Extractions: Tardigrades are quite small meiofaunal animals, the body length ranges between 0.08 mm and 1.5 mm. They have usually four pair of legs (in some species a reduction occurs) and a nervous system with ventral ganglia and a lobed brain. The body is covered with a cuticle that is shed several times during development . The cuticle is chitinous. There is no metamorphosis, though young tardigrades may look slightly different to adults.
Gtax Links on woody plant taxonomy including original identification keys to major genera. http://members.tripod.com/~Hatch_L/tlan.html
Extractions: Welcome to CULTIVAR.ORG , your online guide to the nomenclature, cultivar descriptions, classification, and identificaton of garden plants. This site is sponsored by Taxonomic Computer Research and members of the New Ornamentals Society. In 1998 we launched T-LAN , a pilot project in "popular accessible taxonomy" offering online resources about familiar landscape plants. The numerous links together with original identification keys and articles proved an instant hit, gathering tens of thousands of visitors from 65 countries. Students, curators, nurserymen, researchers, architects, and home gardeners around the world now use T-LAN to understand more about plant names, characteristics, genetic resource protection, colors, and unique cultivars. We have decided to expand on T-LAN with its focus on ornamentals to add resources on fruit, vegetable, florist, and turfgrass crops. In the coming months and years we will offer links and original content on the full diversity of garden plants which enrich our lives. Your ideas and suggestions are very welcome. Please write Click on the logos and links below to access each area.
The Sciences Explorer - Taxonomy Table taxonomy, also called systematics, is the study of the classification of all living The current method of taxonomy was started by Carlous Linnaeus which http://library.thinkquest.org/11771/english/hi/biology/taxonomy.shtml
Extractions: This it the largest unit of classification. Initially it was thought that there were only two kingdoms, plants and animals. Eventually microscope and other tools helped clarify the existence of other organisms. Now, there are a total of 5 kingdoms. Animalia - the largest with over 1 million named species, fish, humans; Plantae - 350,000 species, trees, grass; Fungi - 100,000 species, mushrooms, lichen; Protista - 100,000 species, green, golden, brown, and red algae, flagellates; Monera - 10,000 species, blue-green algae or cyanobacteria. Phylum/Division The next most specific unit of classification. This further divides the kingdom into 20 or so divisions based on very distinct and defining characteristics. For example, within the Animal Kingdom, a major division is the chordates that are animals with notochords. This includes humans, fish, mammals, etc. Flowering plants are defined into the antrophyta division of the Plant Kingdom. Class This further classifies the organism. It separates them into categories that make them very similar in terms of certain basic features. For example the class mammalia includes all animals that breast-feed, which includes humans, cows, dolphins, etc. Another class would be reptilia which includes cold-blooded and scaled animals. Order Organisms of the same order are more similar that that of the same class. A lot of obvious evolutionary connections can be drawn from looking at the order; only a few features separate the organisms as a breaking in the evolutionary chain. One example is that within the class Mammalia, carnivores are separated into the order Carnivora while Insect-eaters are separated into the order Insectivora.
International Microbiology The official Journal of the Spanish Society for Microbiology. The fields covered include microorganisms, microbial biology (physiology, ecology, morphology, taxonomy, genetics, pathogenesis) and microbial applications (environmental, soil, industrial, food, medical microbiology, biodeterioration, bioremediation, biotechnology). http://www.im.microbios.org
Extractions: I NTERNATIONAL M ICROBIOLOGY is the official journal of the Spanish Society for Microbiology (SEM). The first journal published under the auspices of the SEM was , which was launched in 1947. From 1985 until 1997, the journal was called . In 1998, the title was changed to I NTERNATIONAL M ICROBIOLOGY . The journal addresses the international scientific community and publishes two types of contributions: Articles and Complements. Articles may be reviews, research articles, or research notes. Complements may be editorials, perspectives, opinions, book reviews, obituaries, etc. The fields covered by I NTERNATIONAL M ICROBIOLOGY are: microorganisms, both prokaryotes and eukaryotes (prions, viruses, bacteria, archaea, protists, yeast, molds), microbial biology (physiology, ecology, morphology, taxonomy, genetics, pathogenesis), and microbial applications (environmental, soil, industrial, food, medical microbiology, biodeterioration, bioremediation, biotechnology). Papers related to microbial science on a worldwide basis are also considered. Special emphasis is given to issues that go beyond the traditional boundaries of a microbiology journal: the state-of-the art of microbiology in different regions of the world, the research activities and interests of outstanding microbiologists, the role of microbiology in society and education, new findings from the frontiers of current research, et cetera. Critical reviews of new books on microbiology, related sciences, and social aspects of science are also welcome.
