Biology Taxonomy Pre Milestone
Tianning Zhang
Ms. Wong
Biology, Period 6
November 6, 2014
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Selasphorus
Species: S. rufus
Domain: Eukarya
Eukarya is one in the three-domain system of biological classification. All multi-cellular organisms are placed in this domain. All animals, plants, and fungi are included. Since Rufous hummingbird is a type of animal, it is included.
Kingdom: Animalia
Kingdom Animalia is the kingdom that contains all animals. All members of Animalia are multi-cellular, eukaryotic and heterotrophs, which mean they rely on other organisms for nourishment; also their cells lack cell wall. The bodies of animals are of cells organized into tissues, each tissue specialized to some degree to perform specific functions. (Myers, 2001)
Phylum: Chordata
Chordata are used to define all animals that, in either embryonic or adult stages, have a notochord. A notochord is a flexible rod-like structure that forms the main support of the body in the Chordates. They also comprise of a tail (or tailbone), segmented body, a single hollow nerve cord with a brain, and a complete digestive system (Hickman and Roberts, 1994). Rufous hummingbirds have all these structures, so they are placed in this phylum.
Class: Aves
The class Aves is known commonly as birds. Aves are warm-blooded vertebrates that have wings, feathered body, hollow bones, horny beak instead of teeth, and their young are born inside of amniotic eggs with hard, brittle shell. (Animal Diversity Web, 2001) Rufous hummingbirds are one member of birds, so they are place in class Aves.
Order: Apodiformes
Rufous hummingbirds belong to the order Apodiformes, meaning, "unfooted birds" in Latin. The bird order Apodiformes only contains three families of birds, hummingbirds, swifts and tree swifts. Apodiformes do have feet, scientists gave them this name because their legs are very short and their feet are small. The feet are
Ms. Wong
Biology, Period 6
November 6, 2014
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Selasphorus
Species: S. rufus
Domain: Eukarya
Eukarya is one in the three-domain system of biological classification. All multi-cellular organisms are placed in this domain. All animals, plants, and fungi are included. Since Rufous hummingbird is a type of animal, it is included.
Kingdom: Animalia
Kingdom Animalia is the kingdom that contains all animals. All members of Animalia are multi-cellular, eukaryotic and heterotrophs, which mean they rely on other organisms for nourishment; also their cells lack cell wall. The bodies of animals are of cells organized into tissues, each tissue specialized to some degree to perform specific functions. (Myers, 2001)
Phylum: Chordata
Chordata are used to define all animals that, in either embryonic or adult stages, have a notochord. A notochord is a flexible rod-like structure that forms the main support of the body in the Chordates. They also comprise of a tail (or tailbone), segmented body, a single hollow nerve cord with a brain, and a complete digestive system (Hickman and Roberts, 1994). Rufous hummingbirds have all these structures, so they are placed in this phylum.
Class: Aves
The class Aves is known commonly as birds. Aves are warm-blooded vertebrates that have wings, feathered body, hollow bones, horny beak instead of teeth, and their young are born inside of amniotic eggs with hard, brittle shell. (Animal Diversity Web, 2001) Rufous hummingbirds are one member of birds, so they are place in class Aves.
Order: Apodiformes
Rufous hummingbirds belong to the order Apodiformes, meaning, "unfooted birds" in Latin. The bird order Apodiformes only contains three families of birds, hummingbirds, swifts and tree swifts. Apodiformes do have feet, scientists gave them this name because their legs are very short and their feet are small. The feet are