Virtual Dogfish Dissection
Name: _______________________________ Color: ____________
Please go to: http://www.pc.maricopa.edu/Biology/ppepe/BIO145/lab04.html
Go through all six of the “Activities” listed at the bottom of the page. Record your answers to the
multiple choice below:
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1. Discuss the hydrodynamics of the shark, in terms of how their fins are arranged.
2. There are 2 main classes of fish: Bony fish = Osteichthyes and Cartilaginous fish =
Chondrichthyes. Which do sharks belong to?
3. How do gills function in respiration?
Virtual Dogfish Dissection
4. What advantages does a cartilaginous skeleton have over a bony skeleton?
5. What did you learn from this virtual dissection?