Organism: Homo Sapiens Sapiens

Organism: Homo sapiens sapiens

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 Is made of cells  Cells use DNA to copy themselves.  Has mitochondria in cells  Cells have cell nucleus  Reproduces through sexual reproduction  Multicellular and cells are held together with collagen  Cells organized into three layers: endoderm, mesoderm, and ectoderm  Cells organized into true tissue. Nerves, muscles.  Three layer organization allows for tissue to organize into true organs  When just an embryo forms a blastula (hollow ball of cells—microscopic beachball)  Bilateral symmetry (you could draw a line down the middle). Has a head and tail.  Blastula develops into a tube shaped "tornarias" larva, tail end forming FIRST.  Has a spinal chord protected by vertebrae  Skull provides a hard braincase to protect the brain  Jaws  bony skeleton  Paired appendages  pectoral (shoulder) and pelvic (hip) girdles  Simplified pattern of bony plates in skull  Four limbs  Five fingers and toes  Ankle bones form: "Astragalus" and "Calcaneum"  Amniotic Egg protects embryo: Eggs can be laid out of water (and is laid internally)  One temporal opening in skull behind the eye socket (synapsid opening opening)  Three middle ear bones  Mammary glands nourish young with milk  Placenta connects embryo's and mother's blood and lymph systems and allows young to be born more fully developed.  Stirrup shaped stapes (one of the middle ear bones)  Flexible ankles  Proportionately larger brain (compared to body size) than other mammals  Forward facing eyes  Fingernails  No tail  Small teeth  Obligatory bipedalism (must walk upright)  Smaller ribcage & thinner cheekbones (compared to Homo neanderthalensis) Organism: Sand Dollar

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_dollar http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/invertebrates/echinoderm/Sanddollarprintout.shtml http://science.jrank.org/pages/5955/Sand-Dollars.html Key Words:test, filter feeder, sand dollar, echinoid, echinoderm, water vascular system Traits:  Is made of cells  Cells use DNA to copy themselves.  Has mitochondria in cells  Cells have cell nucleus  Reproduces through sexual reproduction  Multicellular and cells are held together with collagen  Cells organized into three layers: endoderm, mesoderm, and ectoderm  Cells organized into true tissue. Nerves, muscles.  Three layer organization allows for tissue to organize into true organs  When just an embryo forms a blastula (hollow ball of cells—microscopic beachball)  Bilateral symmetry (you could draw a line down the middle). Has a head and tail.  Larva have bilateral symmetry (you could draw a line down the middle).  Blastula develops into a tube shaped "tornarias" larva, tail end forming FIRST.  Adult form has pentameral (five-fold) symmetry  Water vascular system: Seawater is taken into a system of tubes and is used to extend their feet.  Calcium endoskeleton forms a hard five part shell ("test") made of calcium.  Flat shell ("test") covered with very tiny spines that filter food  Bilateral symmetry is added on top of pentameral (five-fold) symmetry Organism: Predatory_tunicate -- Megalodicopia hians

http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/AnimalDetails.aspx?enc=Z5SIVkZ+n+UdoJa0ZZ4GYA== http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/chordata/urochordata.html Key Words:urochordate, tunicate, sea squirt, notochord, sessile, larval chordate Traits:  Is made of cells  Cells use DNA to copy themselves.  Has mitochondria in cells  Cells have cell nucleus  Reproduces through sexual reproduction  Multicellular and cells are held together with collagen  Cells organized into three layers: endoderm, mesoderm, and ectoderm  Cells organized into true tissue. Nerves, muscles.  Three layer organization allows for tissue to organize into true organs  When just an embryo forms a blastula (hollow ball of cells—microscopic beachball)  Bilateral symmetry (you could draw a line down the middle). Has a head and tail.  Blastula develops into a tube shaped "tornarias" larva, tail end forming FIRST.  Larva have spinal chord (with a "notochord" and a "dorsal nerve chord") Organism: Lamprey

