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Alien Taxonomy Project

This document describes a future food web on Earth in the year 2025 that includes both Earth organisms and alien organisms. It provides descriptions of 13 different organisms or species that make up the food web, including their characteristics, taxonomic classification, trophic level, and predators/prey. It also includes a dichotomous key to help identify the different organisms.

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Alien Taxonomy Project

This document describes a future food web on Earth in the year 2025 that includes both Earth organisms and alien organisms. It provides descriptions of 13 different organisms or species that make up the food web, including their characteristics, taxonomic classification, trophic level, and predators/prey. It also includes a dichotomous key to help identify the different organisms.

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  • Alien Taxonomy Project: Introduction to the Alien Taxonomy Project, providing context on the study of organisms in a fictional ecosystem.
  • The Earth's Food Web in 2025: Visual representation of the ecosystem food web featuring various fictional organisms and their interactions.
  • Viridis Hairus: Details the characteristics, classification, and ecological role of Viridis Hairus, focusing on its photosynthetic capabilities and interactions.
  • Contaminati Delphinus: Describes the chemosynthetic and ecological traits of Contaminati Delphinus, a dolphin-like organism in the ecosystem.
  • Farmous Aquous: Explores the traits and trophic level of Farmous Aquous, an aquatic humanoid involved in aquaculture.
  • Bacterium Wheatus: Details the agricultural role and ecological traits of Bacterium Wheatus in the ecosystem.
  • Legolus Humanoidous: Describes Legolus Humanoidous, highlighting its photosynthetic nature and unique morphology.
  • Spatium Humanoidous: Discusses Spatium Humanoidous, focusing on adaptations for space travel and its place in the food web.
  • Decomposium Cockroachus: Details Decomposium Cockroachus, emphasizing its decomposer role in breaking down organic matter.
  • Squidium Gigantica: Describes Squidium Gigantica, noting its role as a top consumer and its feeding habits.
  • Viridus Raterrus: Explores the characteristics of Viridus Raterrus, a small photosynthetic organism in the ecosystem.
  • Mosquitica Parasiti: Examines the parasitic behaviors and ecological role of Mosquitica Parasiti.
  • Classification Summary: Provides a summary table of kingdoms, phyla, genera, and species of the organisms studied in the project.
  • Dichotomous Key: Presents a dichotomous key to assist in identifying different organisms based on their characteristics.

Alien Taxonomy

Project
By: Mohammed Mustafa

Biology 20

The Earths Food Web in 2025


(click on an organism for more
information)

Spatium
humanoid
ous

Mosquitica Parasiti

Viridis hairus

Legolus humanoidous
Viridus raterrus

Farmous aquous

Squidium gigantica

Bacterium wheatus
Aquos
bacteriu
m

Decomposium
cockroachus
Polluted
Water
Contaminant
s
Contamin
ati
delphinus
To DK

Viridis
hairus
Characteristics of Organism

Photosynthetic

Green (Chlorophyll) in hair

Humanoid

Autotrophic

Kingdom; Phylum; Genus; Species


Autotrophica

Photosynthous

Viridis

hairus
Trophic Level

Trophic Level 1; Producer, Autotrophic

Predators/Prey

No prey, however Squidium gigantica and Mosquitica parasiti are its predators

Return to
Food Web

Contaminati
delphinus
Characteristics of Organism

Chemosynthetic (From contaminants in the water)

Dolphin-like

Autotrophic

Kingdom; Phylum; Genus; Species


Autotrophica

Chemosynthous

Contaminati

delphinus
Trophic Level

Trophic Level 1; Producer

Predators/Prey

No prey, however the Squidium gigantica is its only predator

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Food Web

Farmous aquous
Characteristics of Organism

Aquatic

Humanoid

Work on dolphins aquaculture farms

Heterotrophic

Kingdom; Phylum; Genus; Species


Heterotrophicous

Independentous

Farmous

aquous
Trophic Level

Trophic Level 3; Secondary Consumer

Predators/Prey

Only prey is Bacterium wheatus and its predators are Squidium gigantica and
Mosquitica parasiti

