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Assignment Name:	Unit 5 Individual Project
Deliverable Length:	Completed table & answer to questions
Details:	Click here for the SCIE 206 Library Research Guide: This guide illustrates how to use the AIU Online Library to find information for SCIE 206 including web resources, encyclopedias, articles, and book databases. Save Time On Research and Writing Hire a Pro to Write You a 100% Plagiarism-Free Paper. Get My Paper Organisms are placed in taxonomic classifications based on differences and similarities of their traits. If you know what critical traits to look for, it is possible to separate any animal into a taxonomic category using a dichotomous key.The common taxonomic categories are Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus and Species (Specific Epithet.) We are looking at the Phylum and Class categories in this assignment. Assignment details:Part 1: The assignment document contains a table with nine images. The images are examples of nine different Animal phyla: Porifera, Cnidaria, Nematoda, Arthropoda, Platyhelminthes, Annelida, Mollusca, Echinodermata, and Chordata.Download U5IP_Table.Next, Download Dichotomous KeyUse the Dichotomous Key to determine the Class category as shown for each animal (picture), and write the Class names under the Classification Column on the table.List in column 2, all of the dichotomous key steps you chose when using the key to arrive at the classification for each animal.You will also need to list the Phylum name for each animal picture in column one using the nine Phyla listed above. Once you have identified the Class category for each animal using the Key, look up the correct Phylum category using a credible reference. For help on how to use the Dichotomous Key, download and review the document called How to use the Dichotomous Key.Save a copy of the table with your name in the file name. Part 2: Answer the following questions as they relate to the nine phyla in the assignment table. (Porifera, Cnidaria, Nematoda, Athropoda, Platyhelminthes, Annelida, Mollusca, Echinodermata, and Chordata.) Which phyla lack organs? What type of symmetry do they have?List all of the phyla that show cephalization.Do all organisms on the table have 3 germ layers (endoderm, ectoderm, and mesoderm)? If not, which phyla have fewer than three germ layers?One phylum on the table has more species than all the others. State the name of this phylum, and provide several different examples of species found in this phylum.Fish do not all have the same skeletal structure. Describe the differences among fish skeletal structures from the most primitive to more advanced types of fish.Describe the three types of mammals based on how their young develop. Provide references in APA format. This includes a reference list and in-text citations for references used throughout the assignment. Save Time On Research and Writing Hire a Pro to Write You a 100% Plagiarism-Free Paper. Get My Paper For information on Macintosh Word shortcuts, click here. Please submit your assignment. For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials. Please refer to the following. External Web links: Unit 5: Animalia Unit 5: Intro to the PlantaeUnit 5: Kingdom Animalia Overview
Points Possible:	125
Date Due:	Sunday, Apr 28, 2013
Objective:	Categorize Organisms
Submitted Files:	Submit Assignment
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SCIE206 Library Research Guide

Unit 1

Finding Web Resources on Salt, Grass, Hummingbirds, & Wasps

The Web resources section of the Library contains links to about 2000 Web sites, each reviewed for
quality and relevance. To search the AIU Online library for web links related to your SCIE206 Unit 1
Individual Project, follow these steps:

• Click the Web resources link on the library homepage.

• When the next page loads, type the course code, SCIE206, into the search box at the top of the
page. Then, click the search button.

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• This will pull up a list of web resources with information related to your Unit 1Individual Project. To

access a link, click its title.

Unit 2

Finding Web Resources on Photosynthesis & Respiration

• Click the Web resources link on the library homepage.

• When the next page loads, type the course code, SCIE206, into the search box at the top of the
page. Then, click the search button.

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• This will pull up a list of web resources with information cellular respiration and photosynthesis. To

access a link, click its title.

Finding Definitions of Terms Related to Photosynthesis &
Respiration

For definitions and explanations of various words and terms related to biology, try searching in Credo
Reference, which is a collection of dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other reference books.

• To search Credo Reference, click the Find articles and ebooks link on the library homepage.

