Crabs on the Run Vocabulary LLI 139 S

the life stage of a crab that hatches from an egg

• beaker

• fertilizer

• zoea

• molt

material added to soil to help plants grow.

• zoea

• fertilizer

• juvenile

• kayak

to shed an outer layer, such as a shell, feathers, hair, or horns

• beaker

• juvenile

• molt

• zoea

the life stage between megalopa and adult crab

• megalopa

• molt

• kayak

• juvenvile

A small narrow boat

• kayak

• molt

• juvenile

• fertilizer

the life stage between zoea and juvenile crab

• kayak

• megalopa

• juvenile

• zoea

a glass container used in a laboratory

• beaker

• zoea

• molt

• megalopa

"No one had ever seen the ____ or ______ stages of these red land crabs." Refer to page 8

• zoea and megalopa

• zoea and egg

• megalopa and juvenile

• juvenile and egg

"Joanna shone a flashlight in the _____ to check for scorpions-- small, poisonous creatures that come out at night." Refer to page 11

• fertilizer

• kayak

• beaker

• molt

"Joanna fed the zoeas tiny shrimp. Several times, the zoeas _____". Refer to page 18

• fertilizer

• megalopa

• molted

• juvenile