"SEAS ""Classroom to Sea"" Laboratory Data",,,,,,,,,
Shallow-Water Vs. Deep-Sea Vent Mussel Comparison ,,,,,,,,,
Shallow-Water Mussels Dataset,,,,,,,,,
Teacher Name:,,,,,,,,,
School Name:,,Jonas Clarke Middle School,,,,,,,
"City, State:",,"Lexington, MA",,,,,,,
Mussel Species (if known):,,Unknown,,,,,,,
Source of Mussels,,Stop and Shop,,,,,,,
Date Obtained:,,2/4/05,,,,,,,
Date Dissected:,,2/4/05,,,,,,,
Storage Method:,,Refrigerator,,,,,,,
General Description of Mussels,,"Most were blue mussels, some were brown. Salt water, farm grown, Prince Edward Island Mussels, grown on ropes. ",,,,,,,
Average Proportion of Gill Tissue to Total Body Tissue: ,,10.30%,,,,,,,

Mussel #,Shell Length (mm),Starting Volume of water (ml) A,Volume of Water with Gill Tissue (ml) B,Volume of Gill Tissue (ml) C=B-A,Starting Volume of Water (ml) D,Volume of Water with Body Tissue (ml) E,Volume of Body Tissue (ml) F=E-D,Volume of Body Tissue (ml) G=F+C,Proportion of Gill Tissue to Total Body Tissue H=C/G
1,57,6.6,7.2,0.6,24,27,3,3.6,16.70%
2,58.8,5.2,5.9,0.7,33.5,37,4,4.7,14.90%
3,60.3,5,5.5,0.5,30,33,3,3.5,16.70%
4,62,5,5.8,0.8,25,28,3,3.8,21.10%
5,62,4.6,4.8,0.2,27.5,32,4.5,4.7,4.30%
6,60,4.7,5.4,0.7,41,44.5,3.5,4.2,16.70%
7,61.3,4.9,5.9,1,27,32,5,6,16.70%
8,51.7,6.6,6.9,0.3,37,40,3,3.3,10.00%
9,54.5,6.4,6.6,0.2,36,41,5,5.2,3.80%
10,53.1,7,7.3,0.3,32,35,3,3.3,9.10%
11,58.5,5.4,5.6,0.2,32.9,37.5,4.6,4.8,4.10%
12,58.7,5.1,5.4,0.3,40.5,44.5,4,4.3,7.00%
13,56,6.3,6.5,0.2,40,43.5,3.5,3.7,5.40%
14,54.5,4.8,5.2,0.4,34,37,3,3.4,11.80%
15,57,6,6.5,0.5,36,39.5,3.5,4,12.50%
16,60.8,7.8,8.4,0.6,46,50,4,4.6,13.00%
17,56,6.6,7.2,0.6,35,39,4,4.6,13.00%
18,49.6,4.4,4.7,0.3,29,32,3,3.3,9.10%
19,59,7.4,7.8,0.4,30.9,35,4.1,4.5,9.00%
20,59.1,6,6.3,0.3,34.5,39,4.5,4.8,6.30%
21,61.6,6.9,7.1,0.2,37.5,41.5,4,4.2,4.80%
22,50,3.2,3.3,0.1,36,39,3,3.1,3.20%
23,55.9,4.7,4.9,0.2,45,48,3,3.2,6.30%
24,54.6,7.4,7.7,0.3,34,37,3,3.3,9.10%
25,59.6,4,4.8,0.8,30,35,5,5.8,13.80%