Monday, September 21, 2009

Choose an organism and give the following information: common name, scientific name, kingdom, and 5 characteristics that place the organism in that particular kingdom. You may not repeat an organism that has already been used (please review other students responses before answering the question!).

***Please write your name after your response. ***

41 comments:

Matt Chiusano said...

Cow-Bos taurus
Kingdom-Animalia
Phylum-Chordata
Class-Mammalia
Order-Proboscidea
Genus-Bos
Species-Taurus
Matt Chiusano

Unknown said...

Common Name(s)- Dandelion, Faceclock, Blowball
Scientific Name- Taraxacum Officinale
Kingdom- Plantae
Phylum- Anthopyta
Class- Magnoliapsida
Order- Asterales
Family- Asteraceae
Genus- Taraxacum (1)

Jessica Jaiyeola <3

Megan said...

Common Name: Carribbean Hermit Crab
Scientific Name:Coenobita clypeatus
Kindom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Coenobitidae
Genus: Coenobita
Species: C. clypeatus

megan corey

Unknown said...

Common Name- Emperor Penguin
Scientific Name- Aptenodytes forsteri
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Sphenisciformes
Family: Spheniscidae

Unknown said...

Genus: Aptenodytes

**Goes along with Emperor Penguins**

Unknown said...

Common Name: Polar bear
Scientific name: Ursus maritimus
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Ursidae
Genus: Ursus
Species: U. Maritimus.

Nicholas Verni

Alexa Bertolini said...

common name: mouse
scienific name:
kingodm:animalia
phylum: Chordata
class: Mammalia
order: Rodentia
family: Muridae
Genus: Mus

Alexa Bertolini

Unknown said...

Common Name: Zebra
Scientific Name: Equus burchellii
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: Equidae
Genus: Equus
Species: Equus zebra
-Vivian Luk

Christian Hall said...

common name: shark
scientific name:Ginglymostoma cirratum
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Elasmobranchii
Family:Selachii
Genus: Carcharodon
Species: carcharias

mitchellparr098 said...

Common name-Timber Rattlesnake
Scientific name-Crotalus horridus horridus
Kingdom-Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Crotalus
Species: Crotalus

Rosie Z said...

Common name- starfish
scientific name- asterias rubens
kingdom-Animalia
phylum-echinodermata
class-asteroidea
order-forcipulatida
family-asteriidae
genus- asterias

Rosie Zanardi.

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sarah hartman. (: said...

common name_lion.
scientific name_Eukarya.
Kingdom_Animalia.
Phylum_Chordata.
Class_Mammalia.
Order_Carnivora.
Family_Felidae.
Genus_Panthera.
Species_leo.

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M.Fergie said...

snow Leopard
Kingdom: Animilia
Phylum: Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family:Felidae
Genus: Panthera
Species: Uncia
Matthew Ferguson

kara ganley said...

FLAMINGO
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Infraclass: Neognathae
Order: Phoenicopteriformes
Family: Phoenicopteridae
Genus: Phoenicopterus

kara ganley

Unknown said...

Common Name- Human
Kingdom-animalia
phylum-
class-mammalia
phylum-chordata
Genus-Homo
species-sapean

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Barbara said...

Common Name- Bottlenose Dolphin
Scientific Name- Tursiops truncatus
Kingdom-Animalia
Phylum-Chordate
Class-Mammal
Order-cetacea
Family-Delphinidae
Genus-Tursiops
Species-Tursiops truncatus

Barbara Selman

Anonymous said...

Common Name(s)- Asian Elephant Scientific Name- Elephas maximus
Kingdom- Animalia
Phylum- Chordata
Class- Mammalia
Order- Proboscidea
Family- Elephantidae
Genus- Loxodonta, Elephas
Brooke Singer

Unknown said...

Common name- E. coli
Kingdom- Monera
Phylum- Eubateria
Class- Proteobacteria
Order- Enterobacteriale
Family- Enterobateriaceae
Genus- Escherichia
Species- E. coli

Dan-anh Tran

Unknown said...

