Name: ____________________________________________
Biodiversity Activity, Grade 11
Biodiversity - Classification of living things
Welcome to the Toronto Zoo!! I hope you enjoy your day meeting all the different animals, and maybe even
the zookeepers!
Please complete the following task:
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Create “animal profiles” for 5 of the animals you have met
Create a dichotomous key for your set of animals
DISPLAY your dichotomous keys & animal profiles and ensure their pictures
are included.
TOTAL
/45 (wt-3)
/25 AP
/10 TI
/10 CM
Name: ____________________________________________
Biodiversity Activity, Grade 11
ANIMAL PROFILES 1
PICTURE
Class (Classification)
Animal
Common Name:
Scientific Name:
Pavilion or
Zoogeographic Region
Presence of bony
skeleton?
Warm or Cold
Blooded?
Estimated Weight and
Length
Importance of this trait(s):
Presence of Tail? If so,
describe appearance
Importance of this trait(s):
Outer body coverage
(note color, and
patterning as well)
Eyes (location,
presence of eyelids,
etc.)
Teeth (Type of teeth
animal has)
Importance of this trait(s):
How does it move?
Importance of this trait(s):
What does it eat?
Importance of this trait(s):
Other interesting
information
Importance of this trait(s):
Importance of this trait(s):
Name: ____________________________________________
Biodiversity Activity, Grade 11
ANIMAL PROFILES 2
PICTURE
Class (Classification)
Animal
Common Name:
Scientific Name:
Pavilion or
Zoogeographic Region
Presence of bony
skeleton?
Warm or Cold
Blooded?
Estimated Weight and
Length
Importance of this trait(s):
Presence of Tail? If so,
describe appearance
Importance of this trait(s):
Outer body coverage
(note color, and
patterning as well)
Eyes (location,
presence of eyelids,
etc.)
Teeth (Type of teeth
animal has)
Importance of this trait(s):
How does it move?
Importance of this trait(s):
What does it eat?
Importance of this trait(s):
Other interesting
information
Importance of this trait(s):
Importance of this trait(s):
Name: ____________________________________________
Biodiversity Activity, Grade 11
ANIMAL PROFILES 3
PICTURE
Class (Classification)
Animal
Common Name:
Scientific Name:
Pavilion or
Zoogeographic Region
Presence of bony
skeleton?
Warm or Cold
Blooded?
Estimated Weight and
Length
Importance of this trait(s):
Presence of Tail? If so,
describe appearance
Importance of this trait(s):
Outer body coverage
(note color, and
patterning as well)
Eyes (location,
presence of eyelids,
etc.)
Teeth (Type of teeth
animal has)
Importance of this trait(s):
How does it move?
Importance of this trait(s):
What does it eat?
Importance of this trait(s):
Other interesting
information
Importance of this trait(s):
Importance of this trait(s):
Name: ____________________________________________
Biodiversity Activity, Grade 11
ANIMAL PROFILES 4
PICTURE
Class (Classification)
Animal
Common Name:
Scientific Name:
Pavilion or
Zoogeographic Region
Presence of bony
skeleton?
Warm or Cold
Blooded?
Estimated Weight and
Length
Importance of this trait(s):
Presence of Tail? If so,
describe appearance
Importance of this trait(s):
Outer body coverage
(note color, and
patterning as well)
Eyes (location,
presence of eyelids,
etc.)
Teeth (Type of teeth
animal has)
Importance of this trait(s):
How does it move?
Importance of this trait(s):
What does it eat?
Importance of this trait(s):
Other interesting
information
Importance of this trait(s):
Importance of this trait(s):
Name: ____________________________________________
Biodiversity Activity, Grade 11
ANIMAL PROFILES 5
PICTURE
Class (Classification)
Animal
Common Name:
Scientific Name:
Pavilion or
Zoogeographic Region
Presence of bony
skeleton?
Warm or Cold
Blooded?
Estimated Weight and
Length
Importance of this trait(s):
Presence of Tail? If so,
describe appearance
Importance of this trait(s):
Outer body coverage
(note color, and
patterning as well)
Eyes (location,
presence of eyelids,
etc.)
Teeth (Type of teeth
animal has)
Importance of this trait(s):
How does it move?
Importance of this trait(s):
What does it eat?
Importance of this trait(s):
Other interesting
information
Importance of this trait(s):
Importance of this trait(s):