1-4 Classification of Organisms by Melissa Lim https://padlet.com/lmlmelissa/y2ulz42wlxrw Biodiversity in Singapore en-us 2016-06-29 05:27:32 UTC 2023-02-11 06:13:30 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Beartoy.png Equatorial Spitting Cobra lmlmelissa https://padlet.com/lmlmelissa/y2ulz42wlxrw/wish/115647839 by Ms Lim

Scientific Name: Naja sumatrana

  • Spits venom into eyes of tormentors up to 5m away
  • Found in leafy suburbs and high density housing
]]> 2016-06-29 05:28:59 UTC https://padlet.com/lmlmelissa/y2ulz42wlxrw/wish/115647839 Cowgrass https://padlet.com/lmlmelissa/y2ulz42wlxrw/wish/116032110 by Jarrett,Chan Kai
(Group 2)

Scientific Name:Axonopus compressus

-It can last very well through human stepping on it
-Flowers are rarely seen



]]> 2016-07-07 01:10:09 UTC https://padlet.com/lmlmelissa/y2ulz42wlxrw/wish/116032110 Plantain Squirrel https://padlet.com/lmlmelissa/y2ulz42wlxrw/wish/116032125 By: Cheryl , Rowena, Sam , Xin tong ,sreenithi (Group 8 )

Scientific name: Cellosciurus notatus

- It can eat fruits much bigger than itself such as coconuts, mangoes or jackfruit
- It is greyish/brown with a chestnut belly and a black and white stripe between the  two.]]> 2016-07-07 01:11:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lmlmelissa/y2ulz42wlxrw/wish/116032125 Tiger Butterfly (Fauna) https://padlet.com/lmlmelissa/y2ulz42wlxrw/wish/116032131 By: Advika, Anushka, Clare, Ada (Group 1)

Scientific Name: Danaus genutia


- - Wing span of 70 mm to 80 mm.
- - It is sometimes mistaken for the black vein tiger.

]]> 2016-07-07 01:11:25 UTC https://padlet.com/lmlmelissa/y2ulz42wlxrw/wish/116032131 gecko https://padlet.com/lmlmelissa/y2ulz42wlxrw/wish/116032152 by: Xin Ru, Alyssa, yongxuan, irfa

Scientific Name: hemidactylus frenatus

  • live up to 5 years

  • can be found in roofs and walls of houses .
]]> 2016-07-07 01:12:32 UTC https://padlet.com/lmlmelissa/y2ulz42wlxrw/wish/116032152 Fauna: Bat https://padlet.com/lmlmelissa/y2ulz42wlxrw/wish/116032165 By: Pravin, Jonas and Sriram
Scientific name: Chiroptera

-They do not flap there entire forelimbs

-Lifespan: Most bats live longer than most mammals of their size. The longest known lifespan of a bat in the wild is 30 years for a little brown bat.
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]]> 2016-07-07 01:13:01 UTC https://padlet.com/lmlmelissa/y2ulz42wlxrw/wish/116032165 cockroa https://padlet.com/lmlmelissa/y2ulz42wlxrw/wish/116032169 by yi xiang and hong kai and yik sze and  lip khoon
scientific name :Blattaria
The cockroach can cause skin allergies
the cockroach can produce sound like clicking and chirping



]]> 2016-07-07 01:13:08 UTC https://padlet.com/lmlmelissa/y2ulz42wlxrw/wish/116032169 Yellow Flame https://padlet.com/lmlmelissa/y2ulz42wlxrw/wish/116032179 By: Xin Ru, Alyssa, Irfa and Yong Xuan

Scientific Name: Peltophorum pterocarpum

  • It is now sometimes found on rocky and sandy coastal areas.
  • It is also used to shade coffee and to recover lallang infested land. 
]]> 2016-07-07 01:13:29 UTC https://padlet.com/lmlmelissa/y2ulz42wlxrw/wish/116032179 Mouse deer  https://padlet.com/lmlmelissa/y2ulz42wlxrw/wish/116032188 by Berniz , Grace , Benny and Kieran   

