Biology Department

College of Arts & Sciences Date submitted: 10/4/2021

BIOL 101L - Zoology Group No. 3
Adapted from D Dawang & L Saab; Modified by E Besoro & E Villaluz
Members:
Exercise Cleriza Dayot
11-12: Classification of Organisms
Michael Zaballero

Exercises 11-12: Classification of Organisms from

Fallen Log, Leaf Litter, and Soil

In this activity, you are going to identify and classify organisms you can find from a substrate. A
particular substrate may contain several communities of animals.

1. Locate a fallen log, leaf litter, and soil in the vicinity of your home.
2. Collect a sample of the log, leaf litter, and soil. Place it in a plastic container.
3. Sort out the sample for possible animal organisms you can find. Try to find as many as you
can.
4. Apply what you have learned from the three previous exercises, by classifying the animal
organisms you have sorted out.
5. Record your results by filling out Table 11-12.
6. Take photos of the organisms you found in your samples to vouch your claim.
7. Attach the images (see page 4 onwards) with the proper label and sequence as reported in Table
11-12. (NOTE: Use only the images of the organisms from self-taken photos.)

Table 11-12: Classification of organisms from the fallen log, leaf litter, and soil
Substrate
Common Characteristics /
Phylum Class
Name Fallen Leaf Soil Traits
log litter
Arthropoda Insecta Grasshoppers usually are
1. Grasshopper a shade of brown, green
or black. They have large
hind legs that help them
jump long distances,
hence their name. They
have Three main body
parts: head, thorax, and
abdomen. Pair of
antennae on top of their
heads. Three pairs of legs

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2. Millipede Arthropoda Diplopoda Millipedes come in a
variety of body shapes
and sizes, ranging from 2
mm (1⁄16 in) to around
35 cm (14 in) in
length,[26] and can have
as few as eleven to over
a hundred segments.[27]
They are generally black
or brown in colour,
although there are a few
brightly coloured
species, and some have
aposematic colouring to
warn that they are toxic

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3. Earthworm Annelida Clitellta An earthworm has a

streamlined body with no
antennae or fins or arms or
legs! This streamlined
shape is an adaptation to
living in narrow burrows
underground and the need
to move easily through the
soil. An earthworm has
circular muscles that
surround each body
segment.
4. Common house Chordata Reptilla The house gecko can be
gecko distinguished by its foot
characteristics. All its digits
have non-retractable claws,
divided pads, and lack toe
webbing. This species also
has multiple bands of
relatively larger, pointed
scales around the tail.

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head

thorax
Body
abdomen segmentation
Compound
eyes

head

Plate 1: Common name: Grasshopper, Plate 2: Common Name: Millipede,

substrate(leaf), Phylum (arthropoda), Class substrate(log), Phylum (Arthropoda), Class
(Insecta) (Diplopoda)

trunk
head

eyes
clitellum

segments
head limbs

mouth

Plate 3: Common name: Earthworm,

Plate 4: Common name: House gecko,
substrate(soil), Phylum (Annelida), Class
substrate(log), Phylum (Chordata), Class
(Clitellata)
(Reptilia)

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Plate 5: Plate 6:

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Plate 7: Plate 8:

Plate 9: Plate 10:

Plate 11: Plate 12:

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Plate 13: Plate 14:

Plate 15: Plate 16:

Plate 17: Plate 18:

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Reflections / Generalizations

Well, as biology students we were able to learn a lot from the given activity. We acted like we were
actual zoologists and we did our best finding the organisms from their substrates and classifying them
base on their phylum, class, and characteristics.

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