http://tolweb.org/tree?group=Hyperoartia&contgroup=Vertebrata http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamprey http://www.protectyourwaters.net/hitchhikers/fish_sea_lamprey.php http://www.cfb.ie/fisheries_research/lamprey/index.htm Key Words:agnathan, jawless fish, keratin teeth, petromyzontiformes Traits:  Is made of cells  Cells use DNA to copy themselves.  Has mitochondria in cells  Cells have cell nucleus  Reproduces through sexual reproduction  Multicellular and cells are held together with collagen  Cells organized into three layers: endoderm, mesoderm, and ectoderm  Cells organized into true tissue. Nerves, muscles.  Three layer organization allows for tissue to organize into true organs  When just an embryo forms a blastula (hollow ball of cells—microscopic beachball)  Bilateral symmetry (you could draw a line down the middle). Has a head and tail.  Blastula develops into a tube shaped "tornarias" larva, tail end forming FIRST.  Has a spinal chord protected by vertebrae  Skull provides a hard braincase to protect the brain Organism: Water horsetail -- Equisetaceae

Traits:  Is made of cells  Cells use DNA to copy themselves.  Has mitochondria in cells  Cells have cell nucleus  Reproduces through sexual reproduction  Cells have green chloroplasts which have chlorophyll: photosynthesizes.  Cells held together with cellulose  Tubes transport water and nutrients throughout Organism: Ginkgo

Key Words: Traits:  Is made of cells  Cells use DNA to copy themselves.  Has mitochondria in cells  Cells have cell nucleus  Reproduces through sexual reproduction  Cells have green chloroplasts which have chlorophyll: photosynthesizes.  Cells held together with cellulose  Tubes transport water and nutrients throughout  Spores enclosed in a protective "ovule"  Seeds Organism: Banana

Key Words: Traits:  Is made of cells  Cells use DNA to copy themselves.  Has mitochondria in cells  Cells have cell nucleus  Reproduces through sexual reproduction  Cells have green chloroplasts which have chlorophyll: photosynthesizes.  Tubes transport water and nutrients throughout  Spores enclosed in a protective "ovule"  Seeds  Flowers Organism: Giant Sequoia -- Sequoiadendron giganteum

Key Words: Traits:  Is made of cells  Cells use DNA to copy themselves.  Has mitochondria in cells  Cells have cell nucleus  Reproduces through sexual reproduction  Cells have green chloroplasts which have chlorophyll: photosynthesizes.  Cells held together with cellulose  Tubes transport water and nutrients throughout  Spores enclosed in a protective "ovule"  Seeds  Needle like leaves Organism: Honeypot Ant -- Myrmecocystus

http://www.myrmecos.net/formicinae/myrmecocystus.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honeypot_ants http://www.sasionline.org/antsfiles/pages/honeyants/honey.html Traits:  Is made of cells  Cells use DNA to copy themselves.  Cells have mitochondria  Cells have a nucleus  Reproduces through sexual reproduction  Multicellular and cells are held together with collagen  Cells organized into three layers: endoderm, mesoderm, and ectoderm  Cells organized into true tissue. Nerves, muscles.  Three layer organization allows for tissue to organize into true organs  Reproduction through haploid-diploid sexual reproduction  When just an embryo forms a blastula (hollow ball of cells—microscopic beachball)  Bilateral symmetry (you could draw a line down the middle). Has a head and tail.  Blastula develops into a tube shaped "trochophore" larva, mouth forming FIRST.  Segmented chitinous exoskeleton  Body is split into segments, with jointed legs and mouth parts.  Main body cavity is a haemocoel where blood flows and bathes the organs and tissues.  Long, many segmented bodies with many pairs of legs  Breaths air through tubes called trachea. No lungs: Air goes directly to body through the tubes.  Wings controlled by vertial muscles in the thorax and also by longways muscles that move the wings by changing the shape of the thorax  Can fold wings back over abdomen  Larva, Pupae and Adult stages of development  In flying males, hindwings are connected to forewings by a series of hooks  Colonial behavior  Stores nectar in abdomen for dry season Organism: Giant millipede--Archispirostreptus gigas

