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A. Conduct an online search on the name to find out more about these interesting organisms. Fill in Table 1 to summarize the general characteristics of this phylum.
Table 1: Phylum Echinodermata
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Refer to Explanation of Table Common Characteristic Categories and Types of Answers Expected, p. 8.
B. What specific exterior and interior organs and systems did you identify during your dissection? How do these benefit this organism?
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C. Describe how the water vascular system functions. What is the benefit of this adaptation for these animals?
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A. List several beneficial uses of echinoderms. What is their role in their environment? Could we live without them?
B. List several detrimental effects of echinoderms, if any.
C. Why are echinoderms classified as animals?
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D. Provide several examples of echinoderms and where they are found.
E. Why are echinoderms classified as Deuterostomes? Give an example.
Exercise 2: Phylum Chordata – Animals with
Notochords
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A. Compare and describe the structures found in these two organisms in Table 2.
Table 2 Comparative Anatomy
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Anus |
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Respiration |
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Circulation |
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Skeletal makeup |
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Food source |
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B. Conduct an online search on the name to find out more about these interesting organisms. Fill in Table 3 to summarize the general characteristics of this phylum.
Table 3: Phylum Chordata
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C. For each of the two organisms, what specific external and internal organs and systems did you identify during your dissection? How do these benefit these two organisms?
D. Describe how the circulatory system functions in each organism.
Questions
A. List several beneficial uses of chordates. What is their role in their environment? Could we live without them?
B. List several detrimental effects of chordates, if any.
C. Why are chordates classified as animals?
D. Provide several examples of Chordates and where they are found.
Laboratory Summary
What have you learned from doing this laboratory that you did not know before you began it?
