Crab adaptations

This task is about adaptations of crabs.
labelled crab
  • Nutrition: crabs can be predators, scavengers and some even eat plant material.
  • Gas exchange: gills.
  • Legs can be modified to help perform other functions.

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a)  Most crabs like the one shown have their abdomen tucked underneath.
     What is the advantage of this? 

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b)  The front legs are modified as claw-like structures. Give two ways this helps the crab.
1. 2.

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c)  An adaptation is a feature of an animal and how this feature helps its survival.
     Apart from those adaptations mentioned in a) and b) describe two other adaptations of this crab.
1. 2.