Animal Kingdom Survey Lab - KEY

Answers listed are correct answers, though a variety of answers from students would be acceptable on most of these. The goal is for students to observe, question, and make judgements. You can give incentives for the most number of correct answers, such as prizes, but I advise against giving them a point based grade here.

Visit each of the stations in your classroom to observe specimens (either living or preserved).
Alternately, students may use the online version (or look at projected the images). Animal Kingdom Slides

Specimen Name or Station Questions at Station Scientific Drawing
1. Sponge

1. no
2. microorganisms, filter feeds
3. it is an animal

 

  
2. Beetle

1. camouflage
2. 3 body sections, 6 legs
3. 4 (2 maxilla, 2 mandibles)

 

  
3. Earthworm

1. left side is the head
2. it is segmented , ~300-1000

 

  
4. Armadillo

1. Insects
2. Armor plates

 

  
5. Tapir

1. Horse or pig
2. Rainforest

 

  
6. Starfish

1. Mouth underneath
2. No brain, neural net though
3. Oceans
4. Radial symmetry

 

  
7. Octopus

1. Invertebrate, hydroskeleton
2. Squid or Mollusk
3. 7 visible tentacles, most have 8

 

  
8. Duck

1. Lakes, ponds
2. Male, bright colors are usually male in birds

 

  
9. Lionfish

1. Warning coloration or camouflage
2. 6 visible fins, many are subdivided

 

  
10. Bat

1. No feathers
2. No eggs
3. Visible fur

 

  

*Note: make your best guess on these slides (specimens) based on your OBSERVATIONS. It is not expected that you are absolutely correct on each question. It is expected that you will THINK about it.