OrganismsDetails

Over the last decade, scientists from around the world have put together the largest scientific study of living things on Earth. They have discovered thousands of species from the snowy Himilayans to the bottom of the ocean floor. Look at the pictures of some of these new organisms and focus on the following questions: How would I classify these organisms? How would scientists classify these organisms?

Organism #1


 * Phobaeticus chani. It'**s not a stick. It's the world's longest insect at 23 inches. The body is just over 14 inches. What camouflage!
 * Kingdom: Animal, Phylum: Arthropod, Class: Insect**


 * Organism #2**
 * Coral** is one of the simplest animals. It does not photosynthesize. It moves around in juvenile form but settled down on the continental shelf when it becomes an adult.
 * Kingdom: Animal, Phylum: Cnidaria**


 * Organism #3**
 * Red-Lipped Batfish**-One of 60 type of batfish that have adapted by "flattening out" and being able to walk on its pectoral fins. The lips are red, but the camera's flash give them that "lipstick" look.
 * Kingdom: Animal, Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates), Class: fish.**


 * Organism #4**
 * Green sea slug** was thought to be the first half animal/ half plant organism. It steals chloroplasts from algae when it ingests the plants and seems to use it for it's own photosynthesis, but recent experiments have concluded that this isn't the case. What type of experiment might the scientists have done to determine if these animals really do use photosynthesis?
 * Kingdom: Animal, Phylum: Mollusks, Class: Gastropod**


 * Organism #5**
 * Yeti Crab**, about 15 centimeters long and seems to reside around some Pacific deep sea hydrothermal vents.
 * Kingdom: Animal, Phylum: Arthropod, Class: Subphylum: Crustacean**

Organism #6 Scotoplane or Sea Pig lives on the abyssal plain of the 3 biggest oceans.
 * Kingdom: Animal, Phylum: Echinoderm, Class:** Holothuroidea

Organism #7
 * The Indian Purple Frog:** This rare species of frog commonly found in India is much more bloated and round than its other frog counterparts. The Indian Purple Frog also has a small head and an unusual snout. It is so rare because it only spends TWO WEEKS above ground every year.
 * Kingdom: Animal, Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates), Class: Amphibians**

Organism #8
 * Okapi**: The Okapi species is closely related to the giraffe family, not the zebra or even a horse. The Okapi is native to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Central Africa.
 * Kingdom: Animal, Phylum: Chordata, Class: Animal**

Organism #9



The huge carnivorous pitcher plant called Nepenthes attenboroughii, said to be the largest meat-eating plant. It can eat rats and other small rodents.
 * Kingdom: Plant, Also: Vascular and a Pitcher plant which is a group of plants that are carnivores.**

Sources: 10 Strange Species Discovered in 2009. <[|www.wired.com]> September 12, 2009.

Furry Lobster Found in the Pacific. [] September 13, 2009.

New Species of Sea Slug discovered in Qartar. [|www.scienceblogs.com] September 12, 2009.

New Squirrell Species Discovered in China. <[]> September 13, 2009.

Seuss-like Creater Discovere. [] September 13, 2009.

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