In case of plagiarism and late delivery, the assignment will be CANCEL! Instructions The first step, you are to choose ONE of the following species listed below. (you will be using several websites to find a variety of information on your chosen species. This will give you an idea of what sorts of resources are freely available to the public about taxonomy and the status of species globally and to fill up up the questions below) -Little Gray Firefly -Broad Beech Fern -Bobolink -Pygmy Snaketail -American Columbo -Northern Flicker -West Virginia White -Green Dragon -Horned Grebe Second step:You are to complete the 5 questions below based on the chosen one species. 1. a. What is the biological classification for your species? Be sure to include the taxonomic authority (full or abbreviated) given by ITIS and (if your organism is an animal) the year. Kingdom: Phylum (or Division for plants): Class: Order: Family: Genus: Species: b. For scientific names of animals, what does the year after the taxonomic authority refer to? (If your organism is a plant, you are still to answer this question). 2. If your species is listed on the Red List complete a & b a.What is the IUCN Red List Category and Criteria of your species (in full, not the two-letter abbreviation)? Provide a brief (1-2 sentences) definition for this category. (Found in the IUCN website) b. In what year was it assessed? You may need to click on the link for your species name to get more information. OR If your species is NOT listed on the Red List complete c & d c. If your species is not listed on the Red List, it usually means that that species does not have a particular conservation status. Assume that the conservation status is the least concerning of the IUCN categories. What is the name of this category? Provide a brief (1-2 sentences) definition for this category. (Found in the IUCN website) d. If your species in not listed on the Red List, search online for an alternative source (government site or conservation page) that provides status information on your species. What is the name of this different information source? (i.e., to where are you referred if your species is not on the Red List?). AND Compete e e. Include a screen capture of your organism’s page either from the IUCN or the website from ‘d’, as appropriate to your organism. 3. a. What is the distribution, or range of your species according to Catalogue of Life? NOTE you are to summarize the distribution stated on the website rather than cutting-and-pasting from the website. If there is no distribution stated on the Catalogue, then state that and then look elsewhere for the answer. b.Is your species native to Canada? (You may have to look elsewhere to find this information. It can be a website) Regardless of where you find the answer, be sure to include a proper citation. 4.Find one scientific paper that mentions something about the ecology of the species that you have identified. [The species might not be the sole subject of the paper. The paper may mention this and several other species but do not worry about that as long as it has something about its ecology or that of the community (collection of species) that it lives with.] a. Summarize the findings of the paper in your own words in 150 words or less. b. Provide the reference of the paper in the style indicated on pages 6-8 of ‘GUIDELINES FOR WRITING LAB REPORTS’ (attached bellow) 5.Find one scientific paper that mentions something about any other topic (e.g., conservation, taxonomy, physiology, genetics, agriculture) about your chosen species. a. Summarize the findings of the paper in your own words in 150 words or less. b. Provide the reference of the paper in the style indicated on pages 6-8 of ‘GUIDELINES FOR WRITING LAB REPORTS’ (attached below)
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