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- Squid (6229 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Squid}}
2: ...x_image | image = [[Image:Squid_clipart.jpg|200px|Squid Clipart]] | caption = Clipart provided by [http:/...
8: {{Taxobox_superordo_entry | taxon = [[Decapodiformes]]}}
16: ... name '''calamari''', from the Italian word for these animals.
18: ...of [[species]], with 298 classified into 28 families.
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- Circulatory system (8794 bytes)
1: ...he [[organ (anatomy)|organ system]] which circulates [[blood]] around the [[body]] of most [[animal]]s...
8: #Collection of metabolic wastes and delivery to the excretory organs, e.g. [[kidn...
12: ==Types of circulatory systems==
15: ...s drawn back into the [[heart]] as the heart relaxes.
18: ...of blood vessels consisting of arteries, capillaries and veins. - Brain (22060 bytes)
3: ...and body temperature. Functions of the brain are responsible for [[cognition]], [[emotion]], [[memory]...
5: ...ross gaps known as [[synapse]]s. Small invertebrates such as [[insect]]s may have a million [[neuron]]...
9: ... lobes'' that are flanked by two large optical lobes on the left and right (Butler, 2000).
11: ...teristic of animals with more advanced brains. These convolutions evolved to provide more surface are...
14: ...self. [[Stroke]], caused by blockage of [[blood vessel]]s in the brain, is another major cause of dea... - Europe (23835 bytes)
4: ...ins]] and the [[Caspian Sea]] (for more detailed description see [[Geography of Europe]]).
6: .... In terms of [[population]] it is the third largest continent after [[Asia]] and [[Africa]]. The pop...
11: ... mythological queen of Crete, not a geographical designation. Later ''Europa'' stood for mainland Gree...
13: ...s "sunrise" and is the land to the east from a [[Mesopotamian]] perspective.
18: ...[United Kingdom]] in building large colonial empires with vast holdings in [[Africa]], [[the Americas]... - Animal (16429 bytes)
8: [[Sponge|Porifera]] (sponges)<br>
9: [[Ctenophora]] (comb jellies)<br>
18: ... [[Chordate|Chordata]] (vertebrates, etc.)<br>
32: [[Platyhelminthes]] (flatworms)<br>
49: ...ent]] as [[embryo]]s, although some undergo a process of [[metamorphosis (biology)|metamorphosis]] lat... - Animals (10378 bytes)
1: ...great-white-shark.jpg|400px|thumb|right|photo representing great white shark]]
2: ...oups, including birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, fish and insects.
6: ...ese cells are specialized and organized into tissues, which in turn form organs and organ systems.
7: ...r own food. They are heterotrophs that rely on ingesting other organisms or organic matter for sustena...
8: ...and respond to their environment. This system ranges from simple nerve nets in cnidarians (jellyfish, ... - Dolphin (13554 bytes)
18: #any member of the families [[Delphinidae]] and [[Platanistoidae]] (oceanic a...
19: ...]] (toothed whales; these include the above families and some others),
20: ...nose Dolphin]], the most common and familiar species of dolphin.
24: ...lify as dolphins, even though they are called whales in common language.
26: ...s, and all are carnivores, mostly eating fish and squid. - Porpoise (4431 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Porpoises}}
12: ''[[Phocoena]]'' - Harbor porpoises<br />
13: ''[[Phocoenoides]]'' - Dall's porpoises
15: ...ise" is often used to refer to any small dolphin, especially in North America. A key difference is the...
17: ...e in all oceans, mostly near the shore. Probably best known is the [[Harbour Porpoise]], which can be ... - Blue Shark (2648 bytes)
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Chondrichthyes]]}}
8: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Carcharhiniformes]]}}
11: {{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''P. glauca'''''}}
15: ...le of taking larger prey should the opportunity present itself. They are often found in [[school]]s s...
17: ... after. Blue Sharks are frequent accidental catches by commercial fisherman seeking [[swordfish]] or ... - Bottlenose Dolphin (16802 bytes)
11: {{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''T. truncatus'''''}}
16: ...s the most common and well-known [[dolphin]] species. It inhabits warm and temperate seas worldwide an...
18: ==Physical description==
19: ...t grey and almost white at the underside. This makes them hard to see both from above and below when s...
21: ...ult length of just under 4m (13 feet). This compares with a 2.5m (8 feet) average in a population off ... - Cephalopod (4875 bytes)
2: {{Taxobox_image | image = [[image:squidu.jpg|200px|juvenile cephalopod]] | caption = Juve...
