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04/21/2003 02:31:05 PM · #1 |
an·i·mal n.
1. A multicellular organism of the kingdom Animalia, differing from plants
in certain typical characteristics such as capacity for locomotion,
nonphotosynthetic metabolism, pronounced response to stimuli, restricted growth,
and fixed bodily structure.
Locomotion...that's cool. |
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04/21/2003 03:35:15 PM · #2 |
fauna:
Source: The Collins English Dictionary © 2000 HarperCollins Publishers:
fauna
noun
(plural: -nas, -nae
1 all the animal life of a given place or time, esp. when distinguished from the plant life (flora)
2 a descriptive list of such animals
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04/21/2003 03:46:54 PM · #3 |
Can we expect to see pictures of humans in the challenge?
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04/21/2003 04:02:06 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by gowf67:
an·i·mal n.
1. A multicellular organism of the kingdom Animalia, differing from plants
in certain typical characteristics such as capacity for locomotion,
nonphotosynthetic metabolism, pronounced response to stimuli, restricted growth,
and fixed bodily structure.
Locomotion...that's cool. |
Then you MUST check out these pages about slime-molds: "plants" which move...
Introduction to Slime-Molds from UC Berkeley
Slime-Molds in Mulch from Colorado State University
How To Grow Slime-Mold from The Exploratorium in San Francisco
Tom Volk's "Fungus of the Month" -- the Dog Vomit Slime-Mold from the University of Wisconsin |
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04/21/2003 04:14:40 PM · #5 |
Anything taken at a zoo gets a 1?
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04/21/2003 04:22:20 PM · #6 |
| What about butterflies and ladybugs? Would these creature pass for our current challenge? |
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04/21/2003 05:13:26 PM · #7 |
It seems to me that any so-called "animal" as long as it meets the requirements:
an·i·mal n.
1. A multicellular organism of the kingdom Animalia, differing from plants
in certain typical characteristics such as capacity for locomotion,
nonphotosynthetic metabolism, pronounced response to stimuli, restricted growth,
and fixed bodily structure.
would be fair game, more importantly native to a region or native to a region from
particular time period. Of course this adherence to the strict guidelines
of the challenge may inadvertantly suppress creative freedom and abstracts from
submission. That's why squirrels are the only way to go!!!!
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04/21/2003 06:06:44 PM · #8 |
Just a thought, Can a dog, cat or cow be an insect??
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04/21/2003 06:12:02 PM · #9 |
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04/21/2003 06:34:34 PM · #10 |
| Dogs, cats, and cows aren't insects, but the challenge is fauna which covers all living organisms other than plants basically. It's more of a nature thing usually - such as the flora and fauna of a forest or a meadow. I think that plants and animals might have been less confusing. |
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04/21/2003 07:18:58 PM · #11 |
Frankly, like I pointed out in another thread, worrying about classification is doing a bit too much homework. Ya'll should know what a plant, animal, and rock is. We all learned this early on.
Don't worry about it..get out your cameras. |
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04/21/2003 07:22:34 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by KarenB:
Frankly, like I pointed out in another thread, worrying about classification is doing a bit too much homework. Ya'll should know what a plant, animal, and rock is. We all learned this early on.
Don't worry about it..get out your cameras. |
I rock could have tiny microscopic fauna living on it...
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04/21/2003 07:25:31 PM · #13 |
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04/21/2003 07:35:11 PM · #14 |
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04/21/2003 07:40:08 PM · #15 |
lol. YOU JUST GAVE AWAY MY SUBMISSION!!!
(jk) :)
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04/21/2003 07:59:25 PM · #16 |
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04/21/2003 10:19:17 PM · #17 |
| Just a question, how can you have a "pronounced response to stimuli" yet only "restricted growth?" |
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04/22/2003 12:36:27 AM · #18 |
| I don't understand the question. |
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04/22/2003 01:00:05 AM · #19 |
Originally posted by gowf67:
Just a question, how can you have a "pronounced response to stimuli" yet only "restricted growth?" |
Any animal can only grow to a certain size based on its body structure, before it collapses under its own weight. The growth of any particular plant is more restricted by available food/water, environment, predation, or periodic life cycle.
By "pronounced response" I think they mean like turning your head when you hear a stange noise, as opposed to a slow response such as phototropism in plants where, the leaves turn to continually present maximum surface area to, and plant stems will grow bent towards, the light. |
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04/24/2003 01:16:30 PM · #20 |
from the Latin: anima > breath (life, spirit).text
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