OBSERVING AND THINKING ABOUT ANIMALS LAB
Introduction:
 Read through the lab guide to help you describe what concepts you will be investigating in the
lab in the introduction. No hypothesis is needed.
Method:
Part A:
1. Choose 2 different animal pictures to make observation from.
2. Make a sketch of each animal on white paper (1/2 sheet) and attach it to the
lab write-up in the Results section. Shade the sketch and include a title,
using the name of the animal you come up with.
3. Below each sketch type in the bold words below and then answer the 9 questions
for each animal.
Part B:
1. Use Figure 1 of extinct animals on the back of the lab guide to complete the
classification chart & the key.
2. Copy and paste the completed tables into the Results section under Data Tables.
Results:
Sketches/Observations:
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Animal Group: Which animal group do you think that this animal belongs?
Level of Organization: What level of organization is this animal at?
Symmetry: What type of symmetry does this animal have?
Habitat: Describe the specific habitat of this animal.
Features: What are the unique features of this animal and how do they help the animal?
(Be specific, i.e. describe the beak, body covering, claws, etc.) Describe at least 3.
Reproduction: How do you think this animal reproduces, sexually or asexually?
Offspring: How many offspring per breeding season do you think this animal has?
Living: How does this animal go about making a “living”?
Stability: How stable do you think the population is of this animal, i.e. is it threatened or
endangered? EXPLAIN your reasoning.
Data Tables:
 Completed classification table & key.
Conclusions:
 Follow the lab template directions – delete the hypothesis and sources of error from your
conclusions.