BLOG #14: Which specimen that we have dissected so far seems most like humans? Why?

The specimen that we have dissected so far that seems most like humans is the crayfish. A crayfish has antenna and antennules that is like humans' hair. A crayfish has walking legs like humans' but the crayfish has more legs than human. The crayfish swimmerets, sternum, uropod, and telson are like humans' feet and arms because humans uses their feet and arms to swim in water. The most obvious thing that a crayfish has that is like the human are the mouth and eyes. The crayfish abdomen are like humans' body or legs.

Blog #7:Compare and contrast two biomes describe them in detail include pictures of plants and animals you are liklely to see.

One biome is the freshwater biome. Freshwater is defined as having a low salt concentration — usually less than 1%. Plants and animals in freshwater regions are adjusted to the low salt content and would not be able to survive in areas of high salt concentration (i.e., ocean). These ponds and lakes range in size from just a few square meters to thousands of square kilometers.

BLOG #13:What was most interesting about this week's dissections?

The most interesting thing about this week's dissection was learning the internal and external anatomy of each different organisms. Learning the internal anatomy of different organisms had taught me many new things such as the life of each organisms and what they eat. It has also taught how small and big each organisms brain's are and many other things inside the organisms. The external anatomy of each organisms had also taught me many new things too. For example, you can find the age of a clam by counting the dark lines on the external of the clam.  Another thing is I learned is how detailed each organism actually is. For example, the fish scales were very detailed. It had a lot more lines then you can see without a microscope.

BLOG #12: What surprised you from the worm's dissection?

There were several things that surpised me from the worm's dissection. One thing was that I did not expect the worm was going to be that long. I though that the worm was going to be like an inch long. Another thing I was surprised was the worm's head which including the brain, was pretty interesting to see. Another thing is I did not expect the dirt in the worm to still be inside it. I thought it was diggested already. All the parts in the worms head was very interesting to see. Overall the worm dissection was pretty interesting to do because I got to discover the parts of a worm.

Blog #8:Your choice talk about something you learned or ask a question about something that is confusing.

The one thing that confused me was the Skulls.  The experiment/activity that we did when we had to measure them.  It was confusing on how to measure them and if we did know how to measure them we didn't know what to do next.  I didn't know what part of the skull to measure since it would probably give different measurements.  That was one of the experiments/activity's that were confusing to me.

Blog #9:Define the different forms of community interaction: competition, commensalism, mutualism, predation, parasitism Give an example and a picture for each.

Competition is when organisms of the same or different species attempt to use an ecological resource the same place. An example of competition are the resources such as food, space, water, and etc. Commensalism is the relationship in which one species benefits, while the other is neither harmed nor benefited. An example of commensalism is when commensal species usually employs host species as  a home and/or transportation. Mutualism is an interaction that benefits both participants.  An example of mutualism is coevolution. Predation is an interaction in which one organism captures and feed on another organism. An example of predation is when interaction clearly positive for the preadator but negative for the prey. Parasitism is a parasite or disease that uses host for food, but does not immediately kill the host. It kills it slowly. An example of parasitism are Giardia lamblia, Dermacentor Andersoni, Hookworms, Pediculus humanus, Dirofilaria Immitis, and Mosquito.

Blog #10:Why is dissection an important part of a biology curriculum? Which animals and/or plants should be included in biological studies?

Dissection is important because it lets the people who want to learn about what the animal has in the inside of it or something they can't see and really want an answer about it. They should be studied since no one really knows what they have inside their bodies and it would be really interesting to see what they have inside their bodies. Their are beautiful flowers and plants in the Forest that no one has ever seen before and no one might not even know their characteristics. They should really be studied to see what they have or even if they can cure an illness.