DIVERSITY LAB
1. Euglena - page 3 in your notes
a. Draw a picture of the euglena. Label the flagella.
b. What is the function of the flagella?
c. What adaptation does the euglena have that allows it to move response
to light?
d. Is the euglena able to perform photosynthesis? What information from
your notes tells you this answer?
e. To which kingdom does the euglena belong?
f. What is the scientific name of this organism? (Look on the paper on the
table, not in your notes)
g. What genus is this organism in?
2. Starfish, Sea Urchins, Sand dollars – page 10 in your notes
a. To which phylum does the starfish belong?
b. To which kingdom does the starfish belong?
c. Name 3 other organisms that are in the same phylum as the starfish.
d. What is the name of the system the starfish uses to create suction in its
tube feet so it can grab its prey and hold onto it?
3. Paramecium – page 3 in your notes
a. Draw a picture of the paramecium. Use page 356 in the textbook. Label
the cilia, contractile vacuole, and trichocysts.
b. What adaptation do paramecium have for movement?
c. What is the purpose of the contractile vacuole?
4. Beetles, a Beehive, and a Waterbug – page 9 in your notes
a. Beetles and bees are insects. To which phylum do they belong?
b. To which kingdom do they belong?
c. What are the two kinds of life cycles among the arthropods?
d. What is the name of the air-borne hormones that some arthropods use to
communicate?
e. How many body segments does a diving beetle have (count them)?
What are those segments called (K in your notes)?
5. Amoeba – page 3 in your notes
a. Look at Figure 22.21 To what genus does the amoeba belong?
b. To what kingdom does the amoeba belong?
c. Draw a picture of the amoeba. Label the pseudopodia.
d. What is the purpose of the pseudopodia?
e. An amoeba brings in its food by what process?
6. Gorilla Skull, Beaver skull, Deer leg, and Fox tail – page 12 in your notes
a. The animals are all mammals. To which subphylum do they belong?
b. By examining the skulls on the table, name one similarity and one
difference between the skulls.
c. To which phylum do gorillas and beavers belong?
d. To which kingdom do gorillas and beavers belong?
e. What are the three groups of mammals, and how are they different from
each other?
7. Chlamydomonas – page 4 in your notes
a. Chlamydomonas is a green algae. To what kingdom does it belong?
b. What photosynthetic pigments does it contain?
c. To what kingdom does chlamydomonas belong?
d. Look on page 364 of your textbook. List 2 other examples of green
algae.
e. Look at the pictures on the table. What is the scientific name of
chlamydomonas?
8. Sponge – page 6 in your notes
a. In what phylum is the sponge?
b. To what kingdom does the sponge belong?
c. Look at Figure 25.10 on page 409 of your textbook. When a sponge
“eats” (filters water for food), how does the water get into the sponge? (You can look in your notes, too)
d. How does the water get out of the sponge? (You can look in your notes)
e. Why are sponges classified as parazoa?
9. Vorticella – page 3 in your notes
a. Vorticella is in the same group as the paramecium.Draw a picture of
vorticella
b. To what kingdom does Vorticella belong?
c. To what domain does Vorticella belong?
10. Jellyfish and Hydra – page 6 in your notes
a. These two organisms belong to the same phylum…which is ______.
b. To what kingdom do they belong?
c. Draw the hydra. Is it a medusa form or a polyp form? How do you
know? Look at Figure 25.14 on page 411 of your textbook to help you.
d.What other Cnidarian is this same body form also?
e. What body form is the jellyfish? How do you know?
f. What specialized projections do Cnidarians have that help them capture
food?
11. Spiders and scorpions – page 9 in your notes
a. Insects have 6 legs. Are spiders or scorpions insects?
b. Spiders and scorpions belong to the same class…which is ______
c. To which phylum do spiders and scorpions belong?
d. To which kingdom do spiders and scorpions belong?
e. What adaptation do spiders have for gas exchange (respiratory system)?
f. What adaptation do insects have for excretion?
12. Centipedes and millipedes – Page 9 in your notes
a. To what kingdom do centipedes and millipedes belong?
b. Describe the respiratory system of centipedes and millipedes
c. What is their exoskeleton made of?
