1. Choose a Phylum to study from the following list:
- Porifera - sponges
- Cnidaria (Coelenterates) - Sea anemones, jelly fish, corals
- Annelida - segmented worms
- Mollusca - snails, bivalves, limpets, squid, octopi
- Arthropoda - crabs, barnacles, shrimp
- Echinodermata - sea cucumbers, sea stars, sea urchins
- Chordata - fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals
2. Record representatives of your phylum in touch tanks and/or
the wild.
3. Write a report and be sure to include the following information:
- A general description of the phylum
- A labeled diagram of one representative of the phylum. Be
sure to include a scale for your drawing
- A brief description and diagram of the life cycle of the organism
you drew.
- Produce a species list for your phylum from your general species
list.
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