Blue Crab and Its Eating Habits

Blue Crab and Its Eating Habits

Assessment

Interactive Video

Biology, Science

5th - 8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Sophia Harris

FREE Resource

The video tutorial explores the eating habits of blue crabs, focusing on their ability to consume clams and other shellfish. It highlights the crab's use of its claws as tools to extract meat from clams, a process that mirrors the effort humans put into eating crab claws. The tutorial also covers the diverse diet of blue crabs, which includes various shellfish and even young crabs. Additionally, it draws a parallel between the crab's dining habits and human dining experiences at seafood restaurants.

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6 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How can you identify a female blue crab?

By the size of its claws

By the color of its shell

By the red tips on its claws

By the number of legs

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What tool does a blue crab use to eat clams?

A knife

A fork

Its claws

A spoon

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Besides clams, what other shellfish do blue crabs eat?

Oysters and mussels

Squids

Lobsters

Shrimps

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of food do blue crabs prefer?

Cooked vegetables

Dead or recently dead animals

Live animals

Freshly caught fish

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where do blue crabs leave their scraps?

On the ocean floor

In their burrows

On the beach

In the water

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What unusual item might blue crabs eat?

Seaweed

Coral

Young crabs

Sand