Journal 1 Entry
In collecting my observations at the Lachine Canal for this project, the vast amount of species of life contained in such a small plot greatly surprised me. I was able to identify signs of life from 6 of the 7 kingdoms, from the algae on the rocks to the abundant plants and animals on the shore. The intricate mechanisms of evolution and adaptation were on clear display from the pollen-attracting hairs of the bumble bee (Genus bombus) to the feathered seeds of the milkweed (Genus Asclepias). Yet despite all this biodiversity, the one thing that all of our observed species had in common is the essential role that water plays in their survival. Throughout all their differences, each one had incorporated water as a fundamental chemical in its biological processes.
The species I'm choosing for my phylogenic placement is the Cabbage White Butterfly (Pieris rapae).
Domain - Eukaryotes
Kingdom - Animalia
Phylum - Arthropoda
Class - Insecta
Order - Lepidoptera
Family - Pieradae
Genus - Pieris
Species - Pieris rapae