Crustaceans

Crustaceans are covered with________

• shells

• paper

• skin

• fur

Crabs have stalked eyes and

• 100 pairs of legs

• 25 pairs of legs

• 3 pairs of legs

• 5 pairs of legs

Shrimps are _______

• mammals

• crustaceans

• arachnids

• mollusks

How do most of the crustaceans breath?

• gills
• lungs
• through their skin

Appendages on crustaaceans that serve as feelers sensitive to touch, taste and balance

• chelipeds
• mandibles
• antennae
• swimmerets

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Which order is this crustacean a member of? 

• Decapoda
• Stomatopoda
• Amphipoda
• Cladocera

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The portion of exoskeleton that covers the cephalothorax is the 

• telson
• carapace
• uropod
• cheliped

Why do arthropods have to shed their exoskeletons?

• it wears out
• they don't shed
• it limits the size they can grow
• to go from water to land environments

What type of invertebrate has an external skeleton, a segmented body, and jointed appendages?

All crustaceans:

• have stinging tentacles

• are soft-bodied

• have jointed appendages

• are bioluminescent