Scientific name : Iragulidae   

> The Mouse Deer lives in deserts , forests and prairies 

> The Mouse Deer breeds from Febuary to November ]]> 2016-07-07 01:13:50 UTC https://padlet.com/lmlmelissa/y2ulz42wlxrw/wish/116032188 Flora: https://padlet.com/lmlmelissa/y2ulz42wlxrw/wish/116032189 Fabulous Frangipani
by: Shavonne and Nehemiah

Scientific name: Plumeria sp.
Fact: Produces fabulous flowers up to 13cm in diameter with mixture of fruity and rosy scent.

Fact: Frangipanis will only burn in extreme heat (over 500 degrees)

]]> 2016-07-07 01:13:51 UTC https://padlet.com/lmlmelissa/y2ulz42wlxrw/wish/116032189 Mimosa Plant https://padlet.com/lmlmelissa/y2ulz42wlxrw/wish/116032196 Group 8
By Cheryl, Rowena, Sam, sreenithi and Xin Tong. 

Scientific name: Mimosa pudica

Feature 1): It can grow to a length of 1.5 meters.

Feature 2): It grows mostly in shaded areas

]]> 2016-07-07 01:14:10 UTC https://padlet.com/lmlmelissa/y2ulz42wlxrw/wish/116032196 Turtle https://padlet.com/lmlmelissa/y2ulz42wlxrw/wish/116032227 Scientific Name: Testudines
By:Yuan PIn, Jo Shen Sakthivel, Felicia
-They have a hard shell that protects them like a shield.
-They have a lower shell called a plastron.
-Turtles are reptiles.
-Turtles have existed for around 215 million years.
-Sea turtles have special glands which help remove salt from the water they drink.]]> 2016-07-07 01:15:19 UTC https://padlet.com/lmlmelissa/y2ulz42wlxrw/wish/116032227 Eurasian Tree Sparrow https://padlet.com/lmlmelissa/y2ulz42wlxrw/wish/116032358 By:Jarrett,Chan Kai,Jonathan

Scientific Name:Passer montanus

-It has a black patch on each pure cheek
-When it lays eggs,it lays five to six eggs at once]]> 2016-07-07 01:17:56 UTC https://padlet.com/lmlmelissa/y2ulz42wlxrw/wish/116032358 Lotus https://padlet.com/lmlmelissa/y2ulz42wlxrw/wish/116032373 by Chloe, Delphine. Chalmers, Wei Peng ( Group 3 )

Scientific Name: Nelumbo nucifera

-It is white or pink in colour 
- It has a very long stem as well

]]> 2016-07-07 01:18:15 UTC https://padlet.com/lmlmelissa/y2ulz42wlxrw/wish/116032373 Sunda Pangolin https://padlet.com/lmlmelissa/y2ulz42wlxrw/wish/116032401 by Mervin,Xing Chen, Joy and Yu Yan

Scientific name:Manis javanica

-Its body is covered by rows of scales which are formed by a compressed, fibrous hair-like material. The belly, however, lack scales and the animal thus protects its soft underparts by rolling into a ball when feeling threatened.
-- the Pangolin has no need for teeth. It is estimated that on average a Pangolin might eat around 200,000 ants or termites per day.]]> 2016-07-07 01:18:52 UTC https://padlet.com/lmlmelissa/y2ulz42wlxrw/wish/116032401 Heliconia https://padlet.com/lmlmelissa/y2ulz42wlxrw/wish/116032438 Scientific Name: Heliconia rostrata
By:Jo Shen, Yuan Pin, Sakthivel, Felicia
It has a lot of nectar which can attract a lot of pollinators
Its fruits are blue- purple when ripe.]]> 2016-07-07 01:20:09 UTC https://padlet.com/lmlmelissa/y2ulz42wlxrw/wish/116032438 Hedgehog https://padlet.com/lmlmelissa/y2ulz42wlxrw/wish/116032460 Scientific name: Erinaceinae
Group 3: Weipeng, Chalmers, Delphine, Chloe
-They have about 5000 spines. Each spine lasts about a year then drops out and a replacement grows.

