Final Comparative Anatomy Project:
Part 1 - Researching features and characteristics of your assigned organism
Team Frog
All animals living on Earth today share a common ancestor. This means
that one successful population of animals gave rise to millions of
generations of offspring that have changed over time through mutation
and natural selection, allowing them to adapt uniquely to their
environment. All animals must be able to carry out certain actions in
order to survive and reproduce and pass their traits on to future
generations. The way that they carry out these actions varies greatly
depending on the species and their adaptations.
All animals must have a way to:
□ reproduce- essential to ensure species survival.
□ obtain nutrients- how organism gets molecules needed for
energy and growth into its system
□ remove of waste- essential to maintain balance or equilibrium
inside and outside the body
□ transport nutrients- how essential molecules are transported
to cells throughout the body.
□ exchange gases- how organism gains essential oxygen needed
for cellular respiration and removes c02 a waste product of
cellular respiration
□ sense- how organism, cells and tissue observe, interpret and
respond to their surrounding environment.
□ locomote- how organism moves to escape danger or obtain nutrients.
□ unique adaptations- special adaptations of anatomy that help organism to survive in its
particular environment
Your Task: With your team, use appropriate internet and book resources to complete the table on the
following page. You are identifying how frogs carry out each of the actions listed above. Be sure to
include any organs or body parts that are involved with each activity.
Useful Resources:
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Wikipedia (okay for this project)
National Geographic
Discovery
American Association of Zoos and Aquariums
Exploratorium
AmphibianArk.org
How do frogs….
Reproduce
Obtain
Nutrients
Remove Waste
Transport
Nutrients
Exchange Gases
Sense
Locomote/Move
What are their
unique
adaptations?
Final Comparative Anatomy Project:
Part 1 - Researching features and characteristics of your assigned organism
Team Rat
All animals living on Earth today share a common ancestor. This means
that one successful population of animals gave rise to millions of
generations of offspring that have changed over time through mutation
and natural selection, allowing them to adapt uniquely to their
environment. All animals must be able to carry out certain actions in
order to survive and reproduce and pass their traits on to future
generations. The way that they carry out these actions varies greatly
depending on the species and their adaptations.
Rats
Temporal range: Early Pleistocene
– Recent
All animals must have a way to:
□ reproduce- essential to ensure species survival.
□ obtain nutrients- how organism gets molecules needed for
energy and growth into its system
□ remove of waste- essential to maintain balance or equilibrium
inside and outside the body
□ transport nutrients- how essential molecules are transported to
cells throughout the body.
□ exchange gases- how organism gains essential oxygen needed
for cellular respiration and removes c02 a waste product of cellular
respiration
□ sense- how organism, cells and tissue observe, interpret and
respond to their surrounding environment.
□ locomote- how organism moves to escape danger or obtain
nutrients.
□ unique adaptations- special adaptations of anatomy that help
organism to survive in its particular environment
Your Task: With your team, use appropriate internet and book resources
to complete the table on the following page. You are identifying how rats
carry out each of the actions listed above. Be sure to include any organs
or body parts that are involved with each activity.
Useful Resources:
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Wikipedia (okay for this project)
National Geographic
Discovery
American Association of Zoos and Aquariums
Encyclopedia Britannica
The brown rat (Rattus norvegicus).
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Rodentia
Superfamily: Muroidea
Family:
Muridae
Subfamily: Murinae
Rattus
Genus:
Fischer de
Waldheim, 1803
Species
64 species
How do rats….
Reproduce
Obtain
Nutrients
Remove Waste
Transport
Nutrients
Exchange Gases
Sense
Locomote/Move
What are their
unique
adaptations?
Final Comparative Anatomy Project:
Part 1 - Researching features and characteristics of your assigned organism
Team Grasshopper
All animals living on Earth today share a common ancestor. This means that
one successful population of animals gave rise to millions of generations of
offspring that have changed over time through mutation and natural
selection, allowing them to adapt uniquely to their environment. All animals
must be able to carry out certain actions in order to survive and reproduce
and pass their traits on to future generations. The way that they carry out
these actions varies greatly depending on the species and their adaptations.
All animals must have a way to:
□ reproduce- essential to ensure species survival.
□ obtain nutrients- how organism gets molecules needed for energy
and growth into its system
□ remove of waste- essential to maintain balance or equilibrium inside
and outside the body
□ transport nutrients- how essential molecules are transported to cells
throughout the body.
□ exchange gases- how organism gains essential oxygen needed for
cellular respiration and removes c02 a waste product of cellular
respiration
□ sense- how organism, cells and tissue observe, interpret and respond
to their surrounding environment.
