Third Exhibition Room
-Evolution and the diversity of life-
Various creatures live on the earth. It is believed that ther are two
to three million species living on the earth. Each has its own form, its
own life style and its own room in nature. Life first appeared in the sea
at about 3,500 million years ago on this planet. It is believed that all
the creatures descend from one of these primitive organisms The living things
existing on the earth today have formed as they are after a continuous evolution
throughout those millions of years' time process. We must remember that
the man himself is one of the descendants of these evolutionary successions
and a member of the nature.
We display in this room various animals, insects, plants and marine life
which represent life on the earth today. Let's study the physical structures,
the mode of life, and the evolutional process of those species.
Three kinds of crusian carps ; Three kinds of catfish
20A. Migration of butterflies
Oversea dispersal of great eggflies ; Seasonal migration of chestnut tigers ; Mass flight of rice skippers
20B. Dispersal of seed plants
21A. Interactions between flowers and insects Pollination
21B. Mimesis and mimicry of insects
Adaptive radiation in beetles ; Insects in various environments
24A. Coral reef inhabited by various organisms
24B. Intertidal life
24C. Living fossils Slit shells, Nautilus, Horse-shoe crabs
24D. Deep-sea animals
24E. Animal phylogeny
24F. Marine huge animals and seaweed
25A. Backboned animals
25B. Mammalian skeletons and their function
Marsupials ; Herbivores ; Carnivores ; Omnivorous carnivores ; Apes and monkeys ; Teeth of mammals
25C. Human skeletons