MARINE SCIENCE
Name:
Animal Research Project Preparation
Date:
Per.
You will be given a phylum, class or order to research. You will be drawing (from a hat) an
organism within that classification and create a PowerPoint of that species/animal. This webquest
will help you develop the knowledge you need in order to research, study and present your
organism to the class. You will need to do additional research on your own. Use your time
wisely. You will be presenting your PowerPoint to the class. Presentation – 5 minutes.
Use the following websites to help you answer the questions below each topic and website.
* You may have to look up additional websites on your own to answer these questions.
CLASSIFICATION:
http://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/Contexts/Life-in-the-Sea/Science-Ideas-and-Concepts/Classifying-marine-organisms
1. What kingdom will we be studying? Kingdom
http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/bc/ahp/CLAS/CLAS.Linn.html
2. Based on your understanding of the classification system, fill in the following squares
with KINGDOM, CLASS, SPECIES, PHYLUM, ORDER, GENUS, FAMILY
3. * What is a chordate?
4. When you receive your marine animal, us this info to help you classify it. Wikipedia is
helpful here, but use other means to verify your 7 classification levels.
Home exercise - Understanding the classification system:
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/science/activities/bdol/dragdrop/BDOL17.html?iRef=17&iChapter=17&book=bio2000
ZONES:
http://marinebio.org/Oceans/marine-zones.asp
http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/nwep6c.htm
5. There are several different zones that oceanographers use for classification, such as
light, depth, shores, pelagic and benthic zones.
a. Name an organism that lives in the: (just used as examples)
i. Foreshore
ii. Bathypelagic
iii. Disphotic (twilight) zone
ADAPTATIONS:
http://marinelife.about.com/od/marinelife101/p/CharMarineLife.htm
http://marinebio.org/oceans/structures-adaptations.asp
http://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/Contexts/Life-in-the-Sea/Science-Ideas-and-Concepts/Adaptations-of-marine-organisms
6. Describe 5 possible adaptations that marine animals use (be sure to use structural,
physical & behavioral adaptations).
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
BONES and STRUCTURE:
http://www.diffen.com/difference/Invertebrate_vs_Vertebrate
http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/biobk/biobookmusskel.html
7. What is the difference between a vertebrate and invertebrate?
a. Choose 3 of the following to answer:
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
Physical characteristics
Habitat
Populations
Classification
Size
Adaptations
8. What is the difference between an exoskeleton and endoskeleton?
9. What is cartilage?
Home exercise – Skeleton jigsaws:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/prehistoric_life/games/skeleton_jigsaw/
SYMMETRY:
http://faculty.clintoncc.suny.edu/faculty/michael.gregory/files/bio%20102/bio%20102%20lectures/animal%20diversity/lower%20invertebrates/sponges.htm
http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/biobk/biobookdiversity_7.html
10. * List three types of animal symmetry in the chart below.
Type of symmetry
Marine animal example
Home exercise – Games for understanding symmetry through shapes (up to #9 on the 1st):
http://www.innovationslearning.co.uk/subjects/maths/activities/year3/symmetry/shape_game.asp
http://www.softschools.com/math/geometry/symmetry_game/
EXOTHERMIC vs. ENDOTHERMIC:
http://animals.jrank.org/pages/5445/thermoregulation.html
11. What is the difference between exothermic and endothermic organisms?
12. * Name some examples of marine life of each.
LOCOMOTION:
http://www.tulane.edu/~bfleury/diversity/labguide/howtobe.html
13. What is the difference between sessile and motile?