Drills

Home January 22nd - The following organisms belong to what phylum? 1. Sharks 2. Sea stars 3. Sea turltes 4. Sea urchins 5. Clams January 23rd - What is the difference between the continental margins on the East and West coasts? January 23rd - What two ways can animals survive living between the tides? January 24th - What three different types of adaptations can marine organisms use to survive the intertidal zone? January 25th - Why is the Eastern seaboard different in make-up compared to the rockier Western seaboard? January 26th - Early dismissal no class January 27th - What is the difference between an active continental margin and a passive continental margin? January 28th - Besides the ability to holdfast, list three other adaptations organisms that live in the intertidal zone would have? January 30th - What are some adverse conditions organisms living between the tides must face? January 31st - How can color effect the life of an organism that lives in between the tides or in tide pools? February 1st - Filter feeder living in the tidal pools face the ocean for two reasons, what are they? February 2nd - List three ways in which organisms deal with low oxygen levels? February 3rd - What is a possible reason that the shells of periwinkles have grown in diameter as compared to 100 years ago? February 7th - Classify a crab’s kingdom, phylum, subphylum? February 8th - The shell of a crab is an excellent adaptation. What kind of adaptation is it? February 9th - List three different types of crabs. February 10th - What does the name Callinectus sapidus mean. February 13th - No Drill February 14th - After reviewing the external features of your crab, develop a guess as to why it is in order decapoda. February 15th - How can you determine the sex of a Callinectus sapidus? February 16th - What is the name of the device that holds the apron closed on crabs? February 17th - No School February 20th - No School February 21st - What are the three parts of a crustacean's body called? February 22nd - List the three segmented body parts of the crayfish? February 23rd - What set of swimmerets is used to determine the sex of a crayfish? February 24th - What advantage does the uropod offer the crayfish or lobster? February 27th - List at least three characteristics of Order Decapoda. February 28th - What is another name for the brain of the crayfish? February 29th - How many pairs of walking legs would you find on a lobster? Why? March 3rd - What is the endoskeleton of a sea star comprised of? March 6th - What is the name of the sea star which destroys coral reefs? March 7th - List a member from four of the classes that make up phylum Echinodermata. March 8th - List the classes of phylum Echinodermata. March 9th - Why do decapodas molt? March 12th - What are five possible reasons for the drop in crab population? March 13th - What is aquaculture? March 14th - What class would you find a sea star? March 19th - Classify the squid from kingdom to class. March 20th - Compared to the rest of phylum Mollusca, the cephalopods are specialized for what ability? March 21st - What allows the squid to be a master of color change? March 22nd - Where does the digestive system start for the squid? March 23rd - When you cut open the squid, what is the first thing you notice if it is female? March 26th - Describe the difference between gills from a boney fish and a cartilaginous fish. March 29th - What can you tell about a species if it is missing an operculum and gill slits? March 30th - Why are lampreys awkward swimmer? March 31st - Why do people continuously bleed when a lamprey is attached to them? April 1st - Which two types of scales can be used to determine the age of a fish? April 4th - Classify the squid from kingdom to class. April 5th - What characteristic does the squid share with the clam. April 6th - What is the difference between the tentacles and the arms on a squid? April 7th - What is the function of the aquiferous pore? April 8th - No Drill April 11th - What is the name for all the little brown spots in the squids skin called? April 12th - What color are the eggs of female squid? April 13th - How many hearts does the squid have? April 14th - What is the function of the nidamental gland? April 15th - What is the biggest use for squalus acanthis? April 18th - Classify squalus acanthias from kingdom to subclass? April 19th - What is the term used to identify the young birthed by sharks? April 20th - Why is this particular type of shark called spiny dogfish? April 26th - List five external features of the shark which are found anterior to the pectoral fins. April 27th - What is the difference between superficial and deep fascia? April 28th - What bundle of muscles is found dorsal to the lateral line? April 29th - What bundle of muscles is found ventral to the lateral line? May 2nd - What is the name of the group of muscles that controls the gills? May 3rd - At which point does the lateral line canal become the horizontal septum? May 4th - What part of the nervous system is found between the two lobes of the medulla oblongata? May 5th - Why are olfactory sacs and bulbs located in the most anterior part of the shark? May 6th - What is the function of the fourth ventricle? May 9th - No Drill May 10th - Name five structures in the nervous system of a shark? May 11th - What is the most posterior part of the central nervous system? May 12th - In order from anterior to posterior, what are the names of the three biggest and most identifiable features of the nervous system? May 13th - Four stems meet together at the beginning of the spinal cord. What two features make up those four stems? May 16th - Where does the digestive system start?
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February 22nd - What is one of the most identifiable features on a sea star? February 23rd - Why would it be important for each ray of a sea star to have the same organs in each one? February 24th - What importance do echinoderms play in the marine environment in terms of being “scavengers”? February 25th - Snow Day February 26th - Snow Day March 1st - List four different species found in phylum Arthropoda? March 2nd - What is the single most identifiable feature for subphylum crustacea? March 3rd - How can you tell the difference between a female crayfish and a male crayfish? March 4th - What is the function of the swimmerets? March 5th - Explain the function and need of the tiny hairs located all over the body of the crayfish? March 8th - What is the importance of the uropod being able to expand play in the life of a crayfish. March 9th - What is the smallest and largest crabs in the world? March 10th - If order Decapoda makes up 20% of all things coming out of the ocean, then what phylum takes the biggest loss each year in the ocean? March 11th - Draw two aprons, one to represent males and one to represent females? March 12th - No School In Service March 15th - List as many different types of sharks that you can of the 450 species that exist. March 16th - List three different external features on the shark? March 17th - What does it mean to be caudal to the pectoral fins? March 18th - What is the main economical use of dogfish sharks? March 19th - Provide a couple of thoughts why sharks cannot keep with the “over fishing “ that is taking place today with their species? March 22nd - What are some uses for shark skin? March 23rd - Which species is of sharks is responsible for most attacks on the pacific coast? March 24th - What phylum, class, and order is this cleaner shrimp in and why? March 25th - Is the species pictured below a shark or a ray? How do you know? March 26th - What is it called when sharks are in an aggressive feeding pattern? March 29th - What are the three species of sharks that are considered to be man eaters? March 30th - In your opinion what is the most identifiable shark and why? March 31st - When viewing the abdominal cavity of a shark which organ should be the largest and why? April 1st - April 5th - No School April 6th - How do you tell the difference between a male or a female shark? April 7th - What is the name of the scales that make up the sharks skin? April 8th - In what area of the shark will a clear gel come out of its body to help sense movement, pressure, salinity, and temperature? April 9th - What feature separates the hypaxial bundles and epaxial bundles? April 12th - What is the difference between origin and insertion? April 13th - What KIND OF PATTERN ARE THE MYOTOME MUSCLES ARRANGED IN? April 14th - What is the major muscle in moving the jaw? April 15th - What is the name of the thick piece of cartilage located right below the bottom jaw? April 16th - What is the largest most identifiable muscle located in the throat region? April 19th - April 20th - April 21st - April 22nd - April 23rd-
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