How does the organism break down and absorb food

Taxonomy Lab to Show Organism Relationships

Table 1:

Phylum/Class	Sample 1: Chrysophyta	Sample 2: Annelida	Sample 3: Arthropoda	Sample 4: Amphibia	Sample 5: Aves
CommonFeature
Nutrition How does the organism break down and absorb food?
Circulatory System (Transport) How does the organism get what it needs to the cells (open, closed, diffusion only)?
Respiratory System How does the organism get oxygen and release carbondioxide?
Reproductive System Does the organism use asexual or sexual reproduction (eggs, seeds, spores, placenta, and type of fertilization)?
ExcretorySystem How does the organism get rid of waste and maintain an ionicbalance of fluids?
Growth and Development Does the organism go through metamorphosis, develop in an egg or uterus, or grow from seeds?
Regulation How does the organism control body processes (hormones,nervous system)?
Sample Organism

Table 2: Samples 6-10

Phylum/Class	Sample 6: Reptilia	Sample 7: Mammalia	Sample 8: Bryophyta	Sample 9: Pinophyta	Sample 10: Anthrophyta
CommonFeature
Nutrition How does the organism break down and absorb food?
Circulatory System (Transport) How does the organism get what it needs to the cells (open, closed, diffusion only)?
Respiratory System How does the organism get oxygen and release carbondioxide?
Reproductive System Does the organism use asexual or sexual reproduction (eggs, seeds, spores, placenta, and type of fertilization)?
ExcretorySystem How does the organism get rid of waste and maintain an ionicbalance of fluids?
Growth and Development Does the organism go through metamorphosis, develop in an egg or uterus, or grow from seeds?
Regulation How does the organism control body processes (hormones,nervous system)?
Sample Organism

Part 2: Using only information from your completed data table, answer the following questions:

1. What is common among organisms from samples 1, 9, and 10?

2. What is common between the circulatory systems of organisms from samples 5, 6, and 7, but is different in organisms from sample 4?

3. What is common in the respiration systems of the organisms from samples 2 and 4?

4. What gas is taken in by the respiratory system of organisms fromsamples 1, 9, and 10? How is it used by these organisms?

5. According to the table, which organisms are producers (autotrophic)?

6. According to the table, which organisms are consumers (heterotrophic)?

7. Which organisms have true blood? Which have a blood-like substance?