7o6 Home Nature-Study Course. 



nil out llir blanks in this supplement leitli ansu'ers tu the questions 

 and return tu us. If you eannot ansieer all of the questions, answer as 

 many as you ean. A supplement z^'ill be sent to you for each fish studied. 



OUTLINE FOR THE STUDY OF FISH 



The form p.nd adaptations of the fish : Catch a fish in a brook near-by and put 

 in a mason jar i r pail of water and answer the following questions about it; 



1. What is the general shape of the fish? Is it wide or thin? 



2. How does its shape assist it in moving rapidly in the water? 



3. How many fins has the fish? 



4. There are four of these fins which are in pairs; where are they? 



5. How do these paired fins help the fish to swim? 



6. How does the fish push itself through the water? 



7. Where does it rest when not swimming? 



8. What does the fish eat and how does it catch it? 



9. Has a fish any eyelids? 



10. \'\'hy does it keep opening and shutting its mouth all the time? 



TT. How docs it breathe? 



12. Why and how does the fish die when taken out of the water? 