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• When the next page loads, scroll through the alphabetical list of databases under the Find articles
and e-books by database heading and look for Credo Reference. Click directly on its title to load
Credo Reference’s search page.

• When you get to the database’s search page, you can enter your keyword into the first box.

What is a keyword?

A keyword is a term or phrase related to the topic you are researching. To develop keywords, think of
the core ideas of your topic.

• Here are some examples of some keywords that you can search with:

Photosynthesis

Aerobic Respiration
Fermentation

Glycolysis
Enzymes

Enzyme Substrate

• After you type in your search term, click the Search button.

• Results will load on a new page. The result heading will tell you the title of each entry and the
resource it comes from.

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• Click the title to see the entry in full.

• Once you are in the full entry, you will see icons to save, or email it. Saving it as a bookmark in your
browser will not work.

Finding Articles related to Photosynthesis & Respiration

Academic Search Premier is one of the library’s research databases. You can use Academic Search
Premier to find articles from journals, newspapers, and magazines on many topics. To search Academic
Search Premier, follow these steps.

• Click the Find articles and ebooks link on the library homepage.

• When the next page loads, scroll through the alphabetical list of databases under the Find articles
and e-books by database heading and look for Academic Search Premier. Click directly on its title
to load Academic Search Premier’s search page.

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• Once you have Academic Search Premier’s search page loaded, type your keyword(s) into the
boxes at the top of the page.

What is a keyword?

A keyword is a term or phrase related to the topic you are researching.
To develop keywords, think of the core ideas of your topic.

• Keywords related to your topics may be:

Enzyme Substrate AND Interaction
Enzyme Substrate AND Catalyze
Enzyme Substrate AND Reaction

Photosynthesis AND Enzyme Substrate
Photosynthesis AND Enzyme Reaction
Aerobic Respiration AND Fermentation

Aerobic Respiration

• Each term before and after the AND in a new search box.

• When you have your keyword(s) in place, click Search.

• After you click search, results will load beneath the search boxes.

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• You will see an icon next to each result stating what type of resource it is.

• When browsing results, an easy way to see if an article will be useful is to view its abstract, which will
give you a summary of the article.

• You can view the abstract of a result by hovering your cursor over the magnifying glass icon to the

right of an article’s title.

• Then, if the result appears relevant, click the link for full text to access the complete result.

What is HTML and PDF?

When pulling up results you may find that some offer the full text in PDF and some in HTML.
Some articles offer both.

HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language. The item will appear similar to a web page.

Some formatting may be lost and usually these do not include images.

PDF stands for Portable Document Format.
A PDF format looks like a photograph was taken of the original and scanned.

It will have the same margin and font and include images if there were any in the original item.

Sometimes there is no choice.
The publishers of the content have opted to make their materials available in only one format.

If you do have a choice, it’s up to you which you prefer!

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• Once you have the full text loaded, you will see icons to print, save, or email the result.

• If the item is a PDF document, you will also see a link to download the full text of the result.

• If the item is an HTML document, you may opt to save it by using the options available through your
web browser. For example, using Internet Explorer, click File at the top right, then select Save As…

• If you are saving the article, be sure it is being saved to your computer or flash drive. If you are not
asked where on your computer you want to save the item then it will not have saved properly. Use
one of the other options. Saving it as a bookmark in your browser will not work.

Finding Books on Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic Cell Structures

eBook Collection is a collection of full text electronic books available to you through the AIU library. To
search eBook Collection for books related to your assignments, follow these steps:

• Click the Find articles and ebooks link on the library homepage.

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• When the next page loads, scroll through the alphabetical list of databases under the Find articles
and e-books by database heading and look for eBook Collection. Click directly on its title to load
eBook Collection’s search page.

• Once you have eBook Collection loaded, type your keyword(s) into the boxes at the top of the page.
Search terms to try include:

Prokaryotic
Eukaryotic

• Here is a sample search in eBook Collection:

• Click the green search button and results will load beneath the search boxes.

