MetaZooa Extra Credit

Game 1: Wolverine Turn Number Animal Guessed Reason for this guess What you learned 1 Hermit crab I just picked a random animal that consumes organic material, breathes oxygen, has myocytes and can move, can reproduce sexually, and grows from a hollow sphere of cells, the blastula, during embryonic development. Bilateria is characterized by their body plans are laid around a longitudinal axis with a front and a rear end, as well as a left- right-symmetrical belly (ventral) and back (dorsal) surface. 2 Snail A snail is characterized under the category of a Bilateria. A snail is characterized by the formation of the mouth before its anus during embryonic development. 3 Huntsman Spider A spider is characterized under the category of a Bilateria and I thought it would be closer to the animal to be guessed. It is considered the world's largest spider by leg span, which can reach up to 30 cm 4 Sea turtle A sea turtle is characterized under the category of a Bilateria and I thought it would be closer to the animal to be guessed. A sea turtle is the largest of all living turtles and the heaviest non-crocodilian reptile 5 Rattlesnake Rattlesnake is characterized under the category of a Saurian and I thought it would be closer to the animal to be guessed. member of the viper family, found in the southwestern United States and Mexico. 6 Wolf A wolf is characterized under the category of a Caniformia and I thought it would be under the same category of the animal to be guessed. A wolf is a large canine native to Eurasia and North America. 7 Beaver A beaver is characterized under the category of a Boroeutheria and I thought it would be under the same category of the animal to be guessed. The North American beaver is one of two extant beaver species, along with the Eurasian beaver

8 Brown Bear I chose the brown bear because it is in a similar category to the animal to be guessed. The brown bear is a large bear species found across Eurasia and North America. 9 Badger A badger is characterized under the category of a Mustelidae and I thought it would be under the same category of the animal to be guessed. a North American badger similar in appearance to the European badger, although not closely related. 10 Skunk I chose skunk because it was in a similar category to the animal to be guessed. The category the skunk was under was the Musteloidae the genus Mephitis that occurs across much of North America, including southern Canada, the United States, and northern Mexico. 11 Weasel I thought this would be under the Mustlidae category, but it went under the Mustela category. also known as the bridled weasel, masked ermine, or big stoat 12 Mink I thought this would be under the Mustlidae category, but it went under the Mustela category. is a semiaquatic species of mustelid native to Europe. 13 River Otter I chose this because it was in a similar category, Mustelidae to the animal to be guessed. a semiaquatic mammal that only lives on the North American continent, along its waterways and coasts. 14 Wolverine I chose Wolverine because it is in the category of a Mustelidae. the largest land-dwelling species of the family Mustelidae.

Game 2: Prawn Turn Number Animal Guessed Reason for this guess What you learned 1 Cat I just threw out a guess that was an animal and that it consumes organic material, breathes oxygen, has myocytes and can move, can reproduce sexually, and grows from a hollow sphere of cells, the blastula, during embryonic development. Cat communication includes vocalizations like meowing, purring, trilling, hissing, growling, and grunting as well as cat body language 2 Poison frog I just threw out a guess that was an animal and that it consumes organic material, breathes oxygen, has myocytes and can move, can reproduce sexually, and grows from a hollow sphere of cells, the blastula, during embryonic development. also known as harlequin poison- dart frog 3 Brown bear I picked brown bear because I was trying to find out which category the animal to be guessed is in. a large bear species found across Eurasia and North America. 4 Snowy owl I picked snowy owl because I was trying to find out which category the animal to be guessed is in. Snowy owls are native to the Arctic regions of both North America and the Palearctic, breeding mostly on the tundra. 5 Huntsman spider I picked Huntsman Spider because it fits in the same category as an Arthopoda. the world's largest spider by leg span, which can reach up to 30 cm. 6 Bumble bee I chose the Bumble Bee because the animal to be guessed was in a similar category as the bumble bee. the most commonly encountered bumblebee across much of eastern North America 7 Lobster I chose the lobster because the animal to be guessed was in a similar category as the lobster and fit many of the same characteristics. known as the European lobster or common lobster 8 Prawn I chose this because it fit with many of the same a species of caridean shrimp found across the northeastern

characteristics of a lobster. Atlantic Ocean.