How+does+an+electric+eel+make+electricity?+Does+he+flex+a+special+muscle?


 * __HOW DOES AN ELECTRIC EEL MAKE ELECTRICITY? DOES HE FLEX A SPECIAL MUSCLE?__**

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Electric eel’s have an electric organ that has about 6000 cells called electrocytes in it that store power. If the eel is being threatened or attacking prey, a command nucleus in the organ will send a signal to the cells to simultaneously release the power of about 600 volts of electricity. The reaction isn’t really simultaneous, but if one cell isn’t activated, the cell(s) next to it will “wake it up”, making the cells release their power within two milliseconds of each other.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=how-do-electric-eels-gene http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/fish/electric-eel/ Evan L 8.4 __Additional Responses:__

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