Why Is a Newly Molted Crab Unusually Slow and Clumsy

question 20

Multiple Choice

Why is a newly molted crab unusually slow and clumsy?

• A) Its new exoskeleton cannot support the forces that its muscles generate.
• B) It temporarily lacks an exoskeleton.
• C) Its muscles are still forming their connections with the new exoskeleton.
• D) Its neurons are still forming their connections with the new muscles.

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