Animal Lab Name: __________________________ __________________________ Purpose: The purpose of this lab is to better inform you of the differences among each animal sub group. By the end of this lab you should be able to identify the various groups of animals based on their defining characterisitics. Directions: At each station you are to examine the animal in the jar. Then, answer the questions associated with each animal. You may use your charts to help you identify the characteristics among each animal group. Station #1: Animal Name: _________________________ Animal Phylum: _______________________ Vert. or Invert.? _______________ Symmetry: ________________ Reproduction: _________________ How does this animal eat? ________________________________________________ Name 1 important fact: ___________________________________________________ Station #2: Animal Name: _________________________ Animal Phylum: _______________________ Vert. or Invert.? _______________ Symmetry: ________________ Reproduction: _________________ What does this animal eat? ________________________________________________ What type of reptile is this animal? _____________________________ Station #3: Animal Name:_________________________ Animal Phylum: _______________________ Vert. or Invert.? _______________ What separates this phylum apart from all other phylums? _______________________________________________________________________ How can I tell this animal apart from all other arthropods? ______________________________________________________________________ Station #4: Animal Name:_________________________ Animal Phylum: _______________________ Vert. or Invert.? _______________ This is what type of mollusk? ______________________________________________ Name other examples from this group:________________________________________ Station #5: Animal Name:_________________________ Animal Phylum: _______________________ Vert. or Invert.? _______________ Symmetry: ________________ Reproduction: _________________ What does this animal eat? ________________________________________________ What type of arthropod is this animal? _______________________________________ Station #6: Animal Name:_________________________ Animal Phylum: _______________________ Vert. or Invert.? _______________ Symmetry: ________________ Reproduction: _________________ What does this animal eat? ________________________________________________ Name 1 important fact: ___________________________________________________ Station #7: Animal Name:_________________________ Animal Phylum: _______________________ Vert. or Invert.? _______________ Endotherm or Ectotherm? ________________ Reproduction: _________________ Is this animal a placental, montreme, or marsupial? _____________________________ Name 1 important fact: ___________________________________________________ Station #8: Animal Name:_________________________ Animal Phylum: _______________________ Vert. or Invert.? _______________ What does this animal eat? ________________________________________________ What type of reptile is this animal:___________________________________________ Station #9: Animal Name:_________________________ Animal Phylum: _______________________ Vert. or Invert.? _______________ Symmetry: ________________ Reproduction: _________________ How does this animal eat capture its food? ____________________________________ Name 1 important fact: ___________________________________________________ Station #10: Animal Name:_________________________ Animal Phylum: _______________________ Vert. or Invert.? _______________ Symmetry: ________________ Reproduction: _________________ What does this animal use for breathing? ______________________________________ Name 1 important fact: ___________________________________________________ Station #11: Animal Name:_________________________ Animal Phylum: _______________________ Vert. or Invert.? _______________ Symmetry: ________________ Reproduction: _________________ What is metamorphosis? ________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Station #12: Animal Name:_________________________ Animal Phylum: _______________________ Vert. or Invert.? _______________ What does this animal use to chop up its food? _________________________________ What mollusk group does this animal belong within? ____________________________ What are the 2 features all mollusks have? ____________________________________ Station #13: Animal Name:_________________________ Animal Phylum: _______________________ Vert. or Invert.? _______________ Symmetry: ________________ Reproduction: _________________ What does this animal eat? ________________________________________________ What type of mollusk is this? _______________________________________________ Station #14: Animal Name:_________________________ Animal Phylum: _______________________ Vert. or Invert.? _______________ Symmetry: ________________ Reproduction: _________________ What does this animal eat? ________________________________________________ Name 1 important fact: ___________________________________________________
