Objective: Describe the characteristics of the phylum arthropoda.
Arthropod Powerpoint 2
Answer the following 5 questions:
1. What are some distinguishing characteristics of arthropods?
2. How does an arthropod grow?
3. What are some problems associated with living and reproducing in a terrestrial environment?
4. Complete metamorphosis involves several larval stages that are very different from the adult. How does this reduce competition between immature and adult stages?
5. Why is the exoskeleton considered the major reason for arthropod success?
Tuesday, October 9
Objective: Describe the characteristics of the phylum echinodermata.
Short Video Clips seen in class:
Sea Cucumber Sea Urchin Reproduction
Answer the following questions about echinodermata in your notes. Keep for you but show me you've completed it!
1. What kind of symmetry do they have?
2. Name the classes and an example of each class.
3. What is the water-vascular system (also called the ambulacral system)?
4. How do starfish move?
5. How do starfish get oxygen?
6. a) What do starfish eat?
b) How do they eat?
7. a) Are echinoderms monoecious or dioecious?
b) How do they reproduce?
Here are two links that will help answer these questions!
Echinoderm Q&A
Encyclopedia of Life: Starfish
Wednesday, October 10
1. What kind of symmetry do they have?
2. Name the classes and an example of each class.
3. What is the water-vascular system (also called the ambulacral system)?
4. How do starfish move?
5. How do starfish get oxygen?
6. a) What do starfish eat?
b) How do they eat?
7. a) Are echinoderms monoecious or dioecious?
b) How do they reproduce?
Here are two links that will help answer these questions!
Echinoderm Q&A
Encyclopedia of Life: Starfish
Wednesday, October 10
Objective: Describe the characteristics of the phylum echinodermata.
Echinodermata Powerpoint
Echinodermata Powerpoint
Thursday, October 11
Objective: Observe and describe the external and internal anatomy of a starfish.
Friday, October 12
Objective: Review covers all unit objectives.
