Land Hermit Crab Biology

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1. The grasping claw is also known as the

a. Chitin

b. Cheliped

c. Peripod

2. A hermit crab protects its ____ by wearing a shell

a. Abdomen

b. Anatomy

c. Antennae

3. Ecuadorian or Pacific hermit crabs are of the species

a. Coenobita clypeatus

b. Coenobita compressus

c. Coenobita variabilis

4. The feeding hands between the chelipeds are known as

a. Antennae

b. Maxillipeds

c. Pleopods

5. Another word for land-dwelling

a. Marine

b. Terrain

c. Terrestrial

6. Hermit crabs are decapods, with ___ legs

a. Four

b. Eight

c. Ten