Horseshoe Crabs Are Called Living Fossils Because They

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Multiple Choice

Horseshoe crabs are called living fossils because they

• A) live in holes in rocks.
• B) are chelicerates, a primitive clade.
• C) are morphologically similar to fossil horseshoe crabs from millions of years ago.
• D) crawl into the intertidal zone in large numbers to mate and lay eggs.
• E) scavenge and prey on bottom-dwelling animals.

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