6: ...oda'''}}<br>{{Taxobox_authority | author = [[Georges Cuvier|Cuvier]] | date = [[1797]]}}
20: ...he [[ammonite]]s and [[Belemnoidea]], the belemnites.
22: ...cephalopods is the most complex of the invertebrates. The giant [[nerve]] fibers of the cephalopod [[M...
26: ... bed. Squids and cuttlefish can move short distances in any direction by rippling of a flap of [[muscl... - Kite flying (5612 bytes)
1: ...ichi01.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Yokaichi Giant Kite Festival held on the fourth Sunday every May in [[Hig...
2: '''Kite flying''' is the [[hobby]] of flying kites.
3: ...tes, below, for a list of different types and styles.
5: ==Types==
6: ...re abrasive and able to sever the competitor's kites. Such practice is dangerous since the abrasive st... - Axon (1894 bytes)
1: ... (anatomy)|spine]] to the big toe of each foot. These single-cell fibers may extend a metre or even lo...
3: ...r]] occur at evenly spaced intervals, enabling an especially rapid mode of electrical impulse propagat...
9: ...nd by 1952 they had obtained a full quantitative description of the ionic basis of the action potentia... - Whale shark (5019 bytes)
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Chondrichthyes]]}}
7: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Orectolobiformes]]}}
10: {{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''typus'''''}}
14: ... shark]] (''Cetorhinus maximus''), the second largest fish.
16: .... The [[spiracle]]s are just behind the shark's eyes. The whale shark is not an efficient swimmer - wi... - Whale (11080 bytes)
1: ...est mammals, the largest vertebrates, and the largest known animals in the world.
3: ... to some confusion because [[Orca]]s ("Killer Whales") and [[Pilot Whale]]s have "whale" in their name...
5: ...300px|Size comparison between some well-known whales and other sea animals]]
9: ...ankton]] from the water. They are the largest whales.
10: ...whale]]s have teeth and prey on [[fish]] and/or [[squid]]. An outstanding ability of this group is to sen... - Plankton (2900 bytes)
3: ...f water they inhabit. Larger organisms, such as [[squid]], [[fish]], and [[marine mammal]]s that can cont...
5: ...of their lives (usually the larval stage). Examples of meroplankton include the larvae of [[sea urchi...
7: ...ution are sensitive to chemical and physical changes in the water.
12: Plankton are often described in terms of size. Usually the following di...
16: * Mesoplankton, 0.2 mm-2 cm - Pinniped Facts and Pictures (2285 bytes)
11: ...division | color = pink | plural_taxon = subfamilies}}
16: ...innipedia''', a [[order (biology)|order]] (sometimes a suborder or superfamily, depending on the class...
18: ...g fish, shellfish, squid, and other marine creatures.
20: ...tmatter seal.jpg|left|thumb|250px|A sea lion relaxes in a zoo]]
24: == families == - Food chain (2419 bytes)
1: ...the transfer of material and energy from one species to another within an [[ecosystem]].
3: ...inorganic materials. These are often [[photosynthesis | photosynthetic]], but some, like those formin...
7: A '''food chain''' describes a single pathway that energy and nutrients may fo...
9: ...ga]]e → [[copepod]] → [[fish]] → [[squid]] → [[seal (mammal)|seal]] → [[orca]]
11: ...utotrophs by virtue of their ability to photosynthesize—are the base of the food chain. - Pilot Whale (5993 bytes)
10: {{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''G. melas'''''<br>'''''G. mac...
15: ... and are typically just known simply as Pilot Whales. They and other large members of the dolphin fami...
17: ==Physical description==
19: Pilot Whales are jet black or a very dark grey colour. The [[d...
21: ...s only, by [[John Edward Gray]] in [[1846]]. He presumed from the skeleton that the whale had a large ... - Octopus (12952 bytes)
8: {{Taxobox_superordo_entry | taxon = [[Octopodiformes]]}}
11: ... = pink | plural_taxon = [[Family (biology)|Families]]}}
15: ...ver one-third the total number of cephalopod species.
17: ... flexible in being able to squeeze into small spaces.
19: ...n that they can combine their highly flexible bodies with their color changing ability to accurately m... - Squid (6229 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Squid}}
2: ...x_image | image = [[Image:Squid_clipart.jpg|200px|Squid Clipart]] | caption = Clipart provided by [http:/...
8: {{Taxobox_superordo_entry | taxon = [[Decapodiformes]]}}
16: ... name '''calamari''', from the Italian word for these animals.
18: ...of [[species]], with 298 classified into 28 families.
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