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Sponges, sea anemones, shrimp, brittle stars and 1.5 million other identified animals inhabit this planet. To zoologists, scientists who study animals, this would be a bewildering array were it not for the science of systematics, which allows zoologists to place animals with similar body plans into common groups. Zoologists commonly work with large groupings called phyla; singular, phylum.
The classification system is available in English and French.
To introduce this classification system, a slide presentation (HTML and PowerPoint) is available. At the end of the slide presentation, there are classification activities that can be printed and used in the classroom. They include both a student worksheet and the teacher copy. The slide presentation and the activities are available in English, as well as in French. |
