Vocabulary
Experiments
Anatomy
Facts on Facts
That Fish Cray
100
A behavior or body part that allows an organsim to better survive in its environment
What is an adaptation?
100
Crayfish prefer this according to the light/dark experiement
What is a dark environment?
100
These are used to help the crayfish defend itself and capture prey
What are pincers or chelipeds?
100
Crayfish live in this type of water
What is fresh?
100
True or False A crayfish is a type of fish
What is false?
200
An area which is inhabited by a particular organism, for example a Mississippi River delta.
What is a habitat?
200
Crayfish are said to be this type of consumer as supported by the crayfish diet experiment
What is a scavenger?
200
These are used to help the crayfish sense its surroundings
What are antennae?
200
Crayfish have this many legs
What is 8?
200
This is the number of times that a crayfish as escaped from a tank or deli tray
What is too many to count?
300
When an animal must rely on its surroundings for warmth
What is exothermic?
300
A crayfish prefers this temperature in its environment
What is warm?
300
These are used by the crayfish to help it maneuver over various surfaces such as sand and rock
What are walking legs?
300
Crayfish are related to this type of sea creature?
What is a lobster?
300
These are how many crayfish remain in our tank
What is 2?
400
When an animal is only active at night
What is noturnal?
400
This is the second stage in the life cycle of a crayfish
What is larva?
400
This is the hard, protective covering on the outside of the crayfish's body
What is the carapace
400
Crayfish are regularly eaten in this southern community
What is Louisiana?
500
When an animal eats both live/dead plants and animals
What is a scavenger?
500
This is the amount of time that an organism lives for
What is the life span?
500
This is the upper region of the crayfish's body
What is the cephalothorax?
500
This caused the destruction of many coastal wetlands in and around New Orleans
What is Gulf oil spill?
500
He is also known as the master of crayfish
Who is Mr. DeCuir?
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