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• To load a book, click the eBook Full Text link located beneath the book’s publication information.

• Once you have the eBook loaded, you can flip through the pages of the book by using the arrows at
the bottom of the page.

• You can also use the table of contents on the left side of the page jump to any chapter or section of
the book.

• On the right side, you will see a magnifying glass icon. You can use this to search within the text of

that individual book for a specific word or phrase.

• Enter the term you want to look for in the book and click the Search button. Click the item in the

result list to jump to that page of the book.

• Here are some examples of terms related to prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell structure:

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Plasma Membrane
Cytosol

Ribosomes
Chromosome
Mitochondria
Cytoskeleton

Golgi Apparatus
Endoplasmic Reticulum

Lysosome
Chloroplast

• Enter the term you want to look for in the book and click the Search button.

• You can use the printer icon on the right to print or save a limited number of pages.

• After you click the printer icon, enter the number of pages you would like to download or print, then

select Print to PDF. A note will appear indicating how many pages you are allowed to print from the
book. Once the PDF file is created, you can save it to your computer or send it to your printer.

• You can also email the PDF file by clicking the Send as E-mail link.

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Unit 3

Finding Web Resources for Biotechnology

• Click the Web resources link on the library homepage.

• When the web resources page loads, type biotechnology into the search box on the page and click
Search.

• This will pull up a list of web resources related to topics covered in your course. A description of the

web resource is below the title. To access a link, click its title.

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Finding Articles about Biotechnology

• Click the Find articles and ebooks link on the library homepage.

• Once you have Academic Search Premier’s search page loaded, type your keyword(s) into the
boxes at the top of the page.

What is a keyword?

A keyword is a term or phrase related to the topic you are researching.
To develop keywords, think of the core ideas of your topic.

• Keywords related to your topics may be:

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Biotechnology AND Stem Cell Research
Biotechnology AND Medicine
Biotechnology AND Cloning

Biotechnology AND Stem Cell Research
Biotechnological AND Biological Warfare

Genetic Engineering AND Benefits

• Each term before and after the AND in a new search box.

• When you have your keyword(s) in place, click Search.

• After you click search, results will load beneath the search boxes.

• You will see an icon next to each result stating what type of resource it is.

• When browsing results, an easy way to see if an article will be useful is to view its abstract, which will
give you a summary of the article.

• You can view the abstract of a result by hovering your cursor over the magnifying glass icon to the

right of an article’s title.

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• Then, if the result appears relevant, click the link for full text to access the complete result.

What is HTML and PDF?

When pulling up results you may find that some offer the full text in PDF and some in HTML.
Some articles offer both.

HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language. The item will appear similar to a web page.
Some formatting may be lost and usually these do not include images.

PDF stands for Portable Document Format.
A PDF format looks like a photograph was taken of the original and scanned.
It will have the same margin and font and include images if there were any in the original item.

Sometimes there is no choice.
The publishers of the content have opted to make their materials available in only one format.

If you do have a choice, it’s up to you which you prefer!

• Once you have the full text loaded, you will see icons to print, save, or email the result.

• If the item is a PDF document, you will also see a link to download the full text of the result.

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Unit 4

Finding Articles about Atherosclerosis, Cigarette Smoking, &
Gigantism

• Click the Find articles and ebooks link on the library homepage.

• Once you have Academic Search Premier’s search page loaded, type your keyword(s) into the
boxes at the top of the page.

What is a keyword?

A keyword is a term or phrase related to the topic you are researching.
To develop keywords, think of the core ideas of your topic.

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• Keywords related to your topics may be:

Atherosclerosis AND Heart Attack
Atherosclerosis AND Circulatory System

Lymphatic System AND Circulatory System
Cigarettes AND Respiratory System

Cigarettes AND Organ System
Cigarettes AND Carbon Dioxide AND Blood

Smokeless Tobacco AND Disease
Gigantism AND Growth Hormone

Growth Hormone AND Anterior Pituitary Gland
Growth Hormone AND Body Function

Growth Hormone AND Insulin
Growth Hormone AND Anabolic Steroids

Gigantism AND Dwarfism

• Each term before and after the AND in a new search box.

