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Table 5 Key organisms and actions to be taken

From: Using Inquiry and Tree-Thinking to “March Through the Animal Phyla”: Teaching Introductory Comparative Biology in an Evolutionary Context

Organism

What we have to look at

What we will do

Freshwater mussel (Anodonta sp.)

Preserved specimens and prepared slide (gill cross-section)

Observations only

Grasshopper (Romalea sp.)

Preserved specimens

Dissection and observations

Crayfish (Cambarus sp.)

Preserved specimens

Dissection and observations

Sea Star (Pisaster sp.)

Dissected preserved specimens and prepared slides

Observations only

Lancelet (Branchiostoma sp.)

Preserved specimens and prepared slides

Observations only