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I think the adaptation that is the most important for the squid is the ink sac, because it's their last defense mechanism when being attacked. Here are some examples:
ReplyDelete~ When a predator is trying to attack, the squid squirts its ink, temporarily blinding the attacker, giving the squid enough time to flee.
~ If the predator opens its mouth when the squid squirts ink, the ink would taste bad and the attacker would lose interest.
The ink sac is very useful, in many ways. It is an adaptation that squid need to survive.
Alough I think that RachealGirl makes a execellent point, I think that they most important adaptation of the squid is the squid being able to tear off tiny peices of its prey with its beak. I think that this is a very important adaptation because without a beak, the squid could easily become very damaged. For one, since the squid swallows things whole, if it were to swallow someting that were too large for it, it could get stuck in the squids throat. Also, since the squids throat goes through its brain, if a piece of food were to get stuck in its throat, the squid could also get brain damged. We all know that the brain controls the body, so if a squids brain got damged, so could every single part in the squids body. Overall, I think that the most important adaptation of a squid is it being able to tear apart pieces of prey with its beak, and I hope I proved to everyone why that is! ~Chantelle Whittaker
ReplyDeleteI think Sparks had a great explanation, but the most important adaptation is the pen. The pen is the squids bone structure which helps it keep stable to swim around.
ReplyDelete~If the squid didn't have it, its body would flop around and collapse on its self.
~It would be to slow for predator or cathing food.
~A pen to us is like our spine.
Overall,I think that the most important adaptation of a squid is structure to swim and most importantly to survive. ~Lexie R.
I think the suction cups on a squid's tentacles is the best adaptation. This is because if a squid does not have suction cups there would be no way to grab its prey. Also the squid has razor sharp blades on its suction cups to kill its prey. Overall, I think the suction cups on a squid's tentacles is the best adaptation.~James H.
ReplyDeleteAlthough all blogs have great points I would have to agree with Sparks. Why I think this is if the squid doesn't eat small amounts then the squid could die. If the squid takes too big of a peice the food could kill the squid because their body is so small. Another reason the food has to be small is the food goes through a tube in the brain. If the food hits the brain the squid could die or get seriously injured.
DeleteThe most important adaption is the ink sac like Rachael was saying. The ink sac is helping the squid stay alive. When the squid is trying to get away and everything else won’t it is t squids last chance to live. The predator also realizes that it does not want to eat the animal after tasting the ink. In many ways the ink sac is the most import in many ways.
ReplyDeleteThough I agree with Sparks I have to say the fins are the most important adaptation for the squid. If it weren’t for the fins the squid would not be able to swim very smoothly. Yes, the squid will be able to swim without the fins, but the fins make it easier to swim quicker to catch its prey. It can survive better when they can swim better because they can swim away from its predator that wants to eat it. Over all the fins are the most beneficial adaptation because it can swim faster and helps the squid survive.
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I agree with RachaelGirl315 because the squid needs to be able to adapt it's ink sack to...
ReplyDeletebe able to use the ink when it is it's last recourse.
And to be able to squirt it into the creatures mouth and the ink would taste bad.
Though I agree with EmmaA241, Sparks, powell 21st century, lexir297, and RachaelGirl297, I am completely sure that the gills are the most important adaptation. The squid would not be able to eat, use it's fins, catch food, or use defense mechanisms without the gills. The gills are the equivalent of lungs for animals who live on land. The squid wouldn't even be alive to do all of those things if it couldn't breathe. Imagine yourself trying to even breathe, let alone move without your lungs. It's impossible to even be alive in the first place. Gills are an adaptation because they are specifically for creatures that live underwater. Gills are the most important adaptation because they wouldn't be alive in the first place if they didn't have gills. ~Alexandria W.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Emma A the most important part of the squid is the fins. Without the fins the squid would just flop around. The squid would just spin in circles like a torpedo , it would be hard for the squid to move faster. A squid would never be able to get away from the predator chasing or trying to eat it, the squid would most likely be eaten by the predator. A squid would never live too long if it didn't have it’s fins.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Powell 21st Century. He said that the suction cups on the squid is the most important adaption. I think the suction cups are the most important too. They are located on the tentacles. Tentacles are longer than the arms and are used to reach out and grab prey. If squids did not have suction cups than the prey would slip right through the tentacles. If any living thing can’t catch any food, it will eventually die. On some squids, their suction cups have little razor-sharp hooks. This is part of the very important adaption. Suction cups allow the squid to grasp food so they can eat it. The suction cups are the most important adaption to the squid.
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I think lexier297 has a good point, but I have to agree with RachaelGirl315. The ink sack is the most important adaptation. The ink sack is the squid's last defence if the other defences fail. Also, when the ink is squirted toward the enemie, the enemie will be temporarly blinded. It will also taste the discusting ink in it's mouth. Even though the enemie is hungery, it will stop chasing the squid because of the ink. The ink sack is what helps the squid stay safe and alive.
