Zebrafish

Zebrafish text:

New words: .

• Anatomy- study of the body.
• Post-fertilization  - after the boy part and girl part come together to make a baby

(when the cells combine)

• Himalayas - mountain range that separates China and India
• Embryo - a group of cells that turn into a baby or egg
• Genetic - relating to your DNA
• Himalayas - A country that has a lot of Mountains
• Ganges  - a long river in India
• Organs - body parts
• Juvenile - child/teenager
•   Sections - slices  
• Stained with dyes - putting different coloured liquids onto it so you can see different parts 
• Coronal -  cutting in half vertically E.g. separating the front and the back 
• Transverse -   cutting in half horizontally, E.g. cutting the head off the body
•  Sagittal - cutting in half  vertically - E.g. cutting the left side away from the right side.

Main ideas in our own words: 

Mariah - Zebrafish live in the river in india.And zebrafish are transparent and they have fresh water.
And scientists study about zebrafish.Zebrafish is 2.5cm to 4cm long. And It takes 2 to 3 days
for the egg to hatch and it’s lifespan is 2 to 7 years.

• Coronal -  cutting in half vertically E.g. separating the front and the back 
• Transverse -   cutting in half horizontally, E.g. cutting the head off the body

 Sagittal - cutting in half  vertically - E.g. cutting the left side away from the right side.