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Squid Dissection Lab - Biology 11: Kate Fairley May 9 2013 Block 4

The document provides instructions for a squid dissection lab in biology class. Students are to lay out the squid and draw its external structures, then cut through the mantle to expose the internal structures. Key internal structures to identify include the pen, ink sac, and beak. Students also answer discussion questions about squid anatomy and physiology, such as how they propel themselves and the closed circulatory system with three hearts.

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Squid Dissection Lab - Biology 11: Kate Fairley May 9 2013 Block 4

The document provides instructions for a squid dissection lab in biology class. Students are to lay out the squid and draw its external structures, then cut through the mantle to expose the internal structures. Key internal structures to identify include the pen, ink sac, and beak. Students also answer discussion questions about squid anatomy and physiology, such as how they propel themselves and the closed circulatory system with three hearts.

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Squid Dissection Lab - Biology 11

Kate Fairley May 9 th 2013 Block 4 Purpose: Materials: Razor Blade Squid Paper towel to observe and examine the anatomy of a squid

Procedure: 1. Lay out the squid on a thick layer of paper towel and draw the external structures. 2. Find the posterior surface (the one with the siphon) and, using the razor blade, cut through the mantel from the dorsal and to the ventral end. 3. Identify all of the internal structures. 4. Remove the pen and then draw it. Beside the drawing, write a short description 5. Using the ink from the ink sac, write your initials below the drawing. 6. Remove the beak from the mouth then draw it and write a description of it beside the drawing. 7. Clean out the mantle and take the skin off of it before bringing it up to the teacher. Discussion: 1. The word cephalopoda means head foot. This is an accurate description of cephalopods because their feet are essentially attached to the heads. 2. Squids propel themselves by expanding the mantel, thereby pulling water into it and pushing the water out again through the siphon, propelling them forward. 3. a. Under normal conditions, a squid will travel ventral end first. b. When capturing prey, a squid will travel ventral end first. c. When escaping, a squid will travel dorsal end first. 4. Convergent evolution is when two species that have completely different evolutionary backgrounds both evolve to have similar characteristics. An example of this is the way that a squids eye and a human eye have evolved similar forms. They both have evolved a lens, retina and pupil that are used in the same way. 5. a. A squid has a closed circulatory system. This means that its blood is always contained in vessels and never pools around the organs. b. The squid has three hearts because it needs to have one at each set of gills in order to pick up oxygen and drop off carbon dioxide. It also has a central heart in order to pump blood through the rest of the body.

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