Sunday, November 17, 2013

Zoology 11/18-11/22

This week's objective:  To understand how exactly fish can breathe underwater, learn about three different fish classes, and understand how lampreys differ from other common fish types

Monday
Review fish anatomy; discuss countercurrent flow with gills and how the mechanism works.  Introduce three major fish classes and how they are different from one another

Tuesday
In-depth discussion of lampreys from the class Agnatha.  Anatomy, physiology, multimedia.  Quiz over fish anatomy.

Wednesday
Review lamprey information.  Prepare for lamprey dissection by doing pre-lab questions and Q/A session.  External anatomy of lamprey.

Thursday
Continue/finish external anatomy investigation.  Begin studying the internal anatomy of lampreys

Friday
Lamprey - internal anatomy continued.