Final Blog

Final blogReflect on your semester and year in biology What were your successes? What were your failures?
My year in biology is fun and exciting.  I learned a lot of things like dissecting different kinds of organisms and structures of organisms' body.  I am very successful in dissecting the organisms, especially the frog, and also very successful in many of the projects assigned.  Unfortunely, I have a feww failures.  I failed on getting good test grades, therefore, I need to retake some test once or twice to get an A.  The year in biology is awesome and I love the biology fieldtrip.

What did you learn that you will never forget?
I will never forget how the squid squeeze its ink on Diana when she is trying to take the lense out.  I learn that experiments can help people understand better than just reading.

Blog #15 Semester 2

Blog 15 Compare two of the organisms that we have dissected Discuss at least 2 similarities and 3 differences

Grasshopper and crayfish both have a exoskeleton that protects them.  They also have antenna that sense things.  But grasshopper lives on land while crayfish lives in the ocean.  Crayfish has gills for respiratory while grasshoppers has spiracles and book lungs.  Grasshopper has 6 legs while crayfish has 10 legs and a pair of cheliped.

Blog #14 Semester 2

Blog 14 Which specimen that we have dissected so far seems most like humans? Why?

The organs of the fish is very alike with humans.  Although fish does not look like humans, its organs like liver, skull, stomach, kidney, intestine, and heart are all organs that we humans have and are very important.  Therefore, fish is the organism we dissect so far that is most like humans.

Blog #13 Semester 2

Blog 13 What was most interesting about this week's dissections?

The fish dissection is very interesting.  The fish has a lot of organs like stomach, heart, kidney, air blader, trunk muscles, gills, and liver.  I learned about how the fish uses its gills to breath under the water and how fish digest its food.  The fish dissection is interesting and taught me many new things about fish.

Blog #12 Semester 2

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

I learned a lot of new things from the worm dissection.  One of the most surprising things is that the worm actually has 4 hearts.  Back then, I always wonder why worms can survive when being damage badly or cut off some parts.  Now that I dissect the worm, I notice that the worm's 4 hearts supports it.  I think this is why worms can survive in terrible condition.

Blog #11 Semester 2

Blog #11
Get a picture of alternation of generations put it in your blog and explain how it relates to plants

The cycle begins as a new grown plant that is blooming.  As it is getting sunlight, the process of photosynthesis caused the plant to grow.  When the flowers bloom, insects like bees and butterfly will take the spore from one flower to another.  When the spore goes into the ovary and produces eggs, the fruit produced.  As the fruit grew old, its seeds will fall off to the ground.  This cycle then begins again.

Blog#10 Semester 2

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 the process of disassembling and observing something to determine its internal structure and as an aid to discerning the functions and relationships of its components.  Dissection helps us understand the parts of organisms better.  Dissection makes biology much more fun and can allow students to learn faster and easier.  Understanding the parts of the organisms can help scientist determine how organisms' body works, survive, and reproduce.  I think monkey should be included in biological studies because they are very similar to humans.