Vocabulary
The way in which an arthropod takes off an old exoskeleton and puts on a new one in order to grow
What is molting?
A type of creature that looks like a tiny lobster
What is shrimp?
Long structures on a crustacean's head that are sensitive, giving the crustacean strong senses of touch and taste
What are antennae?
The small leg-looking paddles under the crustacean's abdomen that help propel the crustacean through the water
What are swimmerets?
Animals without backbones
What are invertebrates?
Creatures that eat their own kind or species
What are cannibals?
True crustaceans which permanently attach themselves to a hard substance
What are barnacles?
The middle part of a crustacean's body
What is cephalothorax?
Located at the end of the abdomen, crustaceans use this for steering while they swim
What is tail fan?
Marine insects with a shell
What are crustaceans?
An animal that eats both plants and animals
What is omnivore?
A type of crustacean that is a decapod and has a pancake-flat body with now visible abdomen
What is a crab?
The part of a crustacean's mouth that is used to hold, touch, and even taste the food
What are maxillipeds?
The part of the exoskeleton that covers the cephalothorax
What is carapace?
Creatures that have exoskeletons as well as jointed feet and legs
What are arthropods?
When two or more different creatures live together in a close relationship
What is symbiosis?
Large crustaceans that can be aggressive. They have teeth in their stomachs. They are sometimes kept in restaurants and stores in very cold water so that they do not have to be fed.
What are lobsters?
These small antennae help the crustacean keep its balance and allow it to touch and taste things
What are antennules?
A crustacean's claw-feet that are used to fight and capture prey
What are chelipeds?
Crustaceans that have 10 legs
What are decapods?
When the creatures in a symbiotic relationship help each other
What is mutualism?
Crustaceans that look like tiny shrimp, only as big as 2 inches when fully grown
What are krill?
The part of the crustacean's mouth that tears the food into smaller pieces
What is maxillae?
The part of a crustacean's mouth that chews the food
What are mandibles?
Creature with a giant, armored shell and a long, spiky tail. It isn't really a crustacean, but it is an arthropod.
What is a horseshoe crab?