Organism Creation Project

You are a mad scientist that has the ability to create an organism by splicing DNA from other organisms and recombining that DNA to form a new organism. 

Make a slide for each of the following: 

1)Name your organism

2)From what other organisms did you collect DNA from to create your own?  What characteristics does it still have?

3)Draw a picture of your creation

4)Write a description of your organism and link it to the traits that determine what it means to be alive: 
a) Living things are organized and made up of cells,
 b) Living things grow and develop, and they have a lifespan, 
c) Living things respond, 
d) Living things maintain homeostasis, 
e) Living things use energy, 
f) Living things reproduce, 
g) Living things have a life span,
 h) Living things excrete wastes

5)In your description, tell us about how your organism acquires its “needs” i.e. food, water, shelter

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Helpful song:The characteristics of organisms song

Palmizzard

•The palmizzard is the organism that I’ve created.  I created it using the DNA from a lizard and a palm tree.  It has palm leaves growing from its back which allows it to produce its own energy with the help of radiation from the sun.  The palm leaves also provide shelter for the palmizzard; it lives on hot desert islands, so it needs protection from the sun which the palm leaves provide.  It has coconuts growing from its tail which it uses in times of self-defense.  It cannot run fast, so it needs camouflage that the palm leaves provide.  It is 4 feet in length as an adult.  The palm leaves help trap water so that when it rains, which is rarely on a desert island, the leaves collect the water for future use.  It eats insects and fruit that has fallen to the ground.  It mates twice a year and gives birth to live offspring.  If attacked, it will use its tail in self-defense and, if necessary, it will drop its coconuts to keep the animal attacking it busy as it flees.  The palmizzard excretes its waste 3-4 times a day. Its cells are a combination of plant and animal cells.