Crustacean Characteristics
how do most crustaceans breathe?
gills
breathes through "gill-feet"; sold to pet stores
brine shrimp
small spines; type of sea urchin
sand dollar
mollusks with a "stomach-foot"
gastropod
T or F Cytoplasm is the fluid in a cell that fills the cell
True
what are castings?
worm ______
Sharp edged antennae used as swords
spiny/rock lobster
tentacles around its mouth; "somersaults"
hydra
one shelled mollusk
univalve
T or F A gastropod has a swimmeret that allows it to move around
False, gastropods have a "stomach-foot" to allow it to move
when missing parts grow back
regeneration
popular Alaskan crab for eating
King crab
larva-polyp-medusa-adult
jellyfish
mollusks with a "head-foot"
cephalopod
T or F Worms are arthropods
False, worms do not have an exoskeleton and all arthropods have exoskeletons
what type of eyes do crustaceans have
compound eyes on moveable stalks
relies on moisture in soil to breath; 7 pairs of legs
wood louse
has stinging tentacles, sucks juices out of victim and releases bones and shells
sea anemone
A conch is an example of what type of mollusk
univalve
T or F A paramecium is a protozoan
True, both an amoeba and a paramecium are one celled animals
when head and thorax are joined together, it is called this
cephalothorax
popular east coast seafood
blue crab
uses tube feet to open a bivalve, force its "tongue stomach" into the shell and eats its flesh
sea star
a cephalopod with an external shell and 94 tentacles
nautilus
T or F an amoeba moves around with cilia
False