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BIO 100 Week 7 Assignment Taxonomy and Biodiversity Paper

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BIO 100 Week 7 Assignment Taxonomy and Biodiversity Paper


Assignment: Scientific Taxonomy and Earth’s Biodiversity Paper



? Resource: University of Michigan Museum of Zoology Web site



? Due Date: Day 7 [post as an attachment to the Assignments section]



? Go to the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology Web site at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html



? Review the information under the topics Mammals, Insects, Birds, and Echinoderms.



? Select two mammals, two insects, two birds, and two echinoderms to research.



? Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that addresses the following points:



o List and briefly describe the eight species you have selected.



o What are the characteristics that classify all the species you have selected in the kingdom Animalia?



o Mammals



? What are two or three characteristics shared by the two mammals you selected?



? What are two or three differences between the two mammals?



? To what order do each of the mammal species you selected belong? Describe why they are classified under that order.



? List two other species that belong to those same orders.



o Insects



? What are two or three characteristics shared by the two insects you selected?



? What are two or three differences between the two insects?



? To what order do each of the insect species you selected belong? Describe why they are classified under that order.



? List two other species that belong to those same orders.



o Birds



? What are two or three characteristics shared by the two birds you selected?



? What are two or three differences between the two birds?



? To what order do each of the bird species you selected belong? Describe why they are classified under that order.



? List two other species that belong to those same orders.



o Echinoderms



? What are two or three characteristics shared by the two echinoderms you selected?



? What are two or three differences between the two echinoderms?



? To what order do each of the echinoderm species you selected belong? Describe why they are classified under that order.



? List two other species that belong to those same orders.



? Format your paper, in-text citations, and references according to APA standards.



? Post your paper as a Microsoft® Word attachment.

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