topic Answers Reading One 1 Dr. Julie Savidge concluded that Brown-tree Snake predation was the cause of declines of forest bird populations on Guam. 2 Recently‚ the National Park Service banned snow-mobiling in Denali Nation Park. 3 The National Audubon Society of today is an offshoot of the Massachusetts state Audubon society. 4 False: Wildlife issues or other environmental issues should be resolved based on public opinion as the majority is never wrong.
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Question 1WRONG | Rice‚ the staple food of many Filipinos‚ could be categorized to belong in: Kingdom – Plantae Phylum – Anthophyta Class – Monocotyledonae Order – Glumiflorae Family – Poaceae Genus – Oryza Species – Sativa Both rice and corn belongs to the class Monocotyledonae‚ then they must also belong to the same _________. | Genus | | Family | | phylum | | species | Question 1 Explanation: if rice and corn belong to the same class‚ then they must also belong to the same phylum
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Marine National Park in the Gulf of Kutch is situated on the southern shore of the Gulf of Kachchh in the Jamnagar District of Gujarat state‚India. In 1980‚ an area of 270 km2. from Okha to Jodiya was declared Marine Sanctuary. Later‚ in 1982‚ a core area of 110 km2 was declared Marine National Park under the provisions of the Wildlife (protection) Act‚ 1972 of India. It is the first national marine park of India. There are 42 islands on the Jamnagar coast in the Marine National Park‚ most of them
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Tapeworms are the dominant member of the class Cestoidea. They are ribbon-like‚ segmented creatures living in the intestines of their vertebrate hosts. There are a dozen orders in this class‚ most living in fish but two that use humans as hosts. Tapeworms cling to the intestinal wall of their hosts with suckers‚ hooks‚ or other adhesive devices. Having no mouth or gut‚ they receive their nourishment through their skin. Further‚ they have no type of sensory organs. White or yellowish in color‚ species
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Unit One: Diversity – Study Notes Classification Classification Taxonomy * Seven taxa (King Philip Came On Family’s Gold Spaceship): 1. Kingdom (animalia) 2. Phylum (chordate) 3. Class (mammalia) 4. Order (primates) 5. Family (hominidae) 6. Genus (homo) 7. Species (sapiens) * Three domains: 8. Domain Bacteria 9. Domain Archaea 10. Domain Eukarya * Six Kingdoms: 11. Kingdom Animalia (animals) 12. Kingdom
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Grade 11 Biology Bio Ecology Field Study By‚ Colton Hatcher Introduction Hastings Point is a small coastal town located in New South Wales that is sounded by a national park. Hastings point has been a great location for tourists due to its marine wildlife‚ beaches and fishing. This destination is home to a magnificent rocky shore perfectly suited for a vast majority and wide range of marine wildlife. The rocky shore has a wide spread of both biotic and abiotic factors which provides a
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Midterm 1 stuff (1‚ 25‚ 26‚ 27‚ 28) 2) What characterizes a prokaryotic cell? a. the lack of ribosomes b. the lack of a membrane-enclosed nucleus c. the presence of a nucleus with no DNA d. the presence of mitochondria e. having a cell wall without a cell membrane 3) Which of the following does NOT comprise a logical hierarchy of organization? a. family‚ order‚ class‚ phylum‚ kingdom b. molecules‚ cells‚ tissues‚ organ systems‚ populations c. organisms‚ populations‚ communities‚ biomes
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ANIMAL BEHAVIOR Animal behavior: what an animal does when interacting with its environment A lot of animal’s behaviors are genetically predetermined - Ethology Study of animal behavior Didn’t exist - People Karl von Frisch Applied scientific method to study bees Figured out how bees tell other bees Konrad Lorenz and Niko Tinbergen Scandinavian Their research helped to show that some behaviors have genetic bases Nobel prize - Evolution Underlays all behavior Behaviors enhance
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