Mammal Morphology - Bats and People
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.
Review the Comparison and Contrast Guide @ ReadWriteThink - online activity through "Evaluating".
Tip: To work your way through click the right pointing arrow after reading each page.
Use the resources in Visual Dictionary Online to examine the external morphology of bats, people and one other meadow mammal.
A table is a great way to make a visual representation of the findings so you can identify for similarties and differences. 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.
External morphology |
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| backbone | |||
| hair or fur covering | |||
| wing | |||
| wing membrane | |||
| eye | |||
| ear | |||
| skin | |||
| elbow | |||
| tail | |||
| foot | |||
| nose | |||
| hand | |||
| thumb | |||
| wrist | |||
| metacarpels | |||
| claw | |||
| skull |
Evaluate and Discuss Your Findings.
What do these three animals have in common?
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