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I agree with Sparks, but I personally feel that the gills are the most useful adaptation that the squid has. The gills allow the squid to filter oxygen out of the water, and breath it in. The gills are really one of the absolute essentials to the squid's lifestyle underwater. Without the gills, the squid couldn't breath underwater. This would be very bad because the squid's other adaptations are made for life underwater. If the squid could not survive on land or in water, then it would die. Putting it simply, that would not be good for the squid....
ReplyDeleteFor me i'll say its feather so that it can keep it in and good shape and that also it wouldnt flop all around like a bad dance. I also think the important thing is the brain so that it isnt being smart and running in stuff and getting itself killed.
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I would also have to agree with sparks and say that the most important adaption for the squid is being able to rip food apart with it's beak. I it did not have that adaption, the food pieces would be too large and since the esophagus runs through the middle of the brain, it could damage the brain and kill the squid.
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I agree with RachealGirl315. What I would say to add with that, though, is that the ink sac is the back up life saver. The squid try's many things to get a predator away, and if none of them work, the ink is the option that will almost always work. The ink will, first of all, blind and confuse the predator for enough time for the squid to swim away. Second, it will taste very bad if the mouth of the predator is open.
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I Agree with powell 21 century. I think the squids tentacles are the most important. I think the tentacles are the most important adaptation because without the tentacles the squid would not be able to pull in the prey it it wants to eat. I also agree with Rachelgirl315 also i think the ink sac they can depend on in a life or death situation
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Although I agree with Emma A., I would have to say that the tentacles are the most important adaptation. I think so because they are used to swim, propelling the squid and making it faster. I also think so because the tentacles are used to grab food and hold it while the beak slowly chews it up. The tentacles can also be used to move across the ocean floor or the suction cups can keep a squid mounted on something. This adaptation helps the squid survive and i think it is the most beneficial.
ReplyDeleteI think the squids most important adaption is how they use there special cells called chromataphores to flash there skin different so they can scare off predators. When they are being approched by a predator they get a feeling and start flashing which makes that predator think that the little squid is a bigger more fierce animal and the predator swims away and when the predator is gone the squid stops flashing and continues swimming.
ReplyDeleteI think the most important adaption on the squid is the torpedo shape because it helps the squid go through the water smoothly yet fast. I think if the squid didn’t have the torpedo shape they wouldn't be able to escape from the bigger fish.
ReplyDeleteI believe the squids best adaptation is the pen because it provides the squid with it shape, it keeps it streamlined, and it also gives the internal organs their shape. Without the pen the squid is hopeless!
ReplyDeleteI think the squids most important adaptation is the beak because without the beak the squid would not be able to eat the food to survive. The squids beak is also important because its designed to tear the food into smaller pieces so the brain won't get damaged. Without the beak the squid would die.That's why the beak is the most important adaptation.
ReplyDeleteI think that the squid has many useful adaptations that they use for survival. But I believe that their two long tentacles and suction cups do many great things that help them survive. For one this helps them catch food which gives them energy to live, swim, and continue catching food. Their suction cups are also very useful, giving them a grip on their prey. Again, I think the squid has many useful adaptations but this preticular one is very very helpful.
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I personally think that the squid’s ink sac is the most important adaptation, as Rachaelgirl315 said. The squid uses its ink sac to scare away predators. First they wait tell the predator is about to eat them. Then they squirt ink into their mouths. Predators of the squid do not like the taste of the ink. The predators lose interest and swim away. I hope you agree with what I say about the ink sac.
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I think the two long tentacles in the center of the squid are the most important because if the squid didn't have them it would be hard for the squid to catch its prey, if it didn't have the tentacles it would be hard to find prey in the dark areas of the ocean.
ReplyDeleteI think the squid tentacles are the most important adaptation. Why I think the tentacles are important is that they grab the food so the squid can eat. At the end of the tentacles there are suction cups that help pull in the fish. When the small tentacles have hold of the fish the big ones try to find more food to have the squid eat more. Also the tentacles can help defend the squid. If the squid gets threatened they can help the squid escape from the predator. That is why I think the squid tentacles are the most important adaptation.
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I agree with Powell 21st Century because if a squid didn't have suction cups they could not attach to their food/prey or latch on to other items to disguise themselves from predators and adding the fact that they have razors on them that can kill or disable the predators.
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The most important adaptation on the squid is the beak. I think its the beak because it chews up the food for the squid. If the squid did not chew his food he would choke and eventually die. Squids beak are just like humans teeth, I say that because without our teeth we would choke and die that is the same thing with a squid but only with a beak. That is why I think the most important adaptation on the squid is the beak.
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