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Crustacean flashcards covering arthropod anatomy, molting, crabs, lobsters, and shrimp for Grades 7–8.
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Crustaceans and Marine Biology Flashcards

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This 27-card set covers crustacean anatomy and classification for 7th and 8th grade science. Students review arthropod characteristics, body regions, appendages, molting, regeneration, and specific crustacean groups including crabs, lobsters, crawfish, and shrimp. Use it for marine-biology vocabulary review, unit study support, or exam preparation.

Subject:
Science
Topic:
Biology
Grade Level:
7th – 8th Grades
Updated October 2025

Terms in This Set

  • These creatures hove jointed appendages, segmented bodies, and external skeletons.
  • Where do most crustaceans live:
  • What is it called when animals shed their shell
  • Crustaceans have how many body regions
  • What are the body regions of a crustacean.
  • Many Crustaceans have
  • How many antennas do crustaceans have:
  • Crustaceans have their eyes positioned on the ends of movable ___________
  • This allows crustaceans to breathe underwater
  • What is it called when a crab can grow back missing body parts
  • Microscopic crustaceans that float near the ocean surface
  • Small shrimplike animals are called the 'insects of the sea'
  • Crabs are protected by a single sturdy shell called a
  • Crabs have their abdomen hidden under a
  • Crabs run
  • The Smallest Crab
  • The largest Crab
  • Crab with one large pincer
  • Crab that is sand colored
  • Crabs that are popular seafood
  • This is on the underside of a lobster and allow it to swim
  • lobster that is prized by seafood lovers from the North Atlantic Ocean
  • This lobster does not have pincers for self defense
  • What type of water do crawfish live in.
  • What animal looks like miniature lobster and are after called prawns
  • What shrimp have unique 'gill-feet'
  • This shri

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