• When you have your keyword(s) in place, click Search.

• After you click search, results will load beneath the search boxes.

• You will see an icon next to each result stating what type of resource it is.

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• When browsing results, an easy way to see if an article will be useful is to view its abstract, which will
give you a summary of the article.

• You can view the abstract of a result by hovering your cursor over the magnifying glass icon to the
right of an article’s title.

• Then, if the result appears relevant, click the link for full text to access the complete result.

What is HTML and PDF?

When pulling up results you may find that some offer the full text in PDF and some in HTML.
Some articles offer both.

HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language. The item will appear similar to a web page.
Some formatting may be lost and usually these do not include images.

Sometimes there is no choice.
The publishers of the content have opted to make their materials available in only one format.
If you do have a choice, it’s up to you which you prefer!

• Once you have the full text loaded, you will see icons to print, save, or email the result.

• If the item is a PDF document, you will also see a link to download the full text of the result.

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• If the item is an HTML document, you may opt to save it by using the options available through your
web browser. For example, using Internet Explorer, click File at the top right, then select Save As…

• A good place to find some additional keyword suggestions is in the Subjects field underneath the
article information in your results.

• You can use these terms to conduct a new search using the search boxes at the top of the Academic

Search Premier page.

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Unit 5

Finding Articles about Angiosperm Species

• Click the Find articles and ebooks link on the library homepage.

• Once you have Academic Search Premier’s search page loaded, type your keyword(s) into the
boxes at the top of the page.

What is a keyword?

A keyword is a term or phrase related to the topic you are researching.
To develop keywords, think of the core ideas of your topic.

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• Keywords related to your topics may be:

Angiosperm Species
Angiosperm AND Species
Angiosperm AND Roots
Angiosperm AND Stems
Angiosperm AND Leaves
Angiosperm AND Flowers

Angiosperm AND Modification

• Each term before and after the AND in a new search box.

• When you have your keyword(s) in place, click Search.

• After you click search, results will load beneath the search boxes.

• You will see an icon next to each result stating what type of resource it is.

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• When browsing results, an easy way to see if an article will be useful is to view its abstract, which will
give you a summary of the article.

• You can view the abstract of a result by hovering your cursor over the magnifying glass icon to the
right of an article’s title.

• Then, if the result appears relevant, click the link for full text to access the complete result.

What is HTML and PDF?

When pulling up results you may find that some offer the full text in PDF and some in HTML.
Some articles offer both.

HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language. The item will appear similar to a web page.
Some formatting may be lost and usually these do not include images.

Sometimes there is no choice.
The publishers of the content have opted to make their materials available in only one format.
If you do have a choice, it’s up to you which you prefer!

• Once you have the full text loaded, you will see icons to print, save, or email the result.

• If the item is a PDF document, you will also see a link to download the full text of the result.

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• A good place to find some additional keyword suggestions is in the Subjects field underneath the
article information in your results.

• You can use these terms to conduct a new search using the search boxes at the top of the Academic

Search Premier page.

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Unit

Individual Project

Name:

Date:

Part

1

. There are

9

animals in nine different Phyla. Be sure to look at every page.

Animal	Phylum	Dichotomous Key (steps)	Classification
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8	Image Rights: Allen G. Collins and the UC Museum of Paleontology
9	Image Rights: Courtesy of University of Minnesota

Part 2: Answer the following questions as they relate to the nine phyla in the assignment table. (Porifera, Cnidaria, Nematoda, Athropoda, Platyhelminthes, Annelida, Mollusca, Echinodermata, and Chordata.)

1. Which phyla lack organs? What type of symmetry do they have?

2. List all of the phyla that show cephalization.

3. Do all organisms on the table have 3 germ layers (endoderm, ectoderm, and mesoderm)? If not, which phyla have fewer than three germ layers?