Using Bloom's Taxonomy - EWP In Bloom s taxonomy, the acts of recalling and reporting knowledge are seen as less taxonomy of educational objectives, Vol.1 The cognitive domain. http://www.umuc.edu/ugp/ewp/bloomtax.html
Extractions: Writing Assignments Types of Writing Assignments Assessing the Research and Writing Process Assignment Design Tools from Other Web Sites ... Contact EWP Assistant Director Student Resources A great deal of the writing that students are asked to do invites them simply to demonstrate knowledge. On exams and quizzes and in many out-of-class writing assignments, they are asked merely to recall and report what they know or have collected in research. In Bloom's Taxonomy , the acts of recalling and reporting knowledge are seen as less sophisticated than the alternatives of translating information into new forms, applying it to new contexts, analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating it.
All Topics Up again, 22 Jun 2005; Blog Housekeeping SKOS taxonomy, 01 Jun 2005; R R, 06 May 2005; Threading Revisited, 04 May 2005; Five Years, 24 Apr 2005 http://norman.walsh.name/topics
The Taxonomy Of Barney The taxonomy of Barney. Evidence of Convergence in Hominid Evolution. by Edward C. Theriot, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Arthur http://www.improb.com/airchives/paperair/volume1/v1i1/barney.htm
Extractions: by Edward C. Theriot, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Arthur E. Bogan, Freshwater Molluscan Research, Sewell, New Jersey Earle E. Spamer, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [This is an abbreviated version of the original article. The full text appears in AIR 1:1, January/February 1995.] [School groups can hear and see a presentation based on this lecture. To arrange one, please telephone Edward Theriot or Earle Sapamer at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. The number is 215-299-1000.] According to National Geographic, hominids evolved first on the African continent, radiating to occupy the other continents during the past tens to hundreds of thousands of years. Current opinions put forth by anthropologists indicate that several genera and species evolved, of which only Homo exists today. The only evidence on which these suppositions are based are skeletal remains, preserved mostly as fragments. Cladistic studies of the characteristics of the bone fragments have led scientists to derive the evolutionary relationships between these different hominid animals. However, from field evidence and empirical observations, we have discovered a previously unrecognized form of hominid, alive today, which is presumably globally distributed. It is certainly found in North America, where we first observed it. Its external morphology is completely unlike hominid morphology, for which reason it has been until now overlooked. Its discovery has immediate and far-reaching implications on understanding hominid evolution.
