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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.
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  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?
SSM Strategies for Pursuing
a Career in Marine Mammal Science
On this site you'll find information about landing a career as a marine biologist who studies mammals. Write a profile of a typical marine biologist in your science journal.
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  Endangered Species
Visit this site to find out what organizations are involved with tracking endangered species and to learn about those species that are threatened or endangered. What is the purpose or
goal of the IUCN Redlist of Threatened Species? Go to the summary and statistics page. Has the trend in the number of threatened reptile species increased, decreased, or stayed the same
from 1996 to 2002?
US Fish & Wildlife Service
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Tree of Life Web Project
Access this site for more information about living organisms. Visit the "popular pages" section and choose a group of invertebrate animals to report on. Design a poster or
bulletin board about the group using what you learn from this site.
Wonders of the
Seas
This page describes different creatures you will find in the sea. Use the images and information on this page to design your own Web page for animals found in this unit.
Ask Orkin
Follow the link to this site for information about the natural history of termites, ants, roaches, fleas, and other arthropod pests. Gather information about the different arthropod
pests and make a brochure explaining each of these organisms.
Invertebrate
Studies, Sevilleta LTER
Research on terrestrial and aquatic invertebrates. With a partner, make a tree showing the different phyla and select species of invertebrates on this page.
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