A SHORE CRAB Why do you think that a crab has a hard shell?____________________________...
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A SHORE CRAB Why do you think that a crab has a hard shell? ____________________________ ______________________________________________________ ___________ ______________________________________________________ ___________ These crabs love to hang out under rocks. Why do you think they do this? ______________________________________________________ ___________ ______________________________________________________ ___________ ______________________________________________________ ___________ Crabs rip apart their food with their claws. What else might they use their claws for? ______________________________________________________ ________ ______________________________________________________ ___________ Draw a diagram of one of the front claws Intertidal Marine Biology Worksheet For this scavenger hunt please try and find as many of the plants and animals listed in BOLD below. Once you find them there are a few questions to answer on their lives in the intertidal zone. Copyright Anne Todgham ©
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Transcript of A SHORE CRAB Why do you think that a crab has a hard shell?____________________________...
A SHORE CRAB
Why do you think that a crab has a hard shell?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
These crabs love to hang out under rocks. Why do you think they do this?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Crabs rip apart their food with their claws. What else might they use their claws
for?
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Draw a diagram of one of the front claws
When a crab gets too big for its shell, its body swells and the crab molts or loses its shell. A crab molt looks just like a dead crab except that there is no dead crab inside. Find a MOLT OF A CRAB.
Intertidal Marine Biology Worksheet
For this scavenger hunt please try and find as many of the plants and animals listed in BOLD below. Once you find them there are a few questions to answer on their lives in the intertidal zone.
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A rock covered in BARNACLES
Are the barnacles found alone or in groups on the rocks?____________________
Why do you think they live like this?____________________________________
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Draw a diagram of the barnacles on the rock
What colour are the barnacles?_________________________________________
Why do you think they are a similar colour to the rocks that they live on?
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There are some intertidal critters called ISOPODS and AMPHIPODS that look a lot like some of the insects that we find in our gardens. Can you find any of these? Draw a diagram of one of these.
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A CLUMP OF MUSSELS
Mussels are a type of bivalve, which means that they have 2 shells that close tightly
around their body. Why might this help them during low tide?
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How do mussels attach themselves to the rocks?___________________________________________________________________________________________
Draw a diagram to show this.
OYSTERS and CLAMS are other types of bivalves. Can you find these?
A BEACH SNAIL
Periwinkles or beach snails are closely related to mussels, clams and oysters. What do they share in common?_____________________________________________
Like land snails these animals can bring their entire body into their shell and close
off the entrance to the shell. Can you think of at least 2 things that this protects the
snail from? 1)_______________________________________________________
2)_______________________________________________________
A HERMIT CRAB (live in the shells of beach snails)
CLAMOYSTER
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A STARFISH
Starfish use “tube feet” or little legs with suction cups to move around the intertidal zone. Can you find these tube feet and draw a diagram of them.
Mini-experiment
Turn the starfish upside down and put its back side down against the top of your
hand. Leave it there for 10 seconds and then pull it away slowly. What happens?
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Why might these animals have this type of defense system?_________________
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Try and find both an ORANGE and PURPLE STARFISH
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A variety of SEAWEEDS
How many types of seaweed can you find?_______________________________
What colours are they?_______________________________________________
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Choose one to draw a diagram of. Can you point out what they use to attach to
rocks?
BONUS: These are difficult to find!!!!!
A SHRIMP
These shrimp are a lot smaller than the ones that you eat for dinner. If you can find them they will be in the tidepools.
A TIDEPOOL FISH
As their name suggests these fish can be found in tidepools….but keep your eyes peeled as they are very quick!
A WORM
To find these slimy worms look under rocks between the barnacles or in between the clumps of mussels that are attached to the side of rocks or on the mud beach.
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