Great White Shark
Kingdom: Animalia
It can move on it's own
It is multicellular
Are heterotrophs
It ingests and digest's food in an internal cavity
Doesn't have a cell wall
Capable of complex movement
Reproduce sexually, by means of differentiated eggs and sperm
Phylum: Chordata
Has a symmetrical body
Has a backbone (notochord)
Has a tail
It has gills that it uses to obtain oxygen
Has a complete digestive system
It has a bony cartilaginous endoskeleton
Has openings at both ends of its body
Class: Chondrichthyes
It is a cartilaginous fish
It's scientific name is "Carcharodon Carcharias"
It's bones are made mostly of cartilage
Do not have precise vision
Rely on functions in water to detect their prey
Have many rows of sharp teeth
Do not chew
Swallow their prey whole
Sharks also eat each other
Order: Lamniformes
Has two dorsal
It is a typical sharks
Has pelvic with claspers
There are very few of them in fresh water
Has a good sense of smell
Attracted by the smell of blood
They pick up signals by special sense receptors known as neuromasts
Family: Lamnidae
Known scientifically as elasmobranches
Is part of the large fish family
Is not a mammal
Breaths with gills underwater
Genus:
Species:
Not a good pet
Has violent actions
They do not like people
References:
www.encarta.com Animal Diversity Web "Great White Shark" www.animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/animalia.html December 20, 2000
Picture taken from:
"Shark"
www.nationalgeographic.com/voices/ax/frame.html?weekly/weekly02.html
January 10, 2001
Poem:
A shark! A shark!
Deep in the sea where it is dark!
It's jaws open wide!
I draw back and hide!
Will it treat me?
Or will it eat me?
