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WorksheetsHorseshoe Crab
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Horseshoe crabs are Arthropods
What is an arthropods?
An animals with an exoskeleton having a jointed limbs
Animals with hair
Animals with no brain
Animals that do not eat
Merostomata means legs attach to mouth
True
False
What do horseshoe crabs depend on to lay their eggs?
Leaves
Seagulls
Beaches
Corals
What happens to the horseshoe crabs skin when it grows?
They eat it
It turns red
Skin sheds and molts
There are 4 species of Horseshoe crabs left
True
False
Why is the horseshoe crabs blood blue and why is it important?
They do not like red; their blood helps with vaccines
Because of their copper based oxygen; it is vital for vaccines
They hate red; it is not important
Once the young horseshoe crab starts to develop where does it go to ?
Deeper parts of ocean
Home
To the grass
space
How many eyes do horseshoe crabs have?
10
5
1
3
Where is the horseshoe crabs mouth located?
It doesn't have a mouth
On top of its body
Center of its body
On its tail
What can happen if the horseshoe crabs die off?
they won't be scary anymore
nothing
the food chain will collapse
It will be better
