Week 2: Hermit Crabs Quiz

Crustaceans are creatures with segmented bodies and...

• crust

• molting

• sharp tails

• exoskeletons

What is the purpose of the exoskeleton for a hermit crab?

• protection

• food

• to carry water

• to help it breathe

A large molecule made of glucose that makes up the skeleton is called...

• shell

• cheese

• bread

• chitin

True or False: A hermit crab is not a true crab.

• true

• false

What form does a hermit crab's helmet usually come in?

• sea snail shells

• cans

• bottles

• starfish

____________ is when a creature sheds old feathers, hair, skin, or a shell in order to grow.

• skinning

• molting

• Breathing

• Mixing

Why do hermit crabs decorate their shells?

• to look cool

• for camouflage

• to attract prey

• to attract predators

Hermit crabs and anemones have a ________________________________, which they both benefit from.

• symbiotic relationship

• romantic relationship

• enemy relationship

• friendship

_______________________ are animals that eat whatever they can find; it is often dead animals.

• carnivores

• scavengers

• omnivores

• herbivores

A carcinologic is a scientist that studies....

• crustaceans

• herbivores

• humans

• cancer