May 2010 Archives

If you were absent for the squid dissection on Monday, May 10, you must complete the worksheet http://www.biologycorner.com/worksheets/squid_virtual.html

and then complete the following quiz and print it out or write it on a separate sheet.

1. What do quid exclusively feed on?

2. Can squid blend in with their surroundings to avoid predators?

3. If the tentacles are cut off, do they grow back?

4. How many gills does a squid have?

5. What is the only indigestible part of the squid?.

6. Which species of squid is closely related to octopuses?

7. What is a recently discovered species of squids?

8. What connotation is linked to the squid in literature and folklore?

9. What is squid called in Fish markets and restaurants in English-speaking countries?

10. What is the squid's beak used for?

11.  How many legs do squid have?

12. What do squid and octupuses have in common?

13.  What kingdom is squid in?  phylum? class?

Use this website for help answering the questions.  http://www.quizmoz.com/quizzes/Animal-Quizzes/s/Squid-Quiz.asp

Before the A.P. Exam, everyone should review over the content on the 12 A.P. Labs.   There is a virtual version for all the labs at Pearson's Labbench:

http://www.phschool.com/science/biology_place/labbench/

Try going through each lab and answering the quiz question.  Or if you don't have much time, just try each quiz and go over the parts you get wrong.

There are also brief reviews of each lab available at this site:

http://www.ekcsk12.org/faculty/jbuckley/aplabreview/index.htm