Digestive
Circulatory
Skeletal
Fish Specific
Random + Figgins Lore
100
The site of chemical and mechanical digestion
Stomach
100
The engine of the circulatory system
Heart
100
Bone is longer than it is wide; 2 ends
Long Bone
100
Fin on top of the fish
Dorsal Fin
100
Where Figgins taught before teaching in the USA
Paris, France
200
The site of nutrient absorption
Small Intestine
200
A blood vessel that carries primarily deoxygenated blood
Vein
200
Cube-shaped bone
Short bones
200
Protective layer over gills
Operculum
200
The DNA codon TAC would be transcribed into this mRNA codon
AUG (Met)
300
Primary site of mechanical and carbohydrate digestion
Mouth
300
A blood vessel that carries primarily oxygenated blood
Artery
300
Curved, thin bones for increased muscle attachment
Flat Bones
300
Organ helps to control buoyancy
Swim Bladder
300
Number of years Figgins has taught at EF
3 years
400
Site of vitamin and water reabsorption
Large Intestine/ Colon
400
Normal human blood pressure; include units
120/80 mmHg
400
Bones with specialized shapes, like the vertebrae or pelvis
Irregular Bones
400
Site of oxygen transfer; "Fish lung"
Gills
400
An organism with no natural predators in an ecosystem
Apex Predator
500
Secretes enzymes to break down carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins in the duodenum
Pancreas
500
A blood vessel big enough to carry just one red blood cell
Capillary
500
Small, round bones with connecting tendons to protect bone from wear and tear; Ex: Patella (kneecap)
Sesamoid Bones
500
Increased gas content in the swim bladder would cause a fish to _________.
Float
500
Name of the plasmid used to transform E. Coli in lab to make them express green fluorescent protein (GFP)
pGlo Plasmid