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.


Answer: A

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