DATE: LAB NUMBER: TITLE: Respiration in fish

AIM: To draw the external features of a fish gill

APPARATUS and MATERIALS: magnifying glass, ruler, pencil, fish

METHOD:

1. Examine a dead fish. Lift the operculum gently and cut the gill neatly with a scissors.
Place the gill in a petri dish containing water. Make a suitable annotated drawing of
the gill and calculate the magnification. Remove the gill and place out of water.
Record observations.

RESULTS:
CALCULATIONS:

Using the following equation, calculate the Magnification for your drawing:
Magnification = Drawing Length (cm) = x ___________ (no units, as cm cancels
out)
Actual Length (cm)
DISCUSSION:

Define gaseous exchange:

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Identify the characteristics that can be seen in the drawing that allow the gills to function as
an efficient gaseous exchange surface.
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What difference was observed when the gill was placed in water as compared to out of
water. How would the difference observe impact gaseous exchange?

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PRECAUTIONS:
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REFLECTION:
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CONCLUSION:
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Criteria Drawing: Mark Mark

Clarity No shading, stippling or cross hatching 1

Accuracy Resemblance to specimen 1

Labelling Label lines should touch the structure being labelled 1

No arrow heads or dots 1

Horizontal lines ending along an imaginary vertical; justified 1

Labels with lower case letters 1

Labels annotated 1

Title Title placed below drawing in bold capital letters 1

“DRAWING OF … (view of the specimen) 1

Magnification ‘x” … (accurate to 1 d.p) 1

Total 10