LIFE ON EARTHLIFE ON EARTH• There are 5 primary groups of There are 5 primary groups of

life called life called kingdoms.kingdoms.1.1. Monera (bacteria)Monera (bacteria)2.2. Protists (single-celled)Protists (single-celled)3.3. Fungi (yeast, mushrooms)Fungi (yeast, mushrooms)4.4. AnimalsAnimals5.5. PlantsPlants

• We are going to continue to We are going to continue to study the animal kingdom.study the animal kingdom.

• So far we have investigated So far we have investigated many different types of living many different types of living organisms: paramecia, yeast, organisms: paramecia, yeast, brine shrimp, snails, and brine shrimp, snails, and several plants. They are all several plants. They are all different, but even so, they all different, but even so, they all have some things in common.have some things in common.

• What are some of the things What are some of the things they have in common?they have in common?

• Now we are going to study the largest Now we are going to study the largest group of organisms on Earth. In fact group of organisms on Earth. In fact there may be more species (different there may be more species (different kinds) of these organisms on Earth kinds) of these organisms on Earth than all the other species put together. than all the other species put together. They are found on every continent, in They are found on every continent, in the air, and in the freshwater world the air, and in the freshwater world over. They are so important that many over. They are so important that many other species could not survive other species could not survive without them. Because of this, many without them. Because of this, many scientists feel that they rule the planet. scientists feel that they rule the planet. What group is it? What group is it?

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•Adaptation- Structures and behaviors that increase an organism’s chances of surviving and reproducing.

INSECTSINSECTS

LEARNING GOALLEARNING GOAL

• I will learn the structures and adaptations of insects.

• I will observe structures and behaviors of a multicellular organism called a Madagascar Hissing Cockroach (insect).

• I will design and conduct an experiment (safely and appropriately) to determine environmental preferences of an insect (roach)

Label the 3 body parts. What other structures can you label that let you

know this is an insect?

READING= READING= THE INSECT THE INSECT EMPIREEMPIRE, page 55, page 55

Guessing Game!

Thorax

Insect

Abdomen

Six Legs

Mrs. Paul

Round 2!

Antennae

Head

Exoskeleton

Hissing Roach

Mrs. Parcells

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• Let’s draw a diagram Let’s draw a diagram of an insect and of an insect and label the main parts.label the main parts.

AntennaeAntennaeThoraxThorax

AbdomenAbdomen

HeadHead

Six LegsSix Legs

LEARNING GOALLEARNING GOAL

• I will learn the structures and adaptations of insects.

• I will observe structures and behaviors of a multicellular organism called a Madagascar Hissing Cockroach (insect).

• I will design and conduct an experiment (safely and appropriately) to determine environmental preferences of an insect (roach)

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ADAPTATIONSADAPTATIONS• Insects, like other organisms, have Insects, like other organisms, have

structures and behaviors that help structures and behaviors that help them survive. Structures and them survive. Structures and behaviors that increase an organism’s behaviors that increase an organism’s chances of surviving and reproducing chances of surviving and reproducing are called are called adaptationsadaptations. No other group . No other group or organisms has a greater variety of or organisms has a greater variety of adaptations than insects. Let’s adaptations than insects. Let’s consider a mosquito as an example.consider a mosquito as an example.

MOSQUITOESMOSQUITOES• What do you know about mosquitoes?What do you know about mosquitoes?

• What do they eat?What do they eat?

• How do mosquitoes find their pray How do mosquitoes find their pray even in the dark?even in the dark?

• How do mosquitoes extract their How do mosquitoes extract their measure of blood?measure of blood?

• When do you usually notice a When do you usually notice a mosquito bite, at the time she is biting mosquito bite, at the time she is biting you or after she has left?you or after she has left?

ADAPTATIONSADAPTATIONS• Everything about the piercing Everything about the piercing

mouthparts of the female mosquito is mouthparts of the female mosquito is adapted for tapping blood. The adapted for tapping blood. The proboscisproboscis, often incorrectly called the , often incorrectly called the stinger, is equipped with specialized stinger, is equipped with specialized tools for the job. It has sharp tools for the job. It has sharp “scalpels” for cutting through skin, “scalpels” for cutting through skin, “clamps” to hold the wound open, and “clamps” to hold the wound open, and a strawlike mouthpart the mosquito a strawlike mouthpart the mosquito inserts into a capillary to suck up inserts into a capillary to suck up blood.blood.

ADAPTATIONSADAPTATIONS• Mosquito saliva has chemicals Mosquito saliva has chemicals

that keep blood from clotting, so that keep blood from clotting, so that its meal will not be that its meal will not be interrupted. The saliva also interrupted. The saliva also contains pain killers. You usually contains pain killers. You usually don’t feel anything until a few don’t feel anything until a few minutes later, when the pain killer minutes later, when the pain killer has worn off.has worn off.

COLLECTION OF COLLECTION OF INSECTS ON CDINSECTS ON CD

COCKROACHESCOCKROACHES• For the next few classes, you will be For the next few classes, you will be

studying the adaptations of a live studying the adaptations of a live insect. Relatives of this particular kind insect. Relatives of this particular kind of insect have been on Earth for the of insect have been on Earth for the past 400 million years, long before the past 400 million years, long before the first dinosaurs roamed Earth. This first dinosaurs roamed Earth. This organism has some highly effective organism has some highly effective adaptations that have allowed it to adaptations that have allowed it to survive for that long. The insect we survive for that long. The insect we will be studying is the cockroach!will be studying is the cockroach!

Only FACTS Only FACTS go in this go in this column, not column, not OPINIONS OPINIONS

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•Adaptation- Structures and behaviors that increase an organism’s chances of surviving and reproducing.