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Wetlands Ecostudy Unit:

Mammal Morphology - Bats, People and other

Mammals share many body traits in common. Yet each species has some characteristics that are unique. Both the common traits and the unique ones work to enable the species survive and thrive. Animal morphology or anatomy is the study of the shape, form, and structure of animals and their parts.

1. Review the Comparison and Contrast Guide @ ReadWriteThink - online activity through "Evaluating".

2. Use the resources in Visual Dictionary Online to examine the external morphology of bats, people and one other wetland mammal.

table A table is a great way to make a visual representation of the findings. You can use it to identify similarties and differences.

Make a Mammals Table

Enter the characteristics down the first column. Place a + plus sign if the mammal has that characteristic.
Place a - minus sign, if it does not.

Body morphology

Bat morphology Human body  
backbone      
hair or fur covering      
wing      
wing membrane      
eye      
ear      
skin      
elbow      
tail      
foot      
nose      
hand      
thumb      
wrist      
metacarpels      
claw      
skull      

Discuss your findings.

blue arrow What do these three mammals have in common?

 

blue arrow What are their differences?

 

blue arrow How does each animal's unique traits enable it to survive?

 

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Pennsylvania Science Anchors
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S 4.B.3.1 Identify and describe living and nonliving things in the environment or their interaction
S.B.2 Continuity of Life

Science NetLinks Benchmark 5 - The Living Environment
How living things function and interact. A. Diversity of Life

D. Interdependence of Life - " In all environments freshwater, marine, forest, desert, grassland, mountain, and others organisms with similar needs may compete with one another for resources, including food, space, water, air, and shelter.