Crab Life Quiz

What is the first stage of crab development called?

• zooplankton

• larval crab

• baby crab

• phytoplankton

How many crab eggs are released into the Bay every year?

• Thousands

• Millions

• Billions

• Kajillions

One female crab can lay as many as ____________ eggs in her lifetime.

• 8 million

• 10 million

• a billion

• 100,000

Another name for larval crabs is

• phytoplankton

• zoea

• zooplankton

• baby crabs

The second stage of crab development is

• the spidercrab stage

• the megalops stage

• the larval stage

• the zooplankton stage

After the megalops, the crab will enter the next stage of crab development called...

• The first crab

• The middle crab

• The last crab

• The spidercrab

The first crab is also called...

• the spidercrab

• the angry crab

• the defenseless crab

• the juvenile crab

The fourth stage is called...

• megacrab

• adulthood

• monstercrab

• The final crab

Predators for blue crabs include...

• Herons

• Fish

• Other crabs

• All of the above

Can crabs lose their legs and claws?

• Yes, but they must live without them

• No, it will kill them

• Yes, they will regrow them back eventually

• No, they need all of them to catch prey