Lesson 6 & 7 Bat Morphology

Task

Look at the 3 skeletons above and complete the following:

In your workbook

a) Comment on the number and type of bones in the wings/arms of the 3 organisms. How do they compare?

b) Comment on the number and type of bones in the legs and feet of the 3 organisms. How do they compare?

c) Look at the other bones in the skeletons. How do they compare?

d) Remembering your 7 levels of classification,-find out the Kingdom, Phylum and Class group for these 3 organisms. 

e) Which 2 are the most closely related?

f) Refer to your answer in d) - What are some other features they may have in common?

g) Write a comment whether you think your answer to d) is justified based on the structure of these skeletons.

Research  Use the link wikipedia  

h) In the 7 levels of classification, "order" comes after "class". Name the  "order" bats belong to and find out what characteristics make them belong there.

i) Use the link to find out the differences between microbats and megabats. Place into a T- Chart.