Charlie Schellhorn

1.Placoid Scales- Shark scales, miniature teeth scaled skin.

2. Structure of the eye- Black circles, never blinks and can fold back eyes when
attacking prey for protection of the eye.
3.Teeth development- Their teeth are serated and stacked in rows so they can
replace them as they fall out.
4.Jaw placement/ development/ protrusion- white, fast twitched and massive
jaw muscles, but the upper jaw floats free from the skull. Which allows the shark to
extend its jaws forward.
5. Gill slits- Where respiration occurs and O2 exchange. If h2o stops running
against gradient the shark will die.
6. Oily liver/ size of liver- Massive liver, and gives shark their size. Liver is filled
with oil and allows the shark to have buoyancy.
7. Spiral Valve- it collects nutrients from huge chunks of food, but its a very small
space.
8. Ampullae or Lorenzini- Electron magnetic sensors and allows sharks to catch
prey after eyes are rolled back.
9. Muscles of tail- Ren and white muscles are located in the tail. Red is for long
distance swimming and white muscle is for fast breaks for catching prey or evading
when necessary.
10. Warm-blooded- Can maintain a higher body temp because of water temps.
Tail provides the increase in temp.
11. Lateral Line- Specialized sensory system in tune with vibrations in the water
and allows sharks to know whats going on around them.
12. Nostrils/ water flow/ chemoreceptors- Their nostrils take in water and shoot
out water. Each nostril works independently of each other. Chemoreceptors pick up
blood and let shark know if prey is to the left or to the right.
13. Brain- small and most is involved with sensory receptors, in y shape and very
specific
Interesting facts
1. Sharks can turn their stomach (vomit) to regurgitate their last unwanted
meal.
2. Their teeth are replaced with rows (continuous) of teeth, like a conveyer bely
of teeth.
3. A croc has a much stronger bite than a great white shark because of the jaw
not being attached to the upper skull.