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The Wolf By: RD |
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The Wolf By: RD |
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genius and Species
-Kingdom-
Animalia:
Animal cells lack the rigid cell walls that characterize plants. They are made up of cells organized into tissues, each tissue organized to perform a specific functions. They are capable of more movement than plant cells. There are nine or ten million species of animals.
-Phylum-
Chordata:
Organisms that possess a structure called a notochord, at some part of their development. Notochord is a rod that extends most of the body's length of the body when it is fully developed.
-Class-
Mammalia:
All animals have at least three characteristics not found in other animals. They have three middle ear bones, hair, and mammary glands.
-Order-
Carnivora:
Are mammals that eat meat. Not all carnivores are carnivores. They also have teeth, carnassials pair.
-Family-
Canidae:
Represented by 14 genera and 34 species. Have usually 5 toes on the forefeet, four on the hind feet. Have non retractable claws. Have a large set of teeth, large, but unspecialized.
Genius and Species-
Canis Simensis:
Wolves
Wolves are graceful animals
who are meat eating mammals
they have cells unlike the cells of plants
they have fur in many different colors
so, next time you see a wolf, remember
they are more than just a clump of fur.