L. Prefontaine
Science 9
October 2002

To begin your assignment, click on the "Instructions" button, and continue from there.

R. Derksen,

Instructions

• Goal
Pick an animal (not similar to humans) to describe and compare the digestive system.


• Part A: Poster (10 marks)
• title (name of the animal)
• large poster paper
• draw digestive system (neat, large, colourful)
• label all parts (correct spelling, neat, and clear


• Part B: Table (10 marks)
• make a structure and function table
• list all structures and functions
• neat, correct spelling, clear
• functions can be in point form
• use a ruler


• Part C: Written (15 marks)
• paragraph form
• spelling, grammar, punctuation all count
• describe the animals digestive system
• how does the animal obtain its food?
• what is the animals main diet; how does it obtain the six nutrient groups (carnivore, herbivore, omnivore)?
• what are the similarities and differences between your animal and the human body?


• Part D: Other
• please attach all notes from the written part of the assignment
• please keep a record of all resources used (internet sites, book titles and pages)

Print Resources

• General Encyclopedia
• New Book of Knowledge (REF 031 NEW): presents good descriptions and illustrations of animals. It also presents, in most cases, a description of the animal's digestive system, but no illustrations.
• World Book 2001 (REF): presents descriptions and illustrations of animals and what they eat.


• Science Sets
• International Wildlife Encyclopedia (REF 591.03 MAR) will provide you with excellent information on animals, their habitats and their diet. See the Index to find which volume you should consult for the animal you are researching.
• Encyclopedia of Life Sciences (REF 574.03 ENC) does not deal with individual animals but with types. For example, there is an article on cats but not on leopards.


• Science Department Resource Books
• Carlson, Delbert G., James M. Giffon, Cat Owner's Home Veterinay Handbook.Howell Book House, 1995.
• Creager, Joan G., Paul G. Jantzen and James L. Mariner.Biology. MacMillan, 1985.
• Frandson, R.D. and T.L. Spurgeon, Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals. 5th edition.Lea & Febiger, 1992.
• Mader, Sylvia S.,Inquiry into Life Laboratory Manual 8th edition. Brown, 1997.
• Millek - Levine, Biology. 5th edition. Prentice Hall, 2000.
• Pond, W.G., D.C. Church and K.R. Point,Basic Animal Nutrition and Feeding. 4th edition. John Wiley & Sons, 1995.
• Towle, Albert, Modern Biology. Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1993

Online Resources

• The Human Digestive System
• The Virtual Body has an excellent presentation of human anatomy. Select "English" and then "Digestive Tract"


• Animal Digestive Systems
• Digestive Systems covers vertebrates, sharks, birds, rabits, horses, koalas, cattle, deer, sheep: the descriptions are brief, but there are some good line drawings of the digestive systems. You shoud use more than this site, however, to complete your project
• Overview of the Digestive System The site gets quite complicated, but the first few pages are easier to use
• Nutrition and Digestion has some excellent drawings; click on figure numbers to have a look
• Digestive Systems Scroll through the list of links.
• Classification of Digestive Systems has some good diagrams. However, the site is very slow to load, and might even hang up your computer. You'll have to be patient and might want to avoid this site until you've tried the others.


• General Animal Sites
• NOTE: You might wish to use the encyclopedia and reference sets mentioned in the Print resources section of this assignment.
• Animal Megasites presents the best of animal sites on the Internet. Choose by scrolling through the list and reading the descriptions of the sites.