CLASSIFICATION CHALLENGECLASSIFICATION CHALLENGE

Doctor AniplabactingaDoctor Aniplabactinga

Doctor Aniplabactinga needs biologists in Doctor Aniplabactinga needs biologists in training to help him classify unknown living training to help him classify unknown living things recently discovered on an inhabited things recently discovered on an inhabited island before any of these organisms are lost island before any of these organisms are lost due to humans invading their environment.due to humans invading their environment.

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Your job is to research and assist your Your job is to research and assist your teammates to classify different living things on teammates to classify different living things on the island and then present your findings in a the island and then present your findings in a report to Dr. Aniplabactinga and other teams report to Dr. Aniplabactinga and other teams of biologists in training for review.of biologists in training for review.

You must choose one of the following You must choose one of the following possibilities for your specialization based on possibilities for your specialization based on which you will be assigned to a team which you will be assigned to a team of 5 of 5 biologists each with a different specialization biologists each with a different specialization ..The specializations are: Plant and Fungi, The specializations are: Plant and Fungi, Monera and Protista, Amphibian and Reptile, Monera and Protista, Amphibian and Reptile, Fish and Birds or Mammals and Animal Fish and Birds or Mammals and Animal generalist.generalist.

Begin your training by researching the Begin your training by researching the characteristics of each of your two categories characteristics of each of your two categories of specialization. After this, you will be ready of specialization. After this, you will be ready to begin your mission. to begin your mission.

Here is a list of the organisms found on the Here is a list of the organisms found on the island. Classify them using the data your group island. Classify them using the data your group collected based on the given description of collected based on the given description of their characteristics, make a drawing and their characteristics, make a drawing and report how you came to the final classification report how you came to the final classification answer. answer.

Organism # 1Organism # 1

Cell type:eukaryotic, many cellsCell type:eukaryotic, many cells Location:young lives in water, adults Location:young lives in water, adults

underground or under logs and rocksunderground or under logs and rocks Nutrition: eats insects and small fishNutrition: eats insects and small fish Has slimy skin without scalesHas slimy skin without scales Reproduction: lays eggs in the waterReproduction: lays eggs in the water

Organism # 2Organism # 2

Cell type: eukaryotic, many cells without Cell type: eukaryotic, many cells without chlorophylchlorophyl

Location: on a rotting treeLocation: on a rotting tree Nutrition: feeds on decaying plant materialsNutrition: feeds on decaying plant materials Reproduction: produce sporesReproduction: produce spores Movement: non-motileMovement: non-motile

Organism # 3Organism # 3

Cell type: many cells, eukaryote with Cell type: many cells, eukaryote with chlorophylchlorophyl

Nutrition: autotrophic, heterotrophic (eats Nutrition: autotrophic, heterotrophic (eats insects)insects)

Location: swampy areasLocation: swampy areas Movement: non-motile, catches preys Movement: non-motile, catches preys Reproduction: by seedsReproduction: by seeds

Organism # 4Organism # 4

Cell type: eukaryote, many cellsCell type: eukaryote, many cells Breathe airBreathe air Has tough wrinkly skinHas tough wrinkly skin Bristled hairs cover entire bodyBristled hairs cover entire body Reproduction: heterotrophic (eats algae and crustaceans)Reproduction: heterotrophic (eats algae and crustaceans) Has teethHas teeth Reproduction: Babies are born live and cared for by Reproduction: Babies are born live and cared for by

mother for up to 2 yearsmother for up to 2 years Have mammary glandsHave mammary glands Location: in warm coastal watersLocation: in warm coastal waters

After your group has classified the given After your group has classified the given living things you must create a new living living things you must create a new living thing that nobody has ever seen before based thing that nobody has ever seen before based on the characteristics of one of the kingdoms on the characteristics of one of the kingdoms or the kingdom and class. Make a drawing of or the kingdom and class. Make a drawing of your new living thing and a list of descriptive your new living thing and a list of descriptive characteristics. characteristics.

Use your research information, classification Use your research information, classification problem solving report on each of the living problem solving report on each of the living things and your new organism drawing and things and your new organism drawing and description to write a report and prepare into a description to write a report and prepare into a presentation to be presented to the class. presentation to be presented to the class.