Taxonomy taxonomy is a hierarchical system for classifying and identifying organisms. http://biology.about.com/od/evolution/a/aa092304a.htm
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Aquatic And Wetland Plant Forum A forum for the discussion of current ideas and problems relating to the ecology, conservation, identification and taxonomy of wetland plants. http://www.ardeola.demon.co.uk/
Systema Naturae 2000 An upto-date historical cross-referenced classification of life based on original authorative scientific literature. http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/
The Big Picture Book Of Viruses Specific information on viral families, genomes, taxonomy, and structure. http://www.tulane.edu/~dmsander/Big_Virology/BVHomePage.html
LIVING_LINKS A Quick taxonomy of the Primate Order. (See University of Manitoba for an excellent and very thorough primate taxonomy). There are approximately 240 primate http://www.emory.edu/LIVING_LINKS/Taxonomy.html
Extractions: PRIMATE TAXONOMY Apes are no monkeys! The best way to insult a scientist working on chimpanzees is to say he/she is working with monkeys. We, humans, belong to the same family as the anthropoid (human-like) apes, also known as the "great" apes. No other animals are as close to us: at the DNA level we are 98.4 % identical to chimpanzees and bonobos. Here is a diagram of a primate evolutionary tree based on DNA comparisons. Humans ( Homo sapiens sapiens ) are classified as Hominoidae. Other members of this family are the four great apes: chimpanzee ( Pan troglodytes ), bonobo ( Pan paniscus ), gorilla ( Gorilla gorilla ), and orangutan ( Pongo pygmaeu s). The Hominoid family also includes the "lesser" apes: gibbons and siamangs. No other primates are called apes: they are monkeys and prosimians. The Hominoids split off from the other primates (Old World monkeys, New World monkeys, and prosimians) an estimated 23 million years ago. The latest discoveries in paleontology make early hominids look ever more ape-like thus confirming the validity of comparisons of Homo sapiens with its "living links," the extant anthropoid apes. The split between them and us is now estimated to have occurred a "mere" 6 million years ago. Whereas paleontologists tend to focus on the last 3-4 million years marked by bipedality, brain expansion, and cultural progress, the living links approach reaches back further in time so as to include the evolution of all Hominoids.
Biognomen A Linnaean taxonomy arranged in hyperlinked evolutionary trees. One can navigate through the hierarchy vertically, or follow a lineage horizontally at a particular level of the hierarchy. http://webpages.charter.net/teefile/biognomen/
Extractions: This is a Linnaean taxonomy arranged to show the evolutionary relationships among taxa. The evolutionary trees are mapped. Just click on the name of the group you want to see more detail on. Names in green are ancestor or descendant taxa. Clicking on a green name will keep you at the same level of the hierarchy. The names of extinct taxa are generally presented in gray. You can also go directly to a group by typing its scientific or common name in the search box. Be sure to use the singular form of common names. There are numerous good evolutionary trees on the web. I especially like the Tree of Life and the UCMP Phylogeny Wing . The problem is that they are all cladograms, not true evolutionary trees. While cladistics is a useful tool, for a general-purpose taxonomy the systematist should not stop there and merely use the cladogram as the final classification system. A classification system should indicate what an organism is like, without requiring one to trace its entire evolutionary history. The first problem with cladistic taxonomy is that many biologists are attempting to graft it onto the incompatible Linnaean system, insisting that each taxon should be a clade. This is possible if only living forms are considered, but it results in systems where primitive groups are excessively split, compared to the more advanced groups (such as four divisions of gymnosperms, only one division for the angiosperms). If extinct species are include, the method breaks down altogether. For example, if classes for mammals and reptiles are defined, the common ancestor of those two groups cannot be assigned to a class. Of course this same logic applies to the genus, so cladists need to either propose a new system of naming fossil species, or break their system and allow paraphyletic genera.
