The Great White Shark

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Work Cited

                                         Kingdom|Phylum|Class|Order|Family|Genius|Species

Kingdom: Animalia                                              

• no cell walls                                                            

• organized tissue

• multicellulor

• heterotroph

• sexual reproduction 

Phylum: Chordata

• bilateral system

• segmented body, segmented muscles

• three germ layers, coelom

• hollow nerve cord

• ventral heart                                                                              

• digestive system

Class: Chondrichthyes

• cartilaginous = cartilage

Order: Lamniformes

Family: Lamnidae

Genius and species: Carcharodon, Charcharodon Charcharias

 It is rather amazing that a large meal can satisfy a Great White Shark for over two months. The Great White Shark,  from the phylum chordata, is a very interesting vertebrate. The Great White Shark has many characteristics and requires certain elements in their habitat.

The Great White Shark has many physical characteristics , such as over 3,000 teeth. For example, one characteristic of the Great White Shark is their torpedo shaped body and their pointed snout. This characteristic shows that the Great White Shark can move through the water with great speed. For example, the Great White Shark has over 3,000 teeth at any time. This characteristic shows that since they do not use arms or hands to catch prey they can use their teeth to catch and hold on to their prey. For example, they have gill slits that enable them to breath in the water. This characteristic shows that they do not need to go to the surface to breath they just use their gills. These three characteristics play a very important role in the Great White Shark's life.

The Great White Shark's habitat requires certain elements to obtain this animal. For example, the Great White Shark lives in water all over the world. This shows that it needs to live in water because it is a gilled animal so it needs water to pass through the gills to breath. For example, the Great White Shark needs a healthy supply of food, such as fish, sea lions, seals, otters, etc... This shows that they have to have a good food source that supplies those animals. For example, the Great White Shark has to live in non-polluted water. This shows that they need to live in clean water or else they would die from the pollution. All of these are key things that are in the Great White Sharks habitat. 

The Great White Shark requires certain elements and many characteristics that help it survive in the wild. Since the Great White Shark lives in water we should try not to pollute the ocean and keep the water clean.   

A Great White Shark swims  A Great White Shark eats tasty prey  It could even eat you

                                                                                      Work Cited 

Ryan Fehlig. White Shark.  February 23, 1996. University of Michigan. April 16,2003. http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/carcharodon/c._carcharias$narrative.html 

Great White Shark. 2003. enchanted learning. April 16,2003 http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/sharks/species/Greatwhite.shtml 

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