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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