Unit 9 Reflection

This unit was on classification, which is to group organisms based on similarities, and taxonomy, the study of naming and classifying organisms. After we learned the five kingdoms, Monera, Protista, Plantae, Fungi, and Animalia, and the three domains which are Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya. Then we learned about viruses, which are very small infectious particles and the three most common shapes of bacteria which are spheres, rods, and spirals. Next we learned about fungi whose cell walls are made of chitin, and absorb their food through hyphae which are long strands of fungi. After we learned the major plant phyla, which are Bryophyta(Mosses), Pterophyta(Ferns), Gymnosperms(Cone bearing plants), and Angiosperms(Flowering Plants).

Towards the end we learned about the major invertebrate phyla which include Phylum Porifera which have no symmetry and are sessile, Phylum Cnidaria which have two body forms, polyps or medusas, Phylum Arthropoda which have and exoskeleton made of chitin and a jointed appendage, and others. Finally we learned about the major vertebrate phyla which include Phylum Chordata, which have an endoskeleton made of bone or cartilage, Class Agnatha which are jawless fish with two groups, hagfish and lampreys, and others. Some things that I would want to learn about is how they came up with the names for classifying organisms.

Some parts of our unit is similar to our Geologic Timeline Project, because they both included how things changed and organisms evolved over time. I think that my presentation was okay, and I could have done better in some parts during the presentation. Some things that went well was how I was able to share all my information and include information that people probably wouldn't know. What could have been better was making eye contact during some parts of the presentation, slowing down while talking, and not reading off the screen the whole time. One lesson that I will take from this experience is that I should practice more before the presentation date, and I could apply this to other presentations by using it as an example of things like what I should do later on in presentations like slowing down when speaking and trying to make eye contact.

Link to presentation-https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1wYvefkdyrS9zcmQhfDAA0s3xdJQe2Nk4F15gUqQFpAE/edit#slide=id.p