□ locomote- how organism moves to escape danger or obtain nutrients.
□ unique adaptations- special adaptations of anatomy that help organism to survive in its
particular environment
Your Task: With your team, use appropriate internet and book resources to complete the table on the
following page. You are identifying how grasshoppers carry out each of the actions listed above. Be sure
to include any organs or body parts that are involved with each activity.
Useful Resources:
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Wikipedia (okay for this project)
National Geographic
Discovery
American Association of Zoos and Aquariums
Exploratorium
Insected.Arizona.edu
How do grasshoppers….
Reproduce
Obtain
Nutrients
Remove Waste
Transport
Nutrients
Exchange Gases
Sense
Locomote/Move
What are their
unique
adaptations?
Final Comparative Anatomy Project:
Part 1 - Researching features and characteristics of your assigned organism
Team Squid
All animals living on Earth today share a common ancestor. This means that
one successful population of animals gave rise to millions of generations of
offspring that have changed over time through mutation and natural
selection, allowing them to adapt uniquely to their environment. All animals
must be able to carry out certain actions in order to survive and reproduce
and pass their traits on to future generations. The way that they carry out
these actions varies greatly depending on the species and their adaptations.
All animals must have a way to:
□ reproduce- essential to ensure species survival.
□ obtain nutrients- how organism gets molecules needed for energy
and growth into its system
□ remove of waste- essential to maintain balance or equilibrium
inside and outside the body
□ transport nutrients- how essential molecules are transported to
cells throughout the body.
□ exchange gases- how organism gains essential oxygen needed for
cellular respiration and removes c02 a waste product of cellular
respiration
□ sense- how organism, cells and tissue observe, interpret and respond to their surrounding
environment.
□ locomote- how organism moves to escape danger or obtain nutrients.
□ unique adaptations- special adaptations of anatomy that help organism to survive in its
particular environment
Your Task: With your team, use appropriate internet and book resources to complete the table on the
following page. You are identifying how squid carry out each of the actions listed above. Be sure to
include any organs or body parts that are involved with each activity.
Useful Resources:
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Wikipedia (okay for this project)
National Geographic
Discovery
American Association of Zoos and Aquariums
Museum of Natural History
Encyclopedia Britannica
How do squid….
Reproduce
Obtain
Nutrients
Remove Waste
Transport
Nutrients
Exchange Gases
Sense
Locomote/Move
What are their
unique
adaptations?
Final Comparative Anatomy Project:
Part 1 - Researching features and characteristics of your assigned organism
Team Fish
All animals living on Earth today share a common ancestor. This
means that one successful population of animals gave rise to
millions of generations of offspring that have changed over time
through mutation and natural selection, allowing them to adapt
uniquely to their environment. All animals must be able to carry out
certain actions in order to survive and reproduce and pass their
traits on to future generations. The way that they carry out these
actions varies greatly depending on the species and their
adaptations.
All animals must have a way to:
□ reproduce- essential to ensure species survival.
□ obtain nutrients- how organism gets molecules needed for
energy and growth into its system
□ remove of waste- essential to maintain balance or
equilibrium inside and outside the body
□ transport nutrients- how essential molecules are
transported to cells throughout the body.
□ exchange gases- how organism gains essential oxygen
needed for cellular respiration and removes c02 a waste
product of cellular respiration
□ sense- how organism, cells and tissue observe, interpret and respond to their surrounding
environment.
□ locomote- how organism moves to escape danger or obtain nutrients.
□ unique adaptations- special adaptations of anatomy that help organism to survive in its
particular environment
Your Task: With your team, use appropriate internet and book resources to complete the table on the
following page. You are identifying how fish carry out each of the actions listed above. Be sure to include
any organs or body parts that are involved with each activity.
Useful Resources:
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Wikipedia (okay for this project)
National Geographic
Discovery
American Association of Zoos and Aquariums
Encyclopedia Britannica
How do fish….
Reproduce
Obtain
Nutrients
Remove Waste
Transport
Nutrients
Exchange Gases
Sense
Locomote/Move
What are their
unique
adaptations?
Final Comparative Anatomy Project:
Part 1 - Researching features and characteristics of your assigned organism
Team Crayfish
All animals living on Earth today share a common ancestor. This means
that one successful population of animals gave rise to millions of
generations of offspring that have changed over time through mutation
and natural selection, allowing them to adapt uniquely to their
environment. All animals must be able to carry out certain actions in
order to survive and reproduce and pass their traits on to future
generations. The way that they carry out these actions varies greatly
depending on the species and their adaptations.
