Phylum

There are many levels of classification of organisms. Organisms are classified based on these groups, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, and Species. Humans and most abused animals are all in the same kingdom, phylum, and class meaning that they are closely related to each other, however a life-form is mainly determined by their genus and species which is where humans and nonhuman animals differ. The Humane…

These microbes are classified into four major phyla: Firmicutes, Bacteriodetes, Actinobacteria, and Proteobacteria. Microorganisms in the Firmicute phylum are typically Gram positive bacteria, either rod-shaped or spherical and function as obligate or facultative anaerobes. Firmicutes are predominately found in the vagina. Microorganisms under the phylum Bacteriodetes are typically Gram negative bacteria and are strictly anaerobes. These are mainly found in the gut microbiome including 100…

The purpose of this experiment was to be able to identify certain substances that the Armadillidium vulgare is attracted to or would be likely to move towards. The substances were three different liquids and three different solids. Another purpose of the lab was to learn the characteristics of an Armadillidium vulgare also known as a pillbug (Mader, 2013). The main topic was based on whether the pillbug would be attracted to certain substances, and the reason they’re attracted to it. The pillbug…

crescentus is just one bacteria belonging to an extremely diverse phylum known as Proteobacteria. Not only has the ctrA gene been found to be essential in C. crescentus, it has also been found quite necessary for viability in three other bacterium: Sinorhizobium meliloti, Agrobacterium tumefaciens, and Brucella abortus…

The Black Death, the bubonic plague, those are two names for the same disaster, one of the worst in recorded history, killing between 1/3 and 1/2 of the population of England, not to mention all the people killed in Asia and Africa. The name bubonic plague is a misconception, there were actually three forms of plague: the Bubonic, the Pnuemonic, and the Septicemic plagues, and they were all caused by the same germ, Yersinia Pestis. Yersinia Pestis, once called Pasteurella pestis1, "is a…

In phylum chordata, the circulatory system of each species are closed circulation. The closed circulation systems evolved in the phylum Echinodermata. However, with some enhancements, some species may have different numbers of chambers such as shark with 2 chambers, frog with 3 chambers and pig with 4 chambers. Some circulations have different shapes. In fish, they have most likely to have closed loop circulatory system. They have single circulation. In reptiles, they have double circulation.…

Zaglossus bruijni is the Latin name for the Western Long-beaked Echidna (IUCN, 2016). In 1982 the species became Vulnerable up until 1994 where it then increased to endangered, the most up to date assessment on the Western Long- Beaked Echidna in 2008 and classes it as Critically Endangered (IUCN,2016). This species is found in the Vogelkop Peninsula of Papua Province, Indonesia. It had been thought to have been Australia at one point due to the aboriginal artwork located on Arnhem Land as well…

pictures and carcasses to go off of. Its deep-sea habitat makes it difficult to study. The first photo of a live squid was not taken until 2004 and the first live giant squid to be brought to the surface was not until 2006. The giant squid belongs to the phylum Mollusca, class Cephalopada, genus Architeuthis, and species Architeuthis dux. Giant squids are similar to their smaller relatives in many ways including, using ink as a defense against predators, they have a closed circulatory system so…

Ophiothrix spiculata (a.k.a. spiny brittle stars) are the most diverse organisms in phylum Echinodermata that can be found in the ocean all over the world. They are spotted in many different colors such as orange, yellow, red, blue, black, or even tanned with reddish and white bands on their arms. Most spiny brittle stars have either round or star-shape body that are usually not larger than three centimeters. The body is called the central disk which consists of the dorsal shield (aboral side)…

Professor Borgeson Bio 251 December 4, 2015 Helicobacter pylori Helicobacter pylori is a microbe that comes from the kingdom bacteria, under the domain of Eubacteria, where its phylum is the proteobacteria. While Helicobacteria pylori is in the wide phylum of Proteobacteria it is grouped under the order of Epsilonproteobacteria under its subset of Campylobacterales. When Helicobacter pylori go under the performance of a gram stain it comes out the product of…