Principles of Biology

The Diversity of Life - our schema

Many students (and people of all ages for that matter) walk around with a limited appreciation of the diversity of life. Do a quick survey of the diversity of the animals on the minds of the general public. On a blank sheet of paper, ask any three adults (18 & up) to write down the first ten animal species that come to mind.

Return to this discussion forum and list the ten species given for each of your three respondents. Do not use names when sharing data as this goes against basic research methods & ethics. Simply list the results as:

"respondent #1"
animal name one (phylum or class it belongs to)
animal name two (phylum or class)
animal name three (phylum or class)
animal name... (and so on to ten)

Then do the same for respondent #2, and then for #3. Finally, look through the results of your classmates and draw some general conclusions as to the knowledge of animal diversity the general public walks around with on a day to day basis. What does this little survey suggest to your about the biological schema of the average person? Is this a bad thing? A good thing? What does this make you think of?

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Permalink Reply by kristen sheehan on September 4, 2008 at 4:17pm
"respondent # 1"
Cat (phylum: chordata, class: mammalia)
Dog (phylum: chordata, class: mammalia)
Bird (phylum: chordata, class: aves)
Crocodile (phylum: chordata, class: reptilia)
Mouse (phylum: chordata, class: mammalia)
Pig (phylum: chordata, class: mammalia)
Cow (phylum: chordata, class: mammalia)
Horse (phylum: chordata, class: mammalia)
Sheep (phylum: chordata, class: mammalia)
Chicken (phylum: chordata, class: aves)


"respondent # 2"
Dog (phylum: chordata, class: mammalia)
Cat (phylum: chordata, class: mammalia)
Jellyfish (phylum: cnidaria, class: scyphozoa)
Whale (phylum: chordata, class: mammalia)
Pig (phylum: chordata, class: mammalia)
Shark (phylum: chordata, class: chondrichthyes)
Mouse (phylum: chordata, class: mammalia)
Lion (phylum: chordata, class: mammalia)
Camel (phylum: chordata, class: mammalia)
Deer (phylum: chordata, class: mammalia)


"respondent # 3"
Alligator (phylum: chordata, class: reptilia)
Cat (phylum: chordata, class: mammalia)
Dog (phylum: chordata, class: mammalia)
Mouse (phylum: chordata, class: mammalia)
Rat (phylum: chordata, class: mammalia)
Gerbil (phylum: chordata, class: mammalia)
Guinea Pig (phylum: chordata, class: mammalia)
Giraffe (phylum: chordata, class: mammalia)
Elephant (phylum: chordata, class: mammalia)
Hippopotamus (phylum: chordata, class: mammalia)
Permalink Reply by Sean Nash on September 4, 2008 at 6:01pm
perfect... thanks!
Permalink Reply by Erin Nash on September 4, 2008 at 8:04pm
I wonder who listed a guinea pig? I bet it is someone who knows a lot about you!! You don't have to tell me who it is for the sake of the study, but I'm pretty much betting I'm right here :)
Permalink Reply by ricky maddox on September 4, 2008 at 4:29pm
Respondent: Mrs. Eisiminger Researcher: Ricky Maddox

Weasel- Chordata/ Mammalia
Horse- Chordata/ Mammalia
Cow- Chordata/ Mammalia
Donkey- Chordata/ Mammalia
Squirrel- Chordata/ Mammalia
Mouse- Chordata/ Mammalia
Snake- Chordata
Monkey- Chordata/ Mammalia
Llama- Chordata/ Mammalia
Alpaca- Chordata/ Mammalia

Respondent: Bill Bonnett

Chetah- Chordata/ Mammalia
Gorilla-Chordata/ Mammalia
Dog-Chordata/ Mammalia
Cat-Chordata/ Mammalia
Bear- Chordata/ Mammalia
Squirrel- Chordata/ Mammalia
Shark- Chordata/ Chondrichthyes
Snake- Chordata
Iguana- Chordata
Frog- Chordata/ Amphibia

Respondent: Travis Kirschner

Duckbill Platypus- Chordata/ Mammalia
Koala - Chordata/ Mammalia
Grasshopper- insecta
Gila Monster - reptila
Ryno- Chordata/ Mammalia
bufflo- Chordata/ Mammalia
Albatross- Chordata/ Aves
Kiwi- chordata/ Aves
Barracouta- Chordata/ Actinopterygii
Human- Chordata/ Mammalia
Permalink Reply by Sean Nash on September 4, 2008 at 6:02pm
hey rick... you forgot the class of snake & iguana. i know you know those without even looking.
;-)
Permalink Reply by Sean Nash on September 4, 2008 at 6:03pm
nice job... though on a few you went past class.. into a more specific group (such as order) can you find the ones where you did this?
;-)
Permalink Reply by Sean Nash on September 4, 2008 at 7:20pm
nearly.

snake?

;-)
Permalink Reply by Chris Michaels on September 4, 2008 at 6:28pm
All my phylums are Chordata

Respondent #1 35 years old

Cat-Mammalia
Bird-Aves
Ferret-Mammalia
Dog-Mammalia
Cheetah-Mammalia
Squirrel-Mammalia
Monkey-Mammalia
Lion-Mammalia
Tiger-Mammalia
Hippo-Mammalia

Respondent #2 47 years old

Dog--Mammalia
Elephant-Mammalia
Lion-Mammalia
Tiger-Mammalia
Cat-Mammalia
Penguin
Horse-Mammalia
Monkey-Mammalia
Bear-Mammalia
Peacock-Aves

Respondent #3 50 years old

Tiger-Mammalia
Platapus-Mammalia
Ardvark-Mammalia
Lepard-Mammalia
Horse-Mammalia
Whale-Mammalia
Arangatang-Mammalia
Cat-Mammalia
Kowala-Mammalia
Barn Owl-Aves
Permalink Reply by Sean Nash on September 4, 2008 at 7:21pm
penguin?
Permalink Reply by Chris Michaels on September 9, 2008 at 10:06am
yep that was my mom she said she was going through the zoo
Permalink Reply by Abby Lucas on September 4, 2008 at 7:05pm
Respondent One: 20 years old

Dog-Mammalia
Cat-Mammalia
Deer- Mammalia
Turkey-Aves
Pheasant-Aves
Squirrel-Mammalia
Rabbit-Mammalia
Sparrow-Aves
Groundhog-Mammalia
Skunk-Mammalia

Respondent Two: 42 years old

Lightning Bug- Insecta
Bass-Actinoptergii
Bluegill- Actinoptergii
Frog-Amphibia
Toad-Amphibia
Turtle-Sauropsida
Dragonfly-Insecta
Slug-Gastropoda
Earthworm- Oligochaeta
Butterflies- Insecta

Respondent Three: 45 years old

Sponge-Porifera
Starfish- Asteroidea
Squid- Cephalopoda
Crab- Malacostraca
Coral-Anthozoa
Snail- Gastropoda
Lobster- Malacostraca
Whale- Mammalia
Jellyfish- Scyphozoa
Squirrel- Mammalia


(My dad just got done watching a Spongebob episode...)
Permalink Reply by Sean Nash on September 4, 2008 at 7:28pm
1. i am watching spongebob currently with my darling 19-month-old daughter.

2. nice work. seriously. the only thing that most people will differ by is this:
-if it is a phylum other than chordata... listing the phylum is good enough.
-if it is within the phylum chordata... go down to class.

the only reason that will be important is to make it a simple process when we process "whole group" data.

;-)

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