All animals must have a way to:
□ reproduce- essential to ensure species survival.
□ obtain nutrients- how organism gets molecules needed for
energy and growth into its system
□ remove of waste- essential to maintain balance or equilibrium
inside and outside the body
□ transport nutrients- how essential molecules are transported to
cells throughout the body.
□ exchange gases- how organism gains essential oxygen needed
for cellular respiration and removes c02 a waste product of cellular
respiration
□ sense- how organism, cells and tissue observe, interpret and respond to their surrounding
environment.
□ locomote- how organism moves to escape danger or obtain nutrients.
□ unique adaptations- special adaptations of anatomy that help organism to survive in its
particular environment
Your Task: With your team, use appropriate internet and book resources to complete the table on the
following page. You are identifying how crayfish carry out each of the actions listed above. Be sure to
include any organs or body parts that are involved with each activity.
Useful Resources:
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Wikipedia (okay for this project)
National Geographic
Discovery
American Association of Zoos and Aquariums
Encyclopedia Britannica
How do crayfish….
Reproduce
Obtain
Nutrients
Remove Waste
Transport
Nutrients
Exchange Gases
Sense
Locomote/Move
What are their
unique
adaptations?
Final Comparative Anatomy Project:
Part 1 - Researching features and characteristics of your assigned organism
Team Clam
All animals living on Earth today share a common ancestor. This means
that one successful population of animals gave rise to millions of
generations of offspring that have changed over time through
mutation and natural selection, allowing them to adapt uniquely to
their environment. All animals must be able to carry out certain
actions in order to survive and reproduce and pass their traits on to
future generations. The way that they carry out these actions varies
greatly depending on the species and their adaptations.
All animals must have a way to:
□ reproduce- essential to ensure species survival.
□ obtain nutrients- how organism gets molecules needed for
energy and growth into its system
□ remove of waste- essential to maintain balance or equilibrium
inside and outside the body
□ transport nutrients- how essential molecules are transported to cells throughout the body.
□ exchange gases- how organism gains essential oxygen needed for cellular respiration and
removes c02 a waste product of cellular respiration
□ sense- how organism, cells and tissue observe, interpret and respond to their surrounding
environment.
□ locomote- how organism moves to escape danger or obtain nutrients.
□ unique adaptations- special adaptations of anatomy that help organism to survive in its
particular environment
Your Task: With your team, use appropriate internet and book resources to complete the table on the
following page. You are identifying how clams carry out each of the actions listed above. Be sure to
include any organs or body parts that are involved with each activity.
Useful Resources:
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Wikipedia (okay for this project)
National Geographic
Discovery
American Association of Zoos and Aquariums
Encyclopedia Britannica
How do clams….
Reproduce
Obtain
Nutrients
Remove Waste
Transport
Nutrients
Exchange Gases
Sense
Locomote/Move
What are their
unique
adaptations?
Final Comparative Anatomy Project:
Part 1 - Researching features and characteristics of your assigned organism
Team Earthworm
All animals living on Earth today share a common ancestor. This means
that one successful population of animals gave rise to millions of
generations of offspring that have changed over time through mutation
and natural selection, allowing them to adapt uniquely to their
environment. All animals must be able to carry out certain actions in
order to survive and reproduce and pass their traits on to future
generations. The way that they carry out these actions varies greatly
depending on the species and their adaptations.
All animals must have a way to:
□ reproduce- essential to ensure species survival.
□ obtain nutrients- how organism gets molecules needed for
energy and growth into its system
□ remove of waste- essential to maintain balance or equilibrium
inside and outside the body
□ transport nutrients- how essential molecules are transported to
cells throughout the body.
□ exchange gases- how organism gains essential oxygen needed for cellular respiration and
removes c02 a waste product of cellular respiration
□ sense- how organism, cells and tissue observe, interpret and respond to their surrounding
environment.
□ locomote- how organism moves to escape danger or obtain nutrients.
□ unique adaptations- special adaptations of anatomy that help organism to survive in its
particular environment
Your Task: With your team, use appropriate internet and book resources to complete the table on the
following page. You are identifying how earthworms carry out each of the actions listed above. Be sure
to include any organs or body parts that are involved with each activity.
Useful Resources:
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Wikipedia (okay for this project)
National Geographic
Discovery
American Association of Zoos and Aquariums
Encyclopedia Britannica
How do earthworms….
Reproduce
Obtain
Nutrients
Remove Waste
Transport
Nutrients
Exchange Gases
Sense
Locomote/Move
What are their
unique
adaptations?