Crayfish
What part of the crayfish is
the arrow pointing at?
walking legs
What are the 4 main things
that crayfish need
in order to live?
Food
Water
Air
Shelter
What term is used to describe
a living organism that
eats both plants and animals?
omnivores
What part of the crayfish is
the arrow pointing at?
antennae
Is a crayfish considered a
producer or a consumer?
consumer
What term is used to describe
a living organism
that uses the sun’s energy
to make its own food?
producer
What are the 3 main parts of
a crayfish body?
head
thorax
abdomen
What part of their body
do crayfish use
to protect themselves
from predators?
pincers
What part of the crayfish is
the arrow pointing at?
tail
Is grass considered
a producer or a consumer?
producer
What term is used to describe
a living organism
that eats only plants?
herbivores
What part of the
crayfish is circled?
head
What do you call
an animal that is
eaten by another animal?
prey
Is a cat a
producer or a consumer?
consumer
What term is used to describe
a living organism that needs
to eat in order to survive?
consumer
What part of the crayfish is
circled?
abdomen
What term is used to describe
a living organism
that eats only animals?
carnivores
What do you call an animal
that hunts for other animals
to eat as food?
A predator
What do you call an animal
whose body temperature
changes to adapt to the
climate around it?
cold-blooded
What term is used to describe
a living organism
that uses the sun’s energy
to make its own food?
producer
In the classroom
the crayfish live under
flowerpots, what do they live
under in marshy ponds?
rocks
What part of the crayfish is
circled?
thorax
Are humans considered
warm-blooded
or cold-blooded?
warm-blooded
Is an apple tree
a producer or a consumer?
producer
What is the hard outer-layer
of a crayfish called?
exoskeleton
What term is used to describe
a living organisms that eats
dead animals or animals
that are weak and dying?
scavengers
Traits that are passed down
by your parents are called
_____ traits.
inherited
Traits that you get sometime
AFTER you are born are called
_____ traits.
acquired
Your mom has blue eyes and
you have blue eyes … this is an
example of an _____ trait.
inherited
Your dad has big ears and you
have big ears. This is an
example of an _____ trait.
inherited
You cut your chin and get a
scar. This is an example of an
_____ trait.
acquired
A girl has pierced ears. This is
an example of an _____ trait.
acquired
A crayfish has swimmerets.
Is this an example of an
acquired trait or an inherited
trait?
inherited
A crayfish is a female.
Is this an example of
an acquired trait or
an inherited trait?
inherited
A crayfish has 2 senses
that are the same as humans.
What are they?
sight and touch
What are the small appendages
on the underside
of a crayfish called?
swimmerets
What are the large claws
on a crayfish called?
pincers
Crayfish eat dead animals.
This means that crayfish are
considered _____.
scavengers
The telephone rings and Mary
picks it up.
Is the ringing phone the stimulus
or the response?
stimuls
Name 2 things a crayfish does if it
feels threatened.
- backs up
- curls into a ball
- they raise their pincers
- hides under rocks
What is the respiratory organ that
helps the crayfish to breath?
gills
What is the respiratory organ that
helps the crayfish to breath?
gills
Why do crayfish burrow in mud?
to hibernate
Why do crayfish burrow in mud?
to hibernate
What part of the crayfish is
the arrow pointing at?
pincer