When an animal grows out of its shell or skin and grows new skin or a new shell.
100
What is metamorphosis?
When something changes; like the tadpole changing into a frog
100
What is the small shrimp-like crustaceans that crabs often eat?
plankton
100
What does hibernate mean?
To become inactive in the cold
200
When an animal eats any living or dead animal or plant they are called_______?
Scavengers
200
When frogs breathe through their skin that process is called______?
respiration
200
What is the group of sea animals called that have hard shells that cover their body?
crustaceans
200
When an animal's body temperature changes depending on how hot or cold it is these animals are called________?
Cold-blooded
300
What is it called when a crab grows a new claw if the old one breaks or gets destroyed?
regeneration
300
Any animal that has a backbone (i.e. spine) is called a________?
Vertebrate
300
What is the chelae on the crab?
A pincer-like claw
300
When the frog slows down his body processes during extreme heat like very hot days that is called_______?
Estivation
400
What is the large group of animals called that crabs belong to and all the animals in this group have jointed legs and segmented bodies? It is the largest group of animals on the earth.
arthropods
400
What is an amphibian?
An animal that can live on the land and in water
400
What is the part of the crab's body that makes up the head and thorax called?
cephalothorax
400
What does camouflage mean for frogs?
When the frog may change color to blend into its surroundings so it won't be attacked or eaten by its predators
500
What is the hard covering on the outside of crustaceans called?
exoskeleton
500
What is burbling?
When a frog breathes at the water's surface
500
What is another name for the shell that covers the body parts of the fiddler crab?
carapace
500
When an animal tries to imitate another more dangerous animal so it won't be eaten by its predators that is called_______?