Why is dissection an important part of a biology curriculum? Which animals and/or plants should be included in biological studies?
Dissection is an important part of the biology curriculum, because it allows students to have hands-on experience with animals or plants, which is especially important for students who are interested in pursuing the medical field as a surgeon or someone like that. A lot of important information about the environment can be discovered through the examination of the dissected animals' organs and tissues. Science education is a process of exploring different experiences, like dissecting animals, that may lead students into a future profession.
An animal that should be included in biological studies is the frog. The frog is probably the most popular species that students dissect, in different schools around the world. Classroom often use frogs because they can be easily caught, and are small; frogs also have about the same organs as a human. Research scientists dissect frogs to see what effects pollution and climate change are having on frogs. The reason for this is because of the fact that frogs are a lot more sensitive to environmental changes and will show effects much earlier than other species, such as human beings.The dissection of the fetal pig in the labratory is also important because pigs and humans have the same level of metabolism and have similar organs and systems. Even better, fetal pigs are usually inexpensive and easy to buy.
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