Answer the following short essay prompt to the best of your ability. You may use your notes and book to answer the questions. You can work with others but need to type your own conclusion on your own paper. Copying and pasting another person’s work is considered cheating and will be dealt with accordingly. Your answers should be in paragraph form. Please use the 3 questions below to help guide your answers. Your essay must be typed and in 12 point font. It should be double spaced and no longer than 2 pages. NO late essays will be accepted. DUE Monday of the last week of class.
You are a biologist that discovers three new species while on a trip to the South American rainforest. The three organisms have the following characteristics.
Species 1: Cell wall composed of cellulose & silica Presence of chloroplasts
Presence of cilia
Presence of food vacuoles
Found inhibiting water contained in Brazilian Nut shells on the forest floor
Species 2: Filamentous body
Cell wall composed of a complex carbohydrate structure
Biflagellate zoospores Parasitizes insects
Species 3: Woody Stem
Simple cone-like structures
Flowers
Flowers with dead insects inside
Into which kingdom(s) would you place these 3 organisms? Why?
Would you place them in a known phylum or create a new one? Why?
What additional information (i.e. organism structures) could you use to strengthen your argument?
