Insects Draw and list the Characteristics of the following insects: Grasshopper, Termite, Squash bug, Beetle, Butterfly, and Honey Bee. Make sure you match up all of the characteristics with each insect, they include. 2 wings, 4 wings, no wings, Exoskeleton, Antennae, 3 body parts, Head, Thorax, Abdomen, Brown, Black, Yellow, Green, Body Segments, Compound Eyes and any other characteristics you can find. 1. How are all the insects alike? 2. What are some of the differences? 3. Describe the abdomens of the insects.
Crustaceans Draw and Describe all of the following crustaceans: Uca, Crayfish, Lepas, Shrimp. Draw Different types of legs of the Uca Crab. 4. Describe the eyes of the crustaceans. 5. What do crustaceans use their exoskeletons for? 6. What things do these crustaceans have that might help them living in water?
Arachnida and Myriapoda Draw and Describe the Characteristics of the following animals: Tick, Scorpion, Spider, Limulus (Horseshoe Crab) Centipede, Millipede. 7. Describe the Specialized Legs and how the animals might use them? 8. How many legs do these animals have? 9. How are these animals different than insects?
Mollusca Draw the following Mullusks: Snail, Chiton, Octopus, Mytilus and Loligo (squid). 10. What are some advantages of some Mollusks having shells? 11. What are some disadvantages of some Mollusks having shells? 12. Examine and describe in detail the tentacles on the Squid and Octopus.
Bryzoa and Brachyopoda Draw the following animals: Plumatella, Bugula, Terbratulina, Lingula 13. Why might people thing that some of these animals are plants? 14. What might be the purpose of having shells? 15. How do you think the Lingula uses its long soft muscular foot?
Echinodermata Draw the following Echinoderms: Starfish, Sand Dollar, Sea Urchin, Brittle Star, Sea Cucumber. 16. The Sea Cucumber is the only Echinoderm that does not have a radial body plan. Describe what a radial body plan is. 17. Why do you think most starfish and Sea Urchins have a hard tough skin? What advantages or disadvantages does it give the animal? 18. This type of animal does not have eyes, how do you think it knows where to find food?
Flat Worms and Round Worms Draw the following worms: Planeria, Faciola, Moniezia, Anycylostoma, Toxocara, Ascaris(male and female). 19. Describe the differences between flat worms and round worms. 20. The flat worms almost look like they are segmented, Why is this? 21. What part of these worms would make it easy for them to be a parasite in another animal?
Annelida (Segmented Worms) Draw the following animals: Earthworm, Nereis, and Leech. 22. Why do you think they call this type of animal a segmented worm? 23. What is the difference between the head and tail of these worms? 24. How do you think these animals move?
Porifera (sponges) Draw the following animals: Scypha, Leucosolenia, Spongilla, Commercial Sponge, Chalina. 25. Why would this group of animals often be mistaken for plants? 26. Do these animals move around the ocean? 27. How are these animals different then plants?
Name: Invertebrate Characteristic Lab Period: Directions use the Invertebrate Specimens and your background knowledge to answer the following questions. Draw the invertebrates as best you can Insects 1. How are all the insects alike? 2. What are some of the differences? 3. Describe the abdomens of the insects. Crustaceans 4. Describe the eyes of the crustaceans. 5. What do crustaceans use their exoskeletons for? 6. What things do these crustaceans have that might help them living in water?
Arachnida and Myriapoda 7. Describe the Specialized Legs and how the animals might use them? 8. How many legs do these animals have? 9. How are these animals different than insects? Mollusca 10. What are some advantages of some Mollusks having shells? 11. What are some disadvantages of some Mollusks having shells? 12. Examine and describe in detail the tentacles on the Squid and Octopus. Bryzoa and Brachyopoda 13. Why might people thing that some of these animals are plants? 14. What might be the purpose of having shells? 15. How do you think the Lingula uses its long soft muscular foot?
Echinodermata 16. The Sea Cucumber is the only Echinoderm that does not have a radial body plan. Describe what a radial body plan is. 17. Why do you think most starfish and Sea Urchins have a hard tough skin? What advantages or disadvantages does it give the animal? 18. This type of animal does not have eyes, how do you think it knows where to find food? Flat Worms and Round Worms 19. Describe the differences between flat worms and round worms. 20. The flat worms almost look like they are segmented, Why is this? 21. What part of these worms would make it easy for them to be a parasite in another animal? Annelida (Segmented Worms) 22. Why do you think they call this type of animal a segmented worm? 23. What is the difference between the head and tail of these worms? 24. How do you think these animals move?
Porifera (sponges) 25. Why would this group of animals often be mistaken for plants? 26. Do these animals move around the ocean? 27. How are these animals different then plants?