Organism Review

WowbugMelittobia digitataAnimal 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

ElodeaElodea 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

BlackwormLumbriculus 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

DuckweedLemna 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 ButterflyPieris 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

DaphniaDaphnia pulnexAnimal 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

YeastSaccharomyces 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

HydraHydra 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 PlantPhaseolus 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

ParameciumParamecium 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 PlantBrassica rapaPlant 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

AmoebaAmoeba proteusProtist Kingdom

• Reproduce by dividing

• Microscopic• Has a nucleus• No true shape• Lives in fresh water• Behaviors:

– Moves with pseudopods

– Consumes food

SpirogyraSpirogyra 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

HumanHomo 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

MoldRhizopus 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

EuglenaEuglena gracilisProtist 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