13. Shark – page 11 in your notes
a. A shark has a cartilaginous skeleton. To which class does it belong?
b. To which phylum does it belong?
c. To which kingdom does it belong?
d. What other organisms belong to the same class as the shark?
e. What are the other two classes of fish, and how do they differ from the
shark?
14. Butterflies – page 9 in your notes
a. Insects have 6 legs. Are butterflies insects?
b. To which phylum do butterflies belong?
c. To which kingdom do butterflies belong?
d. Starting with the mouth, list the order that the food passes through the
digestive organs of an insect.
15. Bison horn and hooves;Deer and elk antlers – page 12 in your notes
a. Bison, deer, and elk are all mammals. To what phylum do they belong?
b. To what kingdom do they belong?
c. Examine the horns and antlers on the table. Name 2 differences between
the horns and the antlers.
d. Mammals produce ______for their babies.
e. Mammals are covered in ______for insulation.
16. Brown algae – Page 4 in your notes
a. To which Kingdom does this organism belong?
b. Study Figure 22.13(c). What is found at the bottom of each blade?
What is its function?
c. Read the second paragraph on page 361. Describe the size range of
brown algae species.
17. Planaria, Tapeworms, and Flukes – page 7 in your notes
a. To what phylum do planaria (the slide on the microscope) belong?
b. To what kingdom do planaria belong?
c. Draw the planaria.
d. What is the purpose of the flame cells?
e. How are planaria different from most flatworms?
f. How do tapeworms hang onto their host? There is a lovely picture of it
in Figure 25.18 on page 413 of your textbook.
g. What is a disease caused by a fluke? Its life cycle is pictured in Figure
25.17 on page 413 of your textbook.
18. Penguin – page 12 in your notes
a. Since penguins have feathers, they are in what class?
b. To which phylum do penguins belong?
c. To which kingdom do penguins belong?
d. How many chambers do penguins’ hearts have? How does this compare
to reptiles and amphibians?
e. Besides Class Aves, what class is the only other one that is
endothermic?
f. Reptiles and birds have an important characteristic regarding their eggs
that amphibians don’t have. This characteristic allows them to not be tied to the water. What is this characteristic?
19. Turtle – page 12 of your notes
a. Look at the turtle on the table: What do you notice about the turtle’s
skeleton inside the shell?
b. To which class does the turtle belong?
c. To which phylum does the turtle belong?
d. To which kingdom does the turtle belong?
e. Name 5 other organisms that belong to the same class as the turtle.
20. Octopus, Squid, and snail – Page 8 of your notes
a. To which phylum do these organisms belong?
b. To which class does the snail belong?
c. To which class do the octopus and squid belong?
d. To which kingdom do they all belong?
e. Do these organisms have shells? Explain.
f. What 3 features do all mollusca have?
21. Trypanosoma – Page 3of your notes
a. To which Kingdom does this organism belong?
b. What disease does it cause, and what organism transmits it?
c. How does the trypanosome move?
d. Draw a sketch of the trypanosome. Label the flagella. There is a picture
on page 355 in your textbook.
e. Look in your notes on page 3. What protest causes the disease malaria?
What animal carries the plasmodium to humans?
22. Mycorrhizae and Lichens – page 4in your notes
a. To which Kingdom do these organisms belong?
b. What are mycorrhizae?
c. What are lichens?
d. Describe the mutualistic relationships involved in mycorrhizae and
lichens.
e. Study Figure 24.11 on page 398 of your textbook. Describe the different
appearances of lichens.
23. Crayfish, Grasshopper, and Fiddler Crab – page 9 of your notes
a. To which domain do these organisms belong?
b. To which kingdom do these organisms belong?
c. To which phylum do these organisms belong?
d. Describe the nervous system of an arthropod
24. Earthworm and Leech – page 8 of your notes
a. To which domain do these organisms belong?
b. To which kingdom do these organisms belong?
c. To which phylum do these organisms belong?
d. What is the common name of this phylum?
e. What organ do these organisms have that takes wastes from them and
dumps the wastes into the environment?
f. What does it mean when we say that they have a closed circulatory
system?
g. What do we call their brain?
25. Ascaris – page 7 of your notes
a. To which phylum does the Ascaris belong?
b. What is the common name of this phylum?
c. If they don’t have a circulatory system, how do molecules move around?
d. Describe how they get rid of wastes (excretory system).