It definitely gives students hands-on experience dealing with various body systems. Further, it drives home the idea of homologous structures. Examining how an appendage or other body structure works on one organism can be useful in understanding a full variety of organisms. The most common creatures i've seen dissected are worms, frogs and fetal pigs. With plants, any will do, though microscopy is key to really get anything out of the exercise.
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