BIOL 1100 Survey of Biological Science

Lab: Classifying Arthropods & Frog Dissection

Virtual Lab: Classifying Arthropods
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1. To begin, click on one of the specimen jars; this will place the specimen onto
the dissecting tray. Make notes on your observations of the external structures
seen in your “Data Table” and/or in Table I below.
2. Compare your data to the information found in the “Arthropod Reference
Guide” to determine the class to which the specimen belongs.
3. Repeat steps to observe 6 differed arthropods. There are 9 different arthropods
that can be identified; click “Reset” in order to obtain and observe a new set
of specimens.

Table I:

Specimen Body Walking Other Antennae Claw Jaw Class Common

Sections Legs appendage (0,2,4) Present Present Name
(1,2,3 or (6,8 or s (Y/N) (Y/N) (Y/N)
>3) >8)
1 1 or 2 4 pairs Y 0 N N Arachnida Whip
scorpion
2 3 3 pairs Y 1 pair N Y Insecta Stage
Beetle
3 >3 1 pair Y 1 pair Y Y Chilopoda Australian
centipede
4 1 or 2 4 pairs Y 0 N N Arachnida Desert
Tarantula
5 7-8 7 pairs Y 1 pair Y Y Crustacea Beech
Hopper

Post-laboratory Questions:

1. Arthropods:
a. B and C

2. Arthropods can be found:

a. All of the above

3. Members of the class Insecta are best adapted to living:

a. On land

4. Arachnids:
a. None of the above

5. Please order the classes of arthropods from LEAST diverse to MOST diverse:
a. Chilopoda  Diplopoda  Crustacea  Arachnida  Insecta

6. You have found an organism that you believe is an Arthropod living in a saltwater tide
pool. To which class does it most likely belong?
a. Crustacea
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7. You have caught an organism in midair with a butterfly net. To which class does it most
likely belong?
a. Insecta

8. Which of the following structures can be used for respiration in the Arthropods?
a. Trachae

9. You have located an organism that lacks antennae crawling along the floor of a jungle.
To which class does it most likely belong?
a. None of the above

10. You have located an organism crawling along the sand near the edge of a body of water
and it appears to have claws. Based upon this information, to which class does it belong?
a. A or C

Virtual Lab: Virtual Frog Dissection

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1. If you come upon any terms that are unfamiliar to you, please refer to your textbook
for further explanation or search the word here:
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/dictionaryhome.aspx
2. In this exercise, you will be performing a virtual frog dissection. To begin, click on
the “Introduction” link on the opening page. Read through and listen to the
information presented to learn about the basics of dissection and animal phylogeny.
When you are finished, click the “Menu” button at the bottom of the page to return to
the opening page of the laboratory activity.
3. Once you are back to the opening page, click the “External Anatomy” button. Read
through, watch and listen to the information presented in these segments. When you
are finished, click the “Menu” button at the bottom of the page to return to the
opening page of the laboratory activity.
4. The last portion of this activity involves an examination of the internal anatomy of a
frog. To do this, click the “Internal Anatomy” button on the opening page of the
laboratory. Read through, watch and listen to all of the information presented in these
segments and actively participate where required. You may have to do a virtual cut
on the frog by dragging the appropriate tool to the frog or label organs of the
dissected frog by dragging the appropriate organ names to the site on the opened frog.
Please STOP when you are through with each labeling step and be sure to fill in your
final answers on Figures 1 and 2 below.
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Figure 1: Digestive System Organs

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A = liver

B = Gallbladder

C = Small intestine

D = Large intestine

E = Stomach

F = Pancreas

Figure 2: Organs of the Circulatory, Respiratory, Excretory and Reproductive Systems

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A = Lungs

B = Ovary

C = Ureter

D = Bladder

E = Cloaca

F = Fat bodies

G = Kidney

H = Heart

Post-laboratory Questions:
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1. The dorsal side of the leopard frog:

a. Is a colored and patterned

2. Leopard frogs:
a. Have a gills at one time during their life cycle

3. In regards to the external anatomy of a leopard frog:

a. The feet of the hind limbs have 5 toes

4. In the opened mouth of the leopard frog, one can see:

a. All of the above

5. Which of the following is found in the digestive system of the leopard frog but
not in that of a human?
a. None of the above

6. Arteries in the circulatory system:

a. Carry blood away from the heart

7. In the leopard frog heart:

a. There are 3 chambers present

8. By comparison to the leopard frog heart, the human heart:

a. Has 4 chambers present

9. Fat bodies play a role in:

a. C and D

10. The most anterior portion of the leopard frog brain is/are the:
a. Olfactory lobes