Comparative Anatomy Flip Book
A benchmark in the new biology curriculum is to compare various structures listed below in different animals.
This can all be found for invertebrates on pages 751 – 758 and vertebrates on pages 857- 864. On these pages
digestive, circulatory and excretory systems are compared from many different kinds of animals. Use the book
to help guide your research. The computer lab is an opportunity to get started with the project and resource
your classmates for assistance.
RUBRIC –
1. Book will have 4 chapters with these titles (10 pts)
a. Ch 1 Oxygen Exchange: Compares two animals with different breathing strategies
i. Gills Vs. Lung - 858-859
ii. Examples: Striped Bass Vs. Coyote
b. Ch 2 Nitrogen Waste Removal: Compares two different animals and their waste removal
strategies
i. Kidney (861, 986), Malphigian Tubules (717)
ii. Green frog vs. Grasshopper
c. Ch 3 Circulation – two animals that demonstrate different strategies for transport of waste out
of the body.
i. 4 chambered heart closed circulation (860-861) vs. Open Circulation (754 – 755)
ii. Example Cow vs. butterfly
d. Ch 4 Reproduction – two animals that compare different reproductive strategies
i. External vs. Internal (864)
ii. Example: Crocodile vs. Sponge
2. MOST IMPORTANT POINT OF WHOLE ASSIGNMENT - Uses details to describe the major
differences in structures and function (20 pts)
a. Explain how a gill works compared to a lung
3. Contains a DIFFERENT AND UNIQUE animal example for each different characteristic (4 pts)
a. Example (human = lung) & (striped bass = gill)
4. List the animal common name and scientific name at the top 4 pts
5. Provides a good picture (2 X 2” min) of the animal (4pts)
6. 2 interesting facts about each animals natural history – ex: Crocodiles lay eggs and determine sex of
offspring (8 pts)
Comparative Anatomy Poster Project Organisms
In/Vertebrate
# Phylum/class
Animal*
Invertebrate
Invertebrate
Invertebrate
Invertebrate
Invertebrate
Invertebrate
Invertebrate
Invertebrate
Invertebrate
Invertebrate
Invertebrate
Invertebrate
Invertebrate
Invertebrate
Invertebrate
Invertebrate
Invertebrate
Invertebrate
Invertebrate
Vertebrate
Vertebrate
Vertebrate
Vertebrate
Vertebrate
Vertebrate
Vertebrate
Vertebrate
Vertebrate
Vertebrate
Vertebrate
Vertebrate
Vertebrate
Vertebrate
1.
2.
3.
Porifera
Cnidarians
Cnidarians
sponge
Jellyfish
Portuguese
man of War
4. Cnidarians
coral
5. Cnidarians
Sea
Anemones
6. Platyhelminthes flatworm
7. Nematoda
roundworm
8. Annelids
Earthworm
9. Annelids
Leech
10. Mollusks
Squid
11. Mollusks
Clam
12. Mollusks
Snail
13. Arthropods
Grasshopper
14. Arthropods
Lobster
15. Arthropods
Spider
16. Arthropods
Butterfly
17. Arthropods
bee
18. Echinoderms
Sea urchin
19. Echinoderms
Sea star
20. Agnatha
lamprey
21. Chondrichthyes shark
22. Osteichthyes
Salmon
23. Amphibians
Frog
24. Amphibians
Salamander
25. Amphibians
Caecilian
26. Reptiles
Turtle
27. Reptiles
Snake
28. Reptiles
Crocodile
29. Reptiles
lizard
30. Birds
eagle
31. Mammal
Duckbill
platypus
32. Mammal
Possum
33. Mammal
whale
Textbook
pages
(starts on)
666
670
670
Other info
(starts on)
670
670
748-751
748-751
683
689
694
694
702
702
702
716-733
716-733
716-733
716-733
716-733
735
735
774
779
780
784
784
784
797
797
797
797
806
821
748-751
748-751
748-751
748-751
748-751
748-751
748-751
748-751
748-751
748-751
748-751
748-751
748-751
748-751
771
771
771
821
821
748751
748-751
748-751
Students Name __________________________
Grading Partner __________________________
Comparative Anatomy Flipbook Partner Rubric
1. Common name of their most unique animal ________________________
2. Two of the most “fun facts:
a. ___________________________________________________________________
b. ___________________________________________________________________
3. What is your most favorite chapter and why?
____________________________________________________________________________________
Partners
Grade
10 pictures of unique and different animals
1 pt each – 10 total
10 common names and 10 scientific names of each animal
1/2 pt each – 10 total
20 interesting facts 2 about each animal
1pt each – 20 total
Describes structures in each chapter (ex kidneys/malphigian
tubules)
2pts each – 20 total
Describes how the structure works (ex diffusion – nephron etc)
2pts each – 20 total
Neatness – Typed – effort grade
0 – 20 – 20 pts total
Totals
100 points possible
Teachers
Grade