Web Links

Chapter 25: What is an animal?

Web Links

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Risky Critter Game

Test your knowledge about a variety of animals by playing the Risky Critter Game. Challenge a classmate!
( http://endangered.fws.gov/kids/risky.htm )

National Geographic Animals and Nature - Local Field Guides

Select a group of animals that you would like to learn more about. Then, click on the region of the map that you live. Once you get to the species list, select an animal and click on its image. What kind of habitat does your animal live in? What are some similar species? Go back to the map and click on another region. Is your selected animal found in that region of the United State?
( http://www.enature.com/natgeo/localguide_home.asp )

e.Nature Online Field Guides

Choose one of the ten online animal field guides to find a list of animals. Choose group of animals from the list and click on the group. Once you have found the list of individual animals, select one to research and click on the image. Find out the regional information about your animal. Draw and color a picture of your selected animal.
( http://www.enature.com/guides/select_group.asp )

Animal Diversity Web

This site has information about Kingdom Animalia. You can learn about many different animals, both vertebrates and invertebrates. Do a "quick search" to find out what order the tiger shark belongs to. Name at least one other animal that belongs to the same order.
( http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/ )

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Aquatic Science Career Information

This site has a good description and explanation of careers in marine science. Find out what classes to take and how to prepare yourself for a career in the marine sciences.
( http://aslo.org/students/career.html )

Oceanographers at Work

This site maintained by Texas A&M describes the various fields of study within the oceanography realm. What are some of the things that biological oceanographers study? What types of places offer careers in oceanography?
( http://www-ocean.tamu.edu/Quarterdeck/1998/3/ogc.html )

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Zebra Fish as Pollution Indicators

Researchers at The National University of Singapore have genetically developed a type of zebra fish that changes color when exposed to certain pollutants. What color are zebra fish normally? What colors do these special fish change to when exposed to certain pollutants? What two groups of pollutants are they presently able to identify with these transgenic fish?
( http://www.nus.edu.sg/corporate/research/gallery/research12.htm )

The Zebrafish Information Network - Developmental Stages

Look at both tables of zebrafish developmental stages. How does the development of your fish embryos compare to those in these two tables?
( http://www.neuro.uoregon.edu/k12/Development%20Stages.html )

Zebrafish FAQ's

Find out some general information about zebrafish by visiting this site. Where did zebrafish originate? How does research of zebrafish benefit humans?
( http://www.neuro.uoregon.edu/k12/FAQs.html )

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European Research

Visit this site to learn about some of the stem cell research projects happening in Europe. Find out what human disease may by treated using this research.
( http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/news-centre/en/soc/01-12-soc04.html )

American Medical Association - Stem Cell FAQ's

The AMA website has a nice description of what stem cells are and why they are important medically. What are the three main technologies being used today?
( http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/article/5245-7264.html )

Lasker Foundation

The National Institutes of Health's stem cell primer provides good background information about stem cells and the potential medical uses and issues. This site also includes an on-screen glossary and excellent graphics of what stem cells are, where they come from and how they may be used. How might research into stem cells and SCNT benefit patients with certain kinds of heart disease?
( http://www.laskerfoundation.org/news/weis/estemcell.html )

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Embryonic Development

This site uses fruit flies to discuss Hox genes. Diagrams compare fruit fly development with mouse development. Humans have Hox genes too. How many Hox gene clusters to humans have, and what chromosome are they found on?
( http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/H/HomeoboxGenes.html )

Nobel e-Museum

Did you know that mammals and flies have similar homeotic genes? Visit this site to find out how. Who is responsible for first publishing information about homeotic genes?
( http://www.nobel.se/medicine/educational/poster/1995/more-l-simgenes.html )

Hox Linx

East Carolina University maintains this site which contains a number of links regarding Hox genes. Read the Hox story to find out what Hox genes are. Visit the “Virtual World of Development” and select an organism that you would like to see the embryonic photographs of.
( http://core.ecu.edu/biol/scemamaj/hoxwebpage/page7.html )