Classifying using biotechnology virtual lab answers

Kingdom Animalia – Invertebrates I The purpose of this lab is to investigate invertebrates with simple body plans in a coral reef habitat. You will examine how sponges, cniderians, flatworms and roundworms obtain food. You will go to the following website: http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/science/virtual_labs/LS13/LS13.html You will follow the instructions and work through the simulation as instructed in the lab. You will answer questions concerning the organism classification on this worksheet that will then be uploaded into ecampus for grading. As you perform the simulation, record your results in the chart/table below indicating the name of the organism and its type of feeding: predator, scavenger, filter-feeder, or parasite. Do not leave any part of the chart/table blank. You will need to do some research on each organism to determine their feeding type. Note: the same video plays for all of them. Once you have completed the lab simulations and chart, you will answer the remaining journal questions below. Please answer all questions in another color font (including the chart). Save your file as a doc., or docx file and upload it into eCampus in the proper lab section for grading. Do NOT copy and paste it into the text box on eCampus. Do not save it as an rtf or other format. Chart/Table Organism 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Name of Organism Type of Feeder Journal Questions: 1. Describe each of the four types of feeders in this laboratory simulation. Explain how various invertebrates have adapted to feeding in their environments. 2. Why are filter feeders usually stationary organisms? 3. Early scientists classified sponges as plants. Based on your observations of the sponges feeding system, why do you think scientists now classify sponges as animals? 4. Jellyfish cannot swim rapidly, yet they are efficient predators. How are they adapted to a predatory life despite their lack of speed? 5. Why are scavengers usually found in the lower part of the coral reef habitat (be specific)? 6. How do internal parasites keep from being washed out of their host’s bodies in body fluids or wastes? 7. Why do methods of obtaining food change as the organism’s complexity increases (be specific)? Kingdom Animalia – Invertebrates II The purpose of this lab is to examine and classify species of mollusks, worms, arthropods, and echinoderms into the appropriate Phyla. You will go to the following website: http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/science/virtual_labs/LS14/LS14.html You will follow the instructions and work through the simulation as instructed in the lab. You will answer questions concerning the organism classification on this worksheet that will then be uploaded into ecampus for grading. As you perform the simulation, record your results in the chart/table below indicating the name of the organism, its Phylum, and a unique characteristic amongst invertebrates. Do not leave any part of the chart/table blank. Once you have completed the lab simulations and chart, you will answer the remaining journal questions below. Please answer all questions in another color font (including the chart). Save your file as a doc., docx, or pdf file and upload it into eCampus in the proper lab section for grading. Do NOT copy and paste it into the text box on eCampus. Do not save it as an rtf or other format. Chart/Table Animal 1 2 3 4 Common Name Phylum Unique Characteristic 5 Journal Questions: 1. Compare and contrast the features of invertebrates in this lab. 2. To which phylum do you think an organism with jointed appendages and two body segments would belong? Why? 3. To which phylum do you think an organism with a soft body, tentacles, and a large head would belong? Why? 4. To which phylum do you think an invertebrate with suckers on each end of its tube shaped body would belong? Why? 5. Of the four invertebrate phyla in this lab, which two do you think are the most closely related? Why? 6. Using your lecture notes and textbook, determine which of these four phyla is the most distinct based on its embryological development. Be specific as to why this organism doesn’t belong with the other invertebrates in this lab. Kingdom Animalia – Mammals (Vertebrates) Mammals are a diverse group of Sub-Phyla. They live in many different habitats while still sharing some basic characteristics. The purpose of this lab is to classify Mammals based on characteristics of their skulls. You will go to the following website: http://glencoe.mheducation.com/sites/dl/free/0078802849/383956/BL_27.html You will follow the instructions and work through the simulation as instructed in the lab. You will answer questions concerning the organism characteristics on this worksheet that will then be uploaded into ecampus for grading. Please answer all questions in another color font (including the chart). Save your file as a doc., docx, or pdf file and upload it into eCampus in the proper lab section for grading. Do NOT copy and paste it into the text box on eCampus. Do not save it as an rtf or other format. Journal Questions: 1. How do the various characteristics of animal skulls indicate the importance of one sense over another? 2. What skull features do prey animals have in common? 3. What skull features do predatory animals have in common? 4. What can be learned by studying the dentition of various mammal skulls? 5. How do carnivore and primate skulls differ? 6. Describe the characteristics of each of the animal skulls that you classified. Be sure to list the Order to which each mammalian skull resides. ...