crustaceans Crustaceans are a class of mostly aquatic

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crustaceans Crustaceans are a class of mostly aquatic animals that have hard, flexible shells,

crustaceans Crustaceans are a class of mostly aquatic animals that have hard, flexible shells, jointed legs, and two pairs of antennae The feelers on a crayfish are antennae. crayfish A freshwater animal that has a hard shell and prominent pincers.

carapace The main body shell of crustaceans. swimmerets Crayfish have small leglike structures under

carapace The main body shell of crustaceans. swimmerets Crayfish have small leglike structures under the tail called swimmerets. pincers Pincers are the big jointed leglike structures in the front of the crayfish.

elodea Elodea is a kind of aquatic plant that crayfish eat. habitat Where an

elodea Elodea is a kind of aquatic plant that crayfish eat. habitat Where an animal lives is its habitat. behavior Things that animals do are behaviors.

Life cycle The sequence of changes undergone by an organism as it develops from

Life cycle The sequence of changes undergone by an organism as it develops from its earliest stage to the same stage in the next generation.

territory The territory is the part of an animal’s habitat that it defends against

territory The territory is the part of an animal’s habitat that it defends against others of its own kind. bess beetle Bess beetles have six legs, three body parts, two antennae, two jaws, and a horn. insect A small arthropod animal that has six legs and generally one or two pairs of wings.

thorax One of the segments of an insect. abdomen One of the segments of

thorax One of the segments of an insect. abdomen One of the segments of an insect. head One of the segments of an insect.