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Biology

Classification ROTIFER

PHENOMENON

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Rotifer FEATURES

Aquatic or in wet soil

Multicellular with partial mesoderm

Cilia around "head" to waft food into mouth

Tiny--microscopic - mm

Eggs can survive water source drying for months +

Invertebrate

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Kingdom Animalia

Phylum Rotifer

Class

Order

Family

Genus

Species

Prior Knowledge/Preview
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Inquiry science
       Printable activity
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       On-line activity:

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LAB experiments
       Lab #1
       Lab #2
       Lab #3
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Aerospace CONNECTIONS:
Rotifer surviving in Space BBC
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Applications and examples
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EXTENSION material for the curious
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CLASSIFICATION

Protists

Annelids

Echinoderms

Molluscs

Insects

Fish

Birds

Mammals

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