Name __________________

Invertebrates Review Lab

Purpose: Classify animals into their correct phyla by looking at the characteristics present. Background: In this lab, you will be looking at different preserved animals called specimens. These animals were all once living. Please use caution while handling the jars, as some are made of glass and can break. Pre-Lab: Fill in the boxes below with 2 or 3 characteristics for each phylum. The scientific name of each phylum is in (italics).
Sponges (Porifora) y y y Cnidarians (Coelenterata) y y y y y y Roundworms (Nematoda) y y y Flatworms (Platyhelminthes) y y y y y y Mollusks (Mollusca) Segmented Worms (Annelida)

Echinoderms (Echinodermata) y

Arthropods (Arthropoda) y y

y y y

Procedure: 1. Look at the Observations and Data table. Draw or explain what each characteristic means. 2. Observe each numbered specimen. Check off the characteristic(s) present in the specimen on the table. Be sure to mark in the CORRECTLY numbered column match the number on the jar to the number on the table. 3. Repeat until all specimens have been observed. 4. Based on the characteristics you observed, determine which phylum the specimen belongs in. 5. Complete the Conclusions section of this lab.

Observations and Data:

Characteristic Long, cylindrical body Draw or Explain 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Segmented body

Body without segments

Jointed appendages

Many (14+) pairs of legs

Bilateral symmetry

Radial symmetry

No symmetry

Exoskeleton

Endoskeleton

One digestive opening

Two digestive openings

Live in water

Tube feet

Body with hard shell

Conclusions: 1. Complete the chart below. Refer back to your Observations and Data table to determine which phylum each specimen belongs in. Specimen Number Phylum Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

2. Congratulations! You have discovered a new species of animal. Based on the characteristics listed below, determine which phylum the animal could belong to. You observe the following characteristics: y bilateral symmetry y long, cylindrical body y two digestive openings The new species could belong to which phyla? (there is more than one answer)

What else do you need to know about this animal in order to place it in only ONE phylum?

3. One phylum was purposely excluded from this lab. Using what you know about that phylum, draw a picture of an organism from the phylum in the jar below and label all of the common characteristics.