Bloom's Taxonomy Bloom s taxonomy is a way to classify instructional activities or questions as they progress in difficulty. The lower levels require less in the way of http://cs1.mcm.edu/~awyatt/csc3315/bloom.htm
Extractions: Advanced Technology in the Schools Bloom's Taxonomy Bloom's Taxonomy is a way to classify instructional activities or questions as they progress in difficulty. The lower levels require less in the way of thinking skills. As one moves down the hierarchy, the activities require higher level thinking skills. or Question Verbs Used for Objectives Lowest level Knowledge define, memorize, repeat, record, list, recall, name, relate, collect, label, specify, cite, enumerate, tell, recount Comprehension restate, summarize, discuss, describe, recognize, explain, express, identify, locate, report, retell, review, translate Application exhibit, solve, interview, simulate, apply, employ, use, demonstrate, dramatize, practice, illustrate, operate, calculate, show, experiment Higher levels Analysis interpret, classify, analyze, arrange, differentiate, group, compare, organize, contrast, examine, scrutinize, survey, categorize, dissect, probe, inventory, investigate, question, discover, text, inquire, distinguish, detect, diagram, inspect Synthesis compose, setup, plan, prepare, propose, imagine, produce, hypothesize, invent, incorporate, develop, generalize, design, originate, formulate, predict, arrange, contrive, assemble, concoct, construct, systematize, create
The Plesiosaur Site - Home Page This site is intended to give serious and detailed information on the Order Plesiosauria, to provide a forum for discussion and for the presentation of ideas no matter how wild and fanciful on the palaeontology, taxonomy, biomechanics, biology and ecological role of members of the order. http://www.plesiosaur.com/
Extractions: Images The Plesiosaur Site Home More Comments Research Taxonomy ... Email me This site is intended to give serious and detailed information on the order plesiosauria, to provide a forum for discussion and for the presentation of ideas no matter how wild and fanciful on the palaeontology, taxonomy, biomechanics, biology and ecological role of members of the order. I hope that people will send in material I can include here. Strange creatures lurking in lakes in Scotland, Sweden, Canada or anywhere else. Because I am asked the question so frequently I have added a page explaining why the Loch Ness monster is not a plesiosaur. See the button on the left. Decomposing sharks or any other modern marine animals. Decomposing carcases are frequenly interpreted as being those of plesiosaurs, and I am contacted frequently by people trying to argue that that is what they are. All the pictures I've seen show something that is completely unlike a plesisosaur even superficially, and marine biologists and shark experts confirm again and again that these are the carcases of sharks, probably basking sharks. Have a look at http://members.aol.com/paluxy2/plesios.htm
BioNET-INTERNATIONAL, The Global Network For Taxonomy A global network of countryowned collaborative LOOPs to support national programs for biosystematics to support goals in areas such as sustainable http://www.bionet-intl.org/
Extractions: BioNET-INTERNATIONAL is dedicated to supporting sustainable development by helping developing countries to overcome the taxonomic impediment by becoming self-reliant in taxonomy, i.e. self-reliant in the skills, infrastructure and technologies needed to discover, identify, name, classify and to understand the relationships of all organisms. The Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA) in Tervuren, Belgium, is pleased to announce a new call for applications for scholarships for scientific study visits on biodiversity to the RMCA collections. The programme of study visits on biodiversity targets African experts and doctoral students. Scholarships are awarded for research projects that fit the development co-operation obligations following from the Convention on Biological Diversity, involving RMCA collections and/or staff experiences and contributing to identification, conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity.
Taxonomy Browser (Archaea) Shows the relationships among the reconginzed groups, and samples yet to be named or classified. http://www3.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?name=Archaea
Taxonomy Of Socratic Questions Tutorial on ProblemBased Learning. taxonomy of Socratic Questioning The taxonomy of Socratic questions, created by Richard Paul, is not a hierarchy in http://www-ed.fnal.gov/trc/tutorial/taxonomy.html
Extractions: The taxonomy of Socratic questions, created by Richard Paul, is not a hierarchy in the traditional sense. The categories build upon each other, but they do not necessarily follow a pattern or design. One question's response will lead into another category of questioning not predetermined by the teacher/facilitator. In keeping with the PBL philosophy, this aspect of the model is most conducive! The role of the skilled teacher/facilitator is to keep the inquiry "train on track," but, also, to allow the students to "travel to a viable destination" of their own design. The following table has been adapted from: Paul, Richard, Critical Thinking: How to Prepare Students for a Rapidly Changing World, Questions that Probe Reasons and Evidence Questions of Clarification Questions that Probe Assumptions Questions that Probe Reasons and Evidence What do you mean by ? What is your main point?
Classification Of Living Things: Topic Menu An Introduction to the Principles of taxonomy with a Focus on Human Classification Categories. TOPICS, CROSSWORD PUZZLES http://anthro.palomar.edu/animal/
