In this assignment, you will find the common name and Latin (binomial) name of an
extant organism; a plant, or an animal.
Research
the life history of your organisms (any plant or an animal) using PUBMED/NCBI
with respect to
1. Evolutionary biology and phylogenetics
2. Ecology
3. Reproduction
4. Behavior OR molecular biology OR physiology
**You must clearly create four sections in your report
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Your report should be
around two pages in length with four subheadings (as described above).
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Work cited (four references
minimum) is not part of the page count.
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Please use font 12, Time New
Roman, double spaced, one-inch margins all around to construct your document.
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Cite the work within the
Document
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Create a reference section
at the end of the document
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You need to present and look up your plant or animal using the binomial way of naming organisms
that includes genus and species
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The genus is always capitalized and italicized
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The species name is never capitalized and always italicized you
can either underline or italicize
Grading
The grading for this project will be based on the quality of
work that you submit and present. Some important aspects of your grades on this
project will depend on the quality of the written work, the accuracy of the
information you present, your knowledge of the species, and the length of your
written work