4. One phylum on the table has more species than all the others. State the name of this phylum, and provide several different examples of species found in this phylum.

5. Fish do not all have the same skeletal structure. Describe the differences among fish from the most primitive to more advanced types of fish.

6. Describe the three types of mammals based on how their young develop.

HOW TO USE A DICHOTOMOUS KEY

Dichotomous means “divided or cut into two parts.” A dichotomous key is a tool used by scientists to classify organisms into classification categories or taxa. The key is made up of a series of numbered couplets, and within each couplet are two opposing statements which you read, choosing the one that best fits the animal picture.

To use the key, you always start at the first couplet (look for a ‘

‘ in the first column). Read the two couplet choices (labeled ‘a’ and ‘b’ in the second column), and consider them carefully. If you do not know the meaning of a word, as some of these terms are technical, look them up in a reference, a dictionary, or your textbook glossary, perhaps.

Look at your animal. Choose the statement (a or b) that best fits your animal. All parts of the statement must be true.

If you select a statement and arrive at a Class with some name after it, you have found the classification (Class) to which your organism belongs, and you have finished identifying the animal!

If the selected statement has a number at the end, go to that couplet number (skip all the others) and read the couplet choices (a and b statements) that you find there.

Again, you would choose the couplet choice that best describes characteristics of your animal. If your choice is a number, go to that couplet number and continue using the key. Continue choosing from the indicated couplets until you come to the couplet choice that provides you with the classification name of your organism.

Here’s an example: Blue Land

Crab

Always start at Couplet Number 1:

	1	a. Symmetry is irregular (neither bilateral or radial); aquatic; body structure without tissues or organs	Class Demospongiae
b. Symmetry is radial or bilateral		2

The crab has bilateral symmetry, so choose statement b and go to Couplet 2.

Couplet Number 2:

a. Radial symmetry, lacks a well defined head	3 HYPERLINK “http://files.cecore.com/i/ileopa/ileopa1.html” \t “_blank”
b. Bilateral symmetry (similar right and left body halves, anterior head end and posterior tail end)		6

Choice b describes a crab with bilateral symmetry, right and left body halves, so go to Category 6. Completely skip Couplets 3, 4 and 5 since these will not apply to the crab.

Couplet Number 6

a. Animal has no apparent skeleton, or may have an exoskeleton (hard outer covering), or may have a shell; invertebrate		7
b. Animal has internal skeleton; vertebrate	16

The crab has an exoskeleton or shell. If you are not sure about a characteristic of the organism, you could use www.google.com to help you determine if a statement is true or false. For example, you could look up the key words ‘crab’ and ‘skeleton’. You will find sites that describe the crab’s exoskeleton.

You will select choice 6a and go to Couplet 7.

Couplet Number 7

a. No hard outer covering, no exoskeleton, or no shell; worm-like	8
b. Hard outer covering, exoskeleton, or shell; not worm-like		11

A crab’s shell is hard, and a crab is not worm-like. Go to Couplet 11.

Couplet Number 11

a. No jointed appendages	12
b. Jointed appendages		14

The crab’s legs are jointed and you would choose b. Go to Couplet 14.

Couplet Number 14

a. Two pairs of antennae, large claws often present

Class Crustacea

b. One pair of antennae or none, no large claws

The crab has antennae and large claws; so you will select a, Class Crustacea. You will write Class Crustacea on the Classification Column for your table.

On your Unit 5 IP, in the column labeled “Dichotomous Key (steps)” you will fill in the list of your choices. In the column “Classification” fill in the class you have found. Your results will look like this:

Organism	Phyla	Dichotomous Key (steps)	Classification
Crab	Arthropoda	1b, 2b, 6a, 7b, 11b, 14a	Class Crustacea

By writing in your couplet choices, you demonstrate that you used the key, and you may earn partial credit, even if you ended up at the wrong answer. Use this method to identify the Classes for each of the 9 nine animals on your table. Have fun!

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