Q2. Science 4 Wk .

4- A
Lesson 20: Body Parts of Animals that Live in Water
 Infer that animals have different body structures that
make them adapt to water
Water / Aquatic animals parts
Body parts of aquatic animals

Scales - protection and locomotion

Gill- respiration, osmoregulation, excretion of
nitrogenous waste, pH regulation, and hormone
production
FINS -swimming (locomotion), balance, stability,
and steering
LATERAL LINE
 detect vibrations and water movement (rheotaxis)
 gain information about their spatial environment
 plays a vital role in schooling
ANAL FIN
 helps to stabilize a fish
 releases waste of fish
CAUDAL FIN or tail fin
 located at the end of a fish and provides the power
to move a fish forward, steering
CHELIPED
 reproduction , feeding, being
used to crush or detach mollusk
SHELL- gastropod/ carapace
exoskeleton made of protein
( chitin and calcium carbonate )
 Protection
 CLAW –( pincers )
 fight, catch prey, tearing