"Duckling" redirects here. For other uses‚ see Duckling (disambiguation). Ducks | | Bufflehead | Scientific classification | Kingdom: | Animalia | Phylum: | Chordata | Class: | Aves | Order: | Anseriformes | Family: | Anatidae | Duck is the common name for a large number of species in the Anatidae family of birds‚ which also includes swans and geese. The ducks are divided among several subfamilies in the Anatidae family; they do not represent a monophyletic group (the group
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in a bushy covered area. • The hens lay one egg a day and on average lay 9 – 11 eggs. It takes 6 weeks for an egg to hatch once it has been laid. The mortality rate for the eggs are 70% and higher. Phylogenetic Tree: • Kingdom: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Class: Aves • Order: Galliformes • Family: Phasiandae • Genus: Meleagris Any other interesting life history facts: • An adult male turkey is called a tom or gobbler‚ and a young male is called a jake. The adult female is called a hen‚ and
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Chelydra serpentine belongs to the kingdom Animalia because they are multicellular and eukaryotic heterotrophs. They also belong to the phylum Chordata because they had the following features at some point in their lives: pharyngeal slits‚ dorsal nerve cord‚ notochord‚ post-anal tail. Chelydra serpentine have waterproof skin covered in scales‚ are ectothermic and have hard shelled eggs that are water proof. These features make them a part of the class Reptilia. They belong to the order Testudines
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particularly oily taste. A leatherback shell is usually black and has white or yellow spots with stripes leading down their back. Leatherback Turtles grow up to seven feet long and can exceed 2‚000 pounds and they can live up to 45 years. Their phylum is chordata which means at some stage of development a dorsal nerve cord‚ a notochord‚ and gill slits exist. Leatherbacks inhabit pretty much every zone of the ocean besides the abyss because they travel from the north all the way down to the south. These
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Common name:American alligator Alligator mississippiensis (Daudin‚ 1802) http://www.philadelphiazoo.org/Animals/Reptiles/Crocodiles-Alligators/American-Alligator.aspx Taxonomy: Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Crocodilia Family: Alligatoridae Genus: Alligator Species: A. mississippiensis Description The American alligator has a large lizard-like body and short legs. They also possess a muscular tail. They are covered by a scaled‚ rough hide. Adults have
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Fall 2012 BISC 120Lg – M/W/F 10 A.M. section EXAM 3 Instructor: Dr. Karla Heidelberg PLEASE READ ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. 1.DO NOT start until instructed. 2.Make sure you have a total of 9 pages. Instructions for filling in the Blue Scantron Answer Sheet: 1. Enter your name in the NAME field (your last name first)‚ and fill in the appropriate bubbles. 2. Enter your USC STUDENT ID NUMBER in the field labeled IDENTIFICATION NUMBER‚ and fill in the appropriate bubbles
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I find the snowy owl to be quite an interesting animal. It belongs to the kingdom Animalia‚ the phylum Chordata‚ the class Aves‚ the order Strigiformes‚ the family Strigidae‚ the genus Nyctea‚ and the species Sandiaca along with boobooks‚ screeching owls‚ and earless owls. With a height reaching up to 27 inches and a weight of 4 to 6 pounds‚ the snowy owl has a reputation as one of the biggest owls in the Arctic. Its wingspan can spread out anywhere from 45-60 inches. Most people are familiar with
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Thesis statement: Barbecues have negative impacts on the environment because barbecues polluted the air and lake and also harmed the ecosystem in the forest park by decreasing the area of habitats and number of species. Abstract: The purpose of this research was to find the influence that human had in this area. The methods of this research were to investigate the local environment. The findings of this research were show the quality of the air and water and some living things in
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they differentiate as a distinct group from other mammals with certain special features. On a CLASSIFICATION chart‚ a chart that organizes diversity into categories and indicates evolutionary relationships‚ primates are categorized under the Phylum CHORDATA‚ containing all VERTEBRATES (animals with segmented spinal columns)‚ and are also split into 2 suborders: HAPLORHINI‚ which includes lemurs and lorises and STREPSIRHINI‚ which includes tarsiers‚ monkeys‚ apes‚ and humans. I went to the Santa Barbara
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II MIkey Esteban Mr. Heeney 6th Hour Desert Rat-Kangaroo Classification Kingdom: Animalia: Is the big majority of the world’s life. Mostly insects because there is a mass majority of them. But there is also a big majority of mammals. Phylum: Chordata: Basically the amount of development in the notch cord that also changes the appearance and is also connected to the nervous system which modifies that when it develops. Class: Mammalia: Warm blooded animal that is warmed blooded. Order:
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