Journal Entry on Project Observations - Elissa
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- Starting at the species level of the northern leopard frog, "lithobates pipiens", we can zoom out on OneZoom to see that this frog is part of the "Lithobates" genus, is considered a "True frog", and is also part of the family "Ranidae". As we zoom out further, we see that l. pipiens belongs to the the order "Anura", class "Amphibia", which was then linked to "Tetrapods", then "Vertebrates", then the phylum "Chordata", reaching "Nephrozoa", "Holozoa", the kingdom "Animalia", and "Eukaryotes", which then branched off of "Archae and Eukaryotes" and ultimately "all life".
- Our observations demonstrated great diversity in the flora and fauna of wet ecosystems, so it is difficult to choose only 1 adaptation common to all, however, the majority of organisms had adapted to life around water and it was observed that certain plants and creatures were able to float on the water's surface by expanding their bodies or developing large leaves to increase surface area and take advantage of the water's surface tension (water striders, spiders, water lilies). More specifically, it was noted that some insects used this particular adaptation to move around a body of water with great ease (locomotion).
- A unique adaptation that was not common to other observations was the velcro-like quality of the pods of the plant "Desmodium Paniculatum". The triangular, fuzzy pods readily stick to clothes and animals, which allows them to be carried far and wide to help propagate the plant's seeds (reproduction).
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