The Amazing Race
By:Laurence Fairchild
Before you Go
China
Pathogen Name-Severe acute respiratory syndrome/ SARS
Type of Pathogen-Virus
How is it transmitted?-Person to Person
Bora Bora
Pathogen Name-Yellow Fever/ Bungavirus infection
Type of Pathogen-Virus
How is it transmitted?-Insects
Brazil
Pathogen Name-Typhoid/Salmonella Typhi
Type of Pathogen-Bacteria
How is it transmitted?-Contaminated food or drink
Morocco
Pathogen Name-Rabies/Acute Encephalitis
Type of Pathogen-Virus
How is it transmitted?-Through the bite of an infected animal
Galapagos
Pathogen Name-Auopoxivirus
Type of Pathogen-Virus
How is it transmitted?-Animal to animal
Australia
Pathogen Name-Lyme Disease
Type of Pathogen-Bacteria
How is it transmitted?-Animal to animal
Location of each leg of race
China, Asia
Bora Bora, French Polonesia
Brazil, South America
Morocco, Africa
Galapagos, South America
Australia, Australia
Animals Studied
China, Gold Fish
Class- Actinopterygii
Order- Cypriniformes
Scientific Name- Carassius auratus auratus
Adaptations
A goldfish has many adaptations, is for up to three months. Because of this, they can remember the shapes and objects within their environment. It has a dorsal fin which helps the fish stay straight and also has gills, which help the fish extract oxygen from the water and breathe.
Bora Bora, Perch
Class-Actinopterygii
Order-Perciformes
Scientific Name-Perca flavescens
Adaptations
A perch lives in an environment with many predators. It has hard scales, which protect against predators and rocks, and its long fins help it swim around very fast, escaping predators. Its horizontal eyes help it see its environment in almost a full 360 degrees, which is a key factor in being aware of its predators.
Brazil, Mud Puppy
Class-Amphibia
Order-Caudata
Scientific Name-Necturus maculosus
Adaptations
The mudpuppies most important adaptation is the way it blends in with its environment, its grey/brown spotted back helps is blend into the muddy waters, making it almost invisible. Its short feet allow it to crawl along the bottom looking for food, and its long tail and webbed feet let it swim extremely fast.
Morocco, Montpellier Snake
Class- Reptillia
Order- Squamata
Scientific Name- Malpolon monspessulanus
Adaptations
Being able to camouflage its self in it's environment, allows the snake to thrive. Although it has lungs, the snakes ability to swim through water is remarkable. Its keep and adapted sense of smell gives it an idea of what it predator or prey is, before the snake sees it.
Galapagos, Humming Bird
Class- Aves
Order- Apodiformes
Scientific Name- Trochilidae
Adaptations
The hummingbird's long beak and tongue gives it a way to reach the nectar from brightly colored, tubular flowers. Hummingbirds have an excellent memory and can recall any feeding source they have used in the past. A hummingbird's eyes are located on the sides of the head and are very large in comparison to the size of the bird. The location and size of the eyes allow the bird to see both in front and to both sides simultaneously.
Australia, Kangaroo
Class- Mammalia
Order- Diprotodontia
Scientific Name- Macropus rufus
Adaptations
With huge back feet and a long tail as a counter balance, kangaroos can jump up to thirty feet in a single leap. They are built to jump. Kangaroos can also move quickly from side to side. They are very agile, but they cannot jump backward because of their thick, muscular tail. Kangaroos also are able to go for long periods of time without water. They can do this because their digestive tract is able to reabsorb every drop of water from the foods they eat. Kangaroos are marsupials so the females carry the “joeys” in a pouch on the front of their abdomen.
The Reproduction and Niche of animal at each leg
Gold Fish
Reproduction-
Gold fish reproduce by the male and the female sharing their gametes into the surrounding water. They are oviparous, meaning that the eggs develop outside the mother’s body. Gold fish reproductive organs include testes and ovaries.
Niche-
The niche of the goldfish is to eat small organisms and to be food for larger animals.
Mudpuppy
Reproduction-
Mudpuppies reproduce by the male and the female sharing their gametes into the partners reproductive organs.
Niche-
A mudpuppies niche is to eat small invertebrates, and in turn to provide food for larger animals, such as birds, snakes, and other small predators.
Perch
Reproduction-
The perch deposits eggs in the during the spawning seasons. Males attend to these females on heat and fertilize the eggs. After fertilization the eggs can hatch within 6 days.
Niche-
A perches niche is to eat insects, small fish, and sometimes other fish, and to be eaten by larger fish and bigger birds.
Montpellier Snake
Reproduction-
A Montpellier snake reproduces by the male and the female sharing their gametes into the partners reproductive organs.
Niche-
A Montpellier Snakes niche is to reduce the population of rodents, and to be eaten by large birds and small mammals.
Hummingbird
Reproduction-
They reproduce using internal fertilization, because they don't have penis's.
Niche-
A hummingbirds niche is to spread pollen about flowers and trees, and to be eaten by small mammals and larger birds.
Kangaroo
Reproduction-
A kangaroo reproduces by the male and the female sharing their gametes into the partners reproductive organs. It is a marsupial so the baby stays in the mothers pouch.
Niche-
The eat grasses and plants and can withstand the dry and hot conditions of the Out Back.
Journal entry from Bora Bora
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Reptiles & Amphibians of France - Montpellier snake, Malpolon monspessulanus. (n.d.). Reptiles & Amphibians of France - Montpellier snake, Malpolon monspessulanus. Retrieved May 13, 2014, from http://www.herpfrance.com/reptile/montpellier_snake_malpolon_monspessulanus.php
Kangaroo. (n.d.). Kangaroo. Retrieved May 12, 2014, from http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/kangaroo.html