Ovis aries: More about Mary's Little Lamb
Where Sheep Fit into in the Grand Scheme of Life...
Taxonomic Classification:
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Level: |
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Description: |
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Domain |
Eukarya |
Organism with a true nucleus
and membrane bound organelles |
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Kingdom |
Animalia |
Multicellular organism
without cell walls that is heterotrophic |
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Phylum |
Chordata |
Triploblastic
organism with bilateral symmetry and a true coelom;
organisms have a notochord, dorsal nerve chord,
pharyngeal pouches, endostyle, and post anal tail
at some point during life |
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Class |
Mammalia |
Animal with a
body covered with hair and glands such as sweat, sebaceous, and
mammary glands; are also homeothermic
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Order |
Artiodactyla |
Hoofed animals with an even
number of toes |
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Family |
Bovidae |
Ruminants
with horns that are unshed, occurring in both males and
females |
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Genus |
Ovis |
Sheep species; usually wooly
animals that have spiraled horns that extend out from
the sides of the head |
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Species |
Ovis aries |
Domestic sheep; sheep that have been bred by
humans over the years most likely for the use of their
wool, meat, skin, or milk |
Helpful Definitions:
Heterotrophic: Organism that requires an outside source of
organic material for energy
Triploblastic: Organism that has three germ layers including the
endoderm,
mesoderm, and ectoderm
True Coelom: Fluid filled cavity that is lined completely by
mesoderm
Endostyle: Gives rise to the thyroid gland
Sebaceous Glands: Release oils that are made up of fat
Homeothermic: Warm-blooded organism that can maintain its body
temperature regardless of the environment it's in
Ruminant: Animal that rechews already ingested food
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