Finding Nemo

It's crazy that a simple Disney movie, such as Finding Nemo, changes completely after a simple Biology Class. You notice & understand so much more after watching the film. There were species of aquatic animals that I knew the names of, as well as sea plants. It's funny how knowing some simple knowledge about things you never knew before makes a movie so much more understandable. There were those sea worms that we noticed & sea sponges and sea enenomies. We learn about how different species live/servive and I never noticed how Finding Nemo captured that.. you just never really think about the background of movies until you learn about it so it's fun and understandable. I can't wait to watch more movies and spot more interesting facts learnt in bio that I can spot next! 

frog dissection

Cnidaria

Cnidarians, A.K.A. Cnidaria are a group of aqautic animals. Animals such as corals, jellyfish, hyrdas & sea anemones. Cnidarians are symmetrical. They have tentacles that are around their mouth for feeding. Their bodies consist of a gastrovascular cavity, which has a single opening through which food is ingested and food becomes digested. Mainly all cnidarians are carnivorous & will feel on small crustacans.
The body wall of cnidarians consists of an outer layer or epidermis, an inner layer or gastrodermis, and a middle layer or mesoglea. Cnidarians lack organs and posses a primitive nervous system known as a neural net.

Christmas Tree Worm

The Christmas Tree Worms are known to be one of the cuter species in the ocean. They get their name because of their christmas tree look. When a predator is near or when it feels threatened the worm will become less visible and the spikes on him will dissapear. Known as Spirobranchus giganteus, they are found on the Great Barrier Reef but have also been spotted as far away as the Caribbean.

Mono/Dicot Lab

Arts & Crafts

Moss

Moss is mostly found in wet/moist environments generally in shady areas. 

Moss grow in moist environments because the Sperm in the moss needs to stay wet in order to survive. The sperm has to swim in the water to the egg as their form of reproduction. 

Moss grows in low areas because it has a better chance of absorbing the water from the ground in order to survive.