Classification Station Lab

Fish Identification Station 1

1aBody noticeably covered with scales…………………………………..………..go to 2 1bScales not covering body or too small to be seen……………………………go to 12 2aDorsal fin single…………………………………..……………………………………go to 3 2bDorsal fins two or more, joined or separated…………………………………...go to 6 3aBody more than four times as long as broad (top to bottom); front edge of dorsal fin far back on body; mouth large, hinge in back of eye……………go to 4 3bBody less than four times as long as broad; front edge of dorsal fin about midway between head and tail; mouth not large; hinge in front of eye…go to 5 4a Dark lines forming netted design on body; fins not spotted………………… Pickerel 4b Body covered with spots; fins spotted…………………………………… Northern Pike 5a Mouth turned down; barbells absent; dorsal fin not elongated…….. White Sucker 5b Mouth not turned down; barbells present; dorsal fin elongated……………… Carp 6aTwo dorsal fins separated, the anterior spiny & the posterior soft…………...go to 7 6bTwo dorsal fins united, forming an anterior spiny portion & a posterior soft portion………………………………………………………………………………..….go to 8 7a Top of head concave, forming a hump in front of dorsal fin; dark vertical bars on body…………………………………………………………………………. Yellow Perch 7b Top of head not concave, body sloping to dorsal fin and not forming a hump; dark blotches on body……………………………………………………. Walleyed Pike 8aBody more than 3 times as long as broad……………………………………….go to 9 8bBody less than 3 times as long as broad………………………………………..go to 10 9a Hinge of jaws behind the eye; notch between spiny & soft dorsal fin deep and nearly separating into 2 fins…………………………………..... Largemouth Black Bass 9b Hinge of jaws below the eye; notch between spiny & soft dorsal fin not nearly separating into 2 fins…………………………………………….. Smallmouth Black Bass 10aMouth large, hinge below or behind the eye………………………………….go to 11 10b Mouth small, hinge in front of eye ……………………………………………….. Bluegill 11a Five to seven spines in dorsal fin; dark spots forming broad vertical bars on sides…………………………………………………………………………….. White crappie 11b Ten + spines in dorsal fin; sides flecked with dark spots……… Rock bass (Redeye) 12a Body elongated and snakelike; dorsal, caudal and anal fins continuous……... Eel 12bBody not elongated and snakelike; dorsal, caudal, and anal fins separate; adipose fin present……………………………………………………………….….go to 13 13aBarbels growing from lips and top of head; head large and broad……...go to 14 13bBarbels lacking; head not large and broad……………………………………go to 16 14aCaudal fin deeply forked; head tapering ……………………………………..go to 15 14b Caudal fin rounded or slightly indented but not forked; head blunt ………………………………………………………………………...……… Bullhead catfish 15a Dorsal fin rounded at top; body silvery, speckled with black markings ……………………………………………………………………………...… Channel catfish 15b Dorsal fin long and pointed at top; body bluish gray without speckles…………………………………………………………………………… Blue catfish 16a Caudal fin deeply forked; back not mottled and with few spots.. Atlantic salmon 16bCaudal fin square or slightly indented; back mottled or spotted………... Go to 17 17a Back and caudal fin spotted; broad horizontal band along sides... Rainbow trout 17b Back mottled with dark lines; caudal fin not spotted; fins edged with white……………………………………………………………………………….. Brook trout

Fish A: Bluegill

Fish B Northern Pike

Station 2

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Animalia Chordata Amphibia Anura Ranidae Rana clamitans Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Canidae Canis familiaris Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Felidae Felis concolor Animalia Chordata Mammalia Primate Hominidae Homo sapien Which taxon includes the most specific characteristics? Which taxon includes the broadest characteristic? Which includes only organisms that can successfully interbreed? If 2 organisms belong to the same family, what other taxonomic groups do the organisms have in common? Which 2 organisms in the chart are most closely related? Explain. To which taxa do all 4 organisms belong ? Which class does not include animals that have hair or fur? What is the order, family and genus of the human?

Station 3 Fish A Family Isuridae

Fish B: Family Rhinocodontidae

Station 4 Fictitious Organisms KingdomPlant or Animal PhylumActual or Pseudo ClassType of Habitat »Land, Air or Water OrderKind of appendages »Legs, wheels, tentacles or fins FamilyBody covering »Smooth, hair or scales GenusNumber of appendages SpeciesHead adornment »None, antennae, spike, two horned

Fictitious organism A: Six spike or Six spike

Fictitious Organism B: Four none or Four none

A B C D E F G H I J 1.Why would Aristotle place E and J together? 2.Why would Aristotle place A and H together? 3.According to Aristotle which two plants would have been grouped together and why? 4.Which two animals are most closely related based on the modern day system? Station 5

A. Dromaius novaehollandiae

B. Phascolatarctos cinerus

C. Chironex fleckeri

D. Atrax infensus

E. Pseudonaja texilis

F. Hapalochlaena lunalata

Station 6 G. Lactrodectus hasselti

H. Vombatus ursinus

I. Psuedechis porphyricus

J. Casuarius casuaris

A B C D E F GH Station 7 Living things Animals Plants Legs No legs 6 legs 8 legs No wings Wings Feelers No feelers 2 feelers 4 feelers Stinger No stinger

AnimalAnimal Animal Plant ChordataChordata ArthropodaTracheophyta MammaliaReptilia InsectaAngiospermae PrimatesChelonia DipteraFagales Hominidae Emydidat CulicidaeFagaceae HomoTerrapene TheobaldiaQuercus Sapiencarolina anulata alba 1.Which organisms are most closely related and why? 2.Most specific characteristic humans have in common with the turtle? 3.Most specific characteristic humans have in common with the insect? 4.Most specific characteristic humans have in common with the tree? 5.What is the turtle’s correct scientific name? 6.Explain the advantage of using scientific names or common names. Station 8

AnimaliaAnimalia Animalia Animalia ChordataArthropoda Arthropoda Chordata Mammalia Insecta Crustacea Mammalia CetaceaOrthoptera Decapoda Rodentia Megapteridae Acrididae Homaridae Sciuridae Megaptera Dissosteria Cancer Tomaiascurus novaeangliae longipennis gracilia hudsonicus A B C D 1.Which pairs would Aristotle have placed together? 2.Why? 3.Which pairs would modern day classification have placed together? 4.Why? 5.List in order, from broadest to the most specific, the divisions of classification. Station 9

Station 10 Phylum Platyhelminthes -flat worms -parasites -show cephalization ( head region ) Phylum Arthropoda -subphylum crustacea -has exoskeleton -jointed appendages -are aquatic Phylum Echinodermata Lives in salt water Five part radial symmetry Tube feet/water vascular system Phylum Mollusca Class Cephalopoda tentacles lives in salt water soft bodied

Station 11 What is a zedonk? Why is it such a surprise? Why is it so rare for wild animals to interbreed? Which hybrid is fertile? Why is this considered to be a problem? What is it called when nature stops interbreeding? How many chromosomes does a mule have? Why does this make it sterile? What problems do many hybrids have?