Transcript Elodea canadensis

Organism Review
•
•
•
•
Wowbug
Melittobia digitata
Animal Kingdom
Six legs, exoskeleton
Complete metamorphosis
Spiracles to breathe
Has wings but hops or
crawls to move
• 1.5 mm, parasitic wasp
• Behaviors:
– Grooms regularly with
forelegs
– Can reproduce sexually or
asexually
Elodea
Elodea canadensis
Plant Kingdom
• Green, freshwater plant
• Thin stalks with many
leaflets
• Many celled; cell walls
• Often used in aquariums
• Cells contain chloroplasts
• Behaviors:
– Uses photosynthesis
– Cells wilt in salt water
•
•
•
•
•
•
Blackworm
Lumbriculus variegatus
Animal Kingdom
Brownish-black
Lives in fresh water
Blood vessel is visible
Segmented
Rounded anterior
Behaviors
– Regenerates head and tail
segments
– Quick tail reflex to avoid
predators
Duckweed
Lemna minor
Plant Kingdom
• Floats on the surface of
fresh water
• Stoma on upper
epidermis
• Reproduces with flowers
• Contains chloroplasts
• Has stem in water
• Behavior:
– Uses photosynthesis
– Releases O2 into
atmosphere
•
•
•
•
•
•
Cabbage White Butterfly
Pieris rapae
Animal
Kingdom
Larva feeds on radish
plants, cabbage
Reproduce sexually
Adult feeds on nectar
using proboscis
Females have two dots
on wing; Males one dot
Life span around 3 weeks
Behavior:
– Females release
pheromone to attract males
– Complete metamorphosis
Daphnia
Daphnia pulnex
Animal
Kingdom
Small crustacean
•
• Exoskeleton, jointed
appendages
• Feeds on microscopic
organisms
• Females develop eggs in
brood chamber
• Live in freshwater
• Behaviors:
– Moves in quick, jerky
motions
– Propels food with leg
movement
•
•
•
•
Yeast
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Kingdom Fungi
Round or oval shape
Wide spread in nature
Microscopic
Used to make bread and
wine
• Can reproduce by
budding
• Behaviors
– Releases CO2
– Become active when
exposed to heat and
moisture
Hydra
Hydra littoralis
Animal Kingdom
• 5-7 tentacles
• Expandable digestive
cavity
• Invertebrate
• Translucent
• Feeds on small
freshwater organisms
• Behavior:
– Can release paralyzing
poison from nematocysts
– Can reproduce by budding
Bean Plant
Phaseolus lunatus
Plant Kingdom
• Dicot with two seed
cotyledons
• Net-like leaves
• Tap root system
• Produces fruit
• Heart shaped leaves
• Behaviors:
– Uses photosynthesis
– Requires cross
pollination
•
•
•
•
•
•
Paramecium
Paramecium multimicronucleatum
Protist Kingdom
Tiny hairs called cilia
Invertebrate
Has a nucleus
Oval shape
Lives in fresh water
Behaviors:
– Uses cilia to swim
– Can reproduce by
division
Wisconsin Fast Plant
Brassica rapa
Plant Kingdom
• Dicot with two seed
cotyledon
• Tap root system
• Produces fruit
• Yellow flowers
• Grows quickly 20-30 days
seed to seed
• Behaviors:
– Cross pollination required
– Uses photosynthesis
Amoeba
Amoeba proteus
Protist Kingdom
• Reproduce by
dividing
• Microscopic
• Has a nucleus
• No true shape
• Lives in fresh water
• Behaviors:
– Moves with
pseudopods
– Consumes food
•
•
•
•
•
•
Spirogyra
Spirogyra porticalis
Protist Kingdom
Found in fresh water
Chloroplast form in a spiral
Straw-like structure
Green tube shape
Organisms link together
Behavior:
– Uses photosynthesis
– Organisms form colonies
Human
Homo sapien
Animal Kingdom
• Made of cells, tissues,
organs, organ systems
• Vertebrate
• Mammals; hair, live
young, produce milk
• Sexual reproduction
• Long life span
• Behaviors:
– Walk upright
– Many senses;
communicate
•
•
•
•
Mold
Rhizopus stolonifer
Fungi Kingdom
Tiny, black dots
Can’t move
Spores act as seeds
Breaks down organic
material for food
• Used in antibiotics
• Behaviors:
– Recycles nutrients
– Spores float to new
location
•
•
•
•
•
•
Euglena
Euglena gracilis
Protist Kingdom
Eyespot
Contains chloroplasts
Whip tails called flagellum
Live in fresh water
Invertebrate, single cell
Behaviors:
– Uses flagellum to swim
– Can make food or consume food