Animal Design - Burnside, Meyer  

Created by K. McCarthy with input from Eika Immel, Lauren Meyer and John Burnside 4/12

Marine Biology: Animal Design Project

v   Animal (name and detailed description)

v   Anatomy & Physiology

Ø   Body – don’t forget scaling

Ø   All relevant systems

§   Digestive

§   Circulatory

§   Respiratory

§   Integument

§   Skeletal

§   Excretory

§   Nervous

·          Senses

§   Osmoregulatory

§   Thermoregulatory

§   Reproductive

v   Environment

Ø   Niche

Ø   Prey, predators, competition

v   Behavior

v   Special Adaptation

v   Diagrams and pictures are a must

v  Literature cited