-The hedgehog is nocturnal, coming out at night and spending the day sleeping in a nest under bushes or thick shrubs.
]]> 2016-07-07 01:20:59 UTC https://padlet.com/lmlmelissa/y2ulz42wlxrw/wish/116032460 Lady of the night plant (Flora) https://padlet.com/lmlmelissa/y2ulz42wlxrw/wish/116032482 By: Advika, Anushka, Clare, Ada       ( Group 1)

Scientific Name: Epiphyllum oxypetalum

- - Its native distribution is from Mexico to Brazil.
- - Grows in a shrub form.

]]> 2016-07-07 01:21:41 UTC https://padlet.com/lmlmelissa/y2ulz42wlxrw/wish/116032482 https://padlet.com/lmlmelissa/y2ulz42wlxrw/wish/116032523 | Family Name : Orchidaceae
| Common Names : Akar Penubal, Akar Telinah, Kerbau Bukit, Mengkapas
by Berniz , Grace , Kieran , Benny 

Growth Form: It is a climber up to about 6 m long.
Foliage: Its alternate leaves may or may not be stalked. The leaves have fleshy leaf blades that are lance-shaped or egg-shaped-lance-shaped and 15 by 7.5 cm.
Flowers: The flowers are borne on an inflorescence which can bear up to 12 or more flowers. The flower sepals and petals are white with pale green tips. The flower lip is white with a pale yellow tip the side-lobes of the lip are broad and reflexed, showing the column. The midlobe is bilobed, with a thin and finely frilled edge and a v-shaped callus. The basal part of the flower lip has red-brown bands running along the inner surface. The flowers open widely when in bloom, up to 5 cm and last for a day. 
Fruits: Its fruits are 5 cm long, ripening yellow, and 2.5 cm wide.

]]> 2016-07-07 01:22:49 UTC https://padlet.com/lmlmelissa/y2ulz42wlxrw/wish/116032523 Lavender  https://padlet.com/lmlmelissa/y2ulz42wlxrw/wish/116032682 By: Mervin. Xingchen, Yuyan, Joy

Scientific name: Lavandula

Growth Form: It is a fast-growing, herbaceous shrub, which can grow up to 70 cm tall and has a dense bush. 
Foliage: Foliage dark green and glossy, with purplish colour on the veins and underside of the leaves, margin toothed, leaf blade measuring up to 5 cm long and 2.5 cm wide . 
Flowers: Purple or lavender in colour, spike-type of inflorescence, up to 15 cm long

]]> 2016-07-07 01:27:13 UTC https://padlet.com/lmlmelissa/y2ulz42wlxrw/wish/116032682 Orchid https://padlet.com/lmlmelissa/y2ulz42wlxrw/wish/116032688
scientific name: Orchidaceae
By Yik Sze, Yi Xiang, Hong Kai and Lip Khoon

Each orchid flower is bilateral symmetric, so it can be divided into two equal parts
Vanilla flavor is extracted from the vanilla planifolia, a type of orchid.]]> 2016-07-07 01:27:20 UTC https://padlet.com/lmlmelissa/y2ulz42wlxrw/wish/116032688 Fauna: https://padlet.com/lmlmelissa/y2ulz42wlxrw/wish/116032788
Horse
by: Nehemiah and Shavonne
Scientific name: Eqqus Cabollus

Facts: Reach full adult development by age of 5 and an average lifespan of 25 to 30 years

Facts: Female horses, called mares, carry their young for approximately 11 months, and a young horse, called a foal, can stand and run shortly following birth. 


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