Commen name- elephant
kingdom- animlia
phylum- chordata
class- mammalia
order- proboscidea
family- elephantidea
genus- loxodonta
speices- africana& maximus

~tyler~

Kristen Greene said...

common name- Eastern Grey Kangaroo
scientific name- Macropus giganteus
kingdom- animalia
phylum- chordata
class- mammalia
order- diprodonitia
family- macropodidae
genus- macropus
species- fuliginosus
Kristen Greene

kayla johnson said...

Scientific name: Ateles geoffroyi
(spider monkey)

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Order: Primates

Family: Cebidae (new world monkeys)

Genus: Ateles

Species: Geoffroyi (Black Handed Spider Monkey)

Anonymous said...

The Wolf (canis lupus)

Kingdom- Animalia
Phylum- Chordata
Class- Mammalia
Order- Carnivoria
Family- Canidae
Genus- Canis
Species- Canis Lupis

Five characteristics: heterotroph, eukaryotic, carnivourous, multicellular, no cell wall

Bryan Pfeffer

shanice said...

Common Name- liger
Kingdom- animilia
Phylum- chordata
Class- mammalia
Order- Carnivora
Family- Ferlidae
Genus-panthera
Speceis-leo and tigris

Unknown said...

Common Name: Fennec Fox
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Genus: Vulpes
Species: zerda

amber mallm

Anonymous said...

Common name: Red Kangaroo
Scientific name: Macropus rufus

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Order: Diprotodontia

Family: Macropodidae

Genus: Macropus

Species: M. rufus

1. a very large kangaroo
2. native to australia
3. active at night when it's cool
4. breeds all year around
5. fighting kangaroos

Anonymous said...

Common Name-White Bengal Tiger
Scientific Name- Panthera Tigirs
Kingdom-Animalia
Phylum-Chordata
Class-Mammalia
Order-Carnivora
Genus-Panthera
Species-tigirs

-Jamie Bresnahan :}

MelMel said...

Tiger- Panthera Tigris
Kingdom- Anamalia
Phylum- Chordata
Class- Mammalia
Order- Carnivora
Family- Felidae
Genus- Pathera
Species- Tigris

Melanie Horne

Andrew M yerrrz said...

Common Name: Siberian Tiger
Scientific Name: Panthera Tigris Altacia
Kingdom: Animala
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Genus: Panthera

1). Worlds largest cats
2). live in primarily in eastern Russia
3). 300-400 are currently living in the wild
4). They mark terratories by scratching trees.
5). They mainly eat deer, pig and fish


-Andrew McCormick

jayboy said...

comon name snow leopard
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Feliformia
Family: Felidae
Subfamily: Pantherinae
Genus: Uncia
Species: Uncia uncia

by juan

Brenna Harr said...

Common name:clownfish:
Scientific name:amphiprion occellaris
Kingdom:animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:actinopterygii
Order:perciformes
Family:pomacentridae
Genus:amphiprion
Species:occellaris

Brenna hart

Anonymous said...

Common Name: Platypus
Scientific Name: Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Monotremata
Family: Ornithorhynchidae
Genus: Ornithorhynchus
Blumenbach, 1800
Species: O. anatinus

Shannon Scibor

Lina Chic said...

Common Name-Catfish
Scientic Name-Siluriformes
Kingdom-Animalia
Phylum-chordata
Class- Osteichthyes
Order: Siluriformes
FAmily-Loricariidae
Genus- Trichomycterus
Species: Ostariophysi
Lena Giaimo

Unknown said...

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Order: Carnivora

Family: Phocidae

Genus: Phoca

Species: P. groenlandica

(harp seal)

Miranda Levy =)

Anonymous said...

Common Name- Aardvark
Scientific Name- Orycteropus afer
Kingdom- Animalia
Phylum- Chordata
Class- Mammalia
Order- Tubulidentata
Family- Orycteropodidae
Genus- Orycteropus
Species- Orycteropus afer

Anonymous said...

Common Name- Aardvark
Scientific Name- Orycteropus afer
Kingdom- Animalia
Phylum- Chordata
Class- Mammalia
Order- Tubulidentata
Family- Orycteropodidae
Genus- Orycteropus
Species- Orycteropus afer

mitchellparr098 said...

fruit bat-Pteropus vampyrus

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Suborder: Megachiroptera

Mitch Parr

mitchellparr098 said...

Spider Monkey:Ateles fusciceps
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Atelidae
Subfamily: Atelinae
Genus: Ateles