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/invertebrates/arthropod/Millipede.shtml http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/invertebrates/arthropod/millipedelabel/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millipede http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archispirostreptus_gigas http://exoticpets.about.com/cs/centipedes/a/millipedes.htm Key Words:millipede, diplosomite, diplopoda, myriapoda, arthropoda Traits:  Is made of cells  Cells use DNA to copy themselves.  Cells have mitochondria  Cells have a nucleus  Reproduces through sexual reproduction  Multicellular and cells are held together with collagen  Cells organized into three layers: endoderm, mesoderm, and ectoderm  Cells organized into true tissue. Nerves, muscles.  Three layer organization allows for tissue to organize into true organs  Reproduction through haploid-diploid sexual reproduction  When just an embryo forms a blastula (hollow ball of cells—microscopic beachball)  Bilateral symmetry (you could draw a line down the middle). Has a head and tail.  Blastula develops into a tube shaped "trochophore" larva, mouth forming FIRST.  Bilateral symmetry (you could draw a line down the middle). Has a head and tail.  Segmented chitinous exoskeleton  Body is split into segments, with jointed legs and mouth parts.  Main body cavity is a haemocoel where blood flows and bathes the organs and tissues.  Long, many segmented bodies with many pairs of legs  Most segments have TWO pairs of legs Organism: Vampyroteuthis infernalis -- Vampire Squid

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire_squid http://www.thecephalopodpage.org/vampy.php Key Words:vampire squid, vampyromorphida, photophore, oxygen minimum zone Traits:  Is made of cells  Cells use DNA to copy themselves.  Cells have mitochondria  Cells have a nucleus  Reproduces through sexual reproduction  Multicellular and cells are held together with collagen  Cells organized into three layers: endoderm, mesoderm, and ectoderm  Cells organized into true tissue. Nerves, muscles.  Three layer organization allows for tissue to organize into true organs  When just an embryo forms a blastula (hollow ball of cells—microscopic beachball)  Bilateral symmetry (you could draw a line down the middle). Has a head and tail.  Blastula develops into a tube shaped "trochophore" larva, mouth forming FIRST.  Bilateral symmetry (you could draw a line down the middle). Has a head and tail.  Small coelem encloses the heart. Main body cavity is a haemocoel through which blood circulates. Most organs are enclosed in the haemocoel.  Have an ink sac and can cloud the water with a jet of ink when in danger. Ink is black.  Well developed brain, eyes and nervous system. Large kidneys.  Rasping tongue, called a radula, has chitinous teeth.  Tentacles derived from traditional mollusc "foot." There are 8 tentacles connected by webbing, and 2 "sensory filiments"  Organs mostly in the back area (dorsal area)  Can move quickly by jets of water. Organism: Ariolimax columbianus -- Pacific Banana Slug

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana_slug Key Words:giant slug, UC Santa Cruz mascot, pacific northwest, pulmonate Traits:  Is made of cells  Cells use DNA to copy themselves.  Cells have mitochondria  Cells have a nucleus  Reproduces through sexual reproduction  Multicellular and cells are held together with collagen  Cells organized into three layers: endoderm, mesoderm, and ectoderm  Cells organized into true tissue. Nerves, muscles.  Three layer organization allows for tissue to organize into true organs  When just an embryo forms a blastula (hollow ball of cells—microscopic beachball)  Bilateral symmetry (you could draw a line down the middle). Has a head and tail.  Blastula develops into a tube shaped "trochophore" larva, mouth forming FIRST.  Bilateral symmetry (you could draw a line down the middle).  Small coelem encloses the heart. Main body cavity is a haemocoel through which blood circulates. Most organs are enclosed in the haemocoel.  Mantle does not create a shell, but does form a space that acts as a lung.  Two eyes at the end of tentacles on the head.  Rasping tongue, called a radula, has chitinous teeth.  Broad muscular "foot"  Organs mostly in the back area (dorsal area)  Main body rotates 90 to 180 degrees as it develops ("Torsion"). Organism: giant gippsland earthworm