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Food Web

Bacterium wheatus
Characteristics of Organism

Aqua wheat

A crop grown by the dolphins

Feeds on bacteria

Heterotrophic

Kingdom; Phylum; Genus; Species


Heterotrophicous

Independentous

Bacterium

wheatus
Trophic Level

Trophic Level 2; Primary Consumer

Predators/Prey

Only prey is Aquos bacterium, and the Farmous aquous is its only predator

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Food Web

Legolus
humanoidous
Characteristics of Organism

Legless with arm-like tentacles

Photosynthetic

Humanoid

Space travelers with that visit the Earth

Autotrophic

Kingdom; Phylum; Genus; Species


Autotrophica

Photosynthous

Legolus

humanoidous
Trophic Level

Trophic Level 1; Producer

Predators/Prey

No prey, however the Spatium humanoidous is its only predator

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Food Web

Spatium
humanoidous
Characteristics of Organism

Anaerobic

Humanoid

Designed for space living

Must wear deoxygenated space suits

Heterotrophic

Kingdom; Phylum; Genus; Species


Heterotrophicous

Independentous

Spatium

humanoidous
Trophic Level

Trophic Level 2; Primary Consumer

Predators/Prey

Prey are Legolus humanoidous and Viridus raterrus and its predators are
Squidium gigantica and Mosquitica parasiti

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Food Web

Decomposium
cockroachus
Characteristics of Organism

Cockroach-like organisms

Feeds on humanoid and dolphin excrement

Decomposer

Kingdom; Phylum; Genus; Species


Heterotrophicous

Depententa

Decomposium

cockroachus
Trophic Level

Decomposer

Predators/Prey

No prey, however this organism takes organic matter from all organisms
to decompose

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Food Web

Squidium gigantica
Characteristics of Organism

Giant squids

Feeds on humanoids & dolphins

Heterotrophic

Kingdom; Phylum; Genus; Species


Heterotrophicous

Depententa

Squidium

gigantica
Trophic Level

Trophic Level 2 and 3; Top Consumer, Carnivore

Predators/Prey

No predators and it`s prey are Spatium humanoidous, Viridis hairus, Farmous
aquous and Contaminati delphinus

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Food Web

Viridus raterrus
Characteristics of Organism

Green-skinned

Photosynthetic

Rats

Autotrophic

Kingdom; Phylum; Genus; Species


Autotrophica

Photosynthous

Viridus

raterrus
Trophic Level

Trophic Level 1; Producer

Predators/Prey

No prey, however the Spatium humanoidous is its only predator

Return to
Food Web

Mosquitica parasiti
Characteristics of Organism

Parasitic mosquitoes

Feed on humanoids

Heterotrophic

Kingdom; Phylum; Genus; Species


Heterotrophicous

Depententa

Mosquitica

parasiti
Trophic Level

Trophic Level 2 and 3; Secondary Consumer

Predators/Prey

Prey includes Farmous aquous, Spatium humanoidous and Viridis hairus howeverReturn
no predator
to
Food Web

Kingdom; Phylum; Genus;


Species
Kingdom
Autotrophica

Phylum
Photosynthous

Genus
Viridus

Species
raterrus

Autotrophica

Photosynthous

Viridis

hairus

Autotrophica

Photosynthous

Legolus

humanoidous

Autotrophica

Chemosynthous

Contaminati

delphinus

Heterotrophicous

Depententa

Decomposium

cockroachus

Heterotrophicous

Depententa

Squidium

gigantica

Heterotrophicous

Depententa

Mosquitica

parasiti

Heterotrophicous

Independentous

Farmous

aquous

Heterotrophicous

Independentous

Bacterium

wheatus

Heterotrophicous

Independentous

Spatium

humanoidous

Dichotomous Key
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

a) Organism is aquatic

Continue to Q. 2

b) Organism is terrestrial

Continue to Q. 5

a) Organism is blue

Continue to Q. 3

b) Organism is not blue

Continue to Q. 4

a) Organism has hands

Farmous aquous

b) Organism has fins

Contaminati Delphinus

a) Organism has an eye

Squidium gigantica

b) Organisms do not have eye(s)

Bacterium wheatus

a ) Green organisms
b) Not green organisms

Continue to Q. 8

a) Has ears or antennae

Continue to Q. 7

b) Does not have ears or antennae

Legolus humanoidous

a) Has a tail

Viridus raterrus

b) Does not have tail


8.
9.

Continue to Q. 6

Viridis hairus

a) Has an exo-protective shell

Continue to Q. 9

b) Does not have an exo-protective shell

Mosquitica parasiti

a) Needs an deoxygenated space suits

b) Does not require a space suit


cockroachus

Spatium humanoidous
Decomposium

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