http://scienceblogs.com/zooillogix/2008/05/giant_blue_earthworms_and_frie.php Key Words:earthworm, worm, annelid, giant earthworm, australia Traits:  Is made of cells  Cells use DNA to copy themselves.  Cells have mitochondria  Cells have a nucleus  Reproduces through sexual reproduction  Multicellular and cells are held together with collagen  Cells organized into three layers: endoderm, mesoderm, and ectoderm  Cells organized into true tissue. Nerves, muscles.  Three layer organization allows for tissue to organize into true organs  When just an embryo forms a blastula (hollow ball of cells—microscopic beachball)  Bilateral symmetry (you could draw a line down the middle). Has a head and tail.  Blastula develops into a tube shaped "trochophore" larva, mouth forming FIRST.  Bilateral symmetry (you could draw a line down the middle). Has a head and tail.  Coelem forms a complete digestive tract and is divided into segments. Mouth connects directly to digestive tract without processing food first.  Body is segmented  Blood circulatory system with 5 hearts. Organism: Hypsibius dujardini (a water bear)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tardigrada Key Words:water bear, polyextremophile, ecdysozoa, tardigrade Traits:  Is made of cells  Cells use DNA to copy themselves.  Cells have mitochondria  Cells have a nucleus  Reproduces through sexual reproduction  Multicellular and cells are held together with collagen  Cells organized into three layers: endoderm, mesoderm, and ectoderm  Cells organized into true tissue. Nerves, muscles.  Three layer organization allows for tissue to organize into true organs  When just an embryo forms a blastula (hollow ball of cells—microscopic beachball)  Bilateral symmetry (you could draw a line down the middle). Has a head and tail.  Blastula develops into a tube shaped "trochophore" larva, mouth forming FIRST.  Bilateral symmetry (you could draw a line down the middle). Has a head and tail.  Chitinous cuticle as an exoskeleton. Sheds the cuticle as it grows larger.  Coelem partially formed. Most of the inside is called a haemocoel, with an "open blood circulatory system" where blood and other important body fluids circulate in the body cavity.  Body is divided into segments  Four segments (not counting the head) with nonjointed legs. Feet have claws or toes.  If the environment gets too dry, hot or cold, it can suspend its life functions and go into a form of suspended animation called cryptobiosis. This allows it to wait for better conditions and revive itself when they arrive. This way it can survive extreme environments. Organism: Aurelia aurita--moon jelly

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/cnidaria/scyphozoa.html Key Words:jellyfish, nemocyst Traits:  Is made of cells  Cells use DNA to copy themselves.  Cells have mitochondria  Cells have a nucleus  Reproduces through sexual reproduction  Multicellular and cells are held together with collagen  Cells organized into two layers separated by a gelatinous layer  Cells organized into true tissue. Nerve net.  Stinging tentacles capture prey.  Radial symmetry  Embryonic stage of a blastula (hollow ball of cells)  Blastula develops to form a flat bilateral ciliated larva called a planula. Planula has no mouth and cannot feed.  Branching channels lead to the gut. Organism: Gooseberry (Pleurobrachia pileus)

http://webs.lander.edu/rsfox/invertebrates/pleurobrachia.html Traits:  Is made of cells  Cells use DNA to copy themselves.  Cells have mitochondria  Cells have a nucleus  Reproduces through sexual reproduction  Multicellular and cells are held together with collagen  Cells organized into two layers separated by a gelatinous layer  Cells organized into true tissue.  Sticky tentacles trap food. Sometimes makes a net of mucous to trap food.  Moves by propelling itself with 8 rows of fused cilia on its sides.  Radial symmetry  Embryonic stage of a blastula (hollow ball of cells)