Crustacean - Quiz
  • 1. What class do crustaceans belong to?
A) Diplopoda
B) Insecta
C) Arachnida
D) Malacostraca
  • 2. Which crustacean is known for its powerful claw used for defense?
A) Lobster
B) Crayfish
C) Shrimp
D) Barnacle
  • 3. What is the name of the hard outer shell that covers the bodies of crustaceans?
A) Endoskeleton
B) Shellac
C) Exoskeleton
D) Carapace
  • 4. What is the largest species of crab in the world?
A) Blue crab
B) Dungeness crab
C) Japanese spider crab
D) Coconut crab
  • 5. What is the name of the process in which crustaceans shed their exoskeleton in order to grow?
A) Hibernation
B) Molting
C) Reproduction
D) Camouflage
  • 6. Which crustacean is known for its ability to produce a loud snapping sound by closing its claws quickly?
A) Pistol shrimp
B) Ghost shrimp
C) Alaskan king crab
D) Rock crab
  • 7. What is the specialized appendage that some crustaceans use to clean their gills called?
A) Pereopods
B) Chelipeds
C) Uropods
D) Scaphognathite
  • 8. Which crustacean is commonly associated with freshwater habitats?
A) Lobster
B) Crayfish
C) King crab
D) Shrimp
  • 9. Which crustacean is often called a 'living fossil' due to its similar appearance over millions of years?
A) Coconut crab
B) Horseshoe crab
C) Snow crab
D) Dungeness crab
  • 10. What is the name of the long, segmented appendages found on a crayfish's tail?
A) Chelipeds
B) Swimmerets
C) Uropods
D) Maxillipeds
  • 11. How many legs do most crustaceans have?
A) 6
B) 10
C) 8
D) 4
  • 12. What is the scientific term for the study of crustaceans?
A) Malacology
B) Entomology
C) Carcinology
D) Arachnology
  • 13. What is the scientific order that includes crustaceans such as crabs, lobsters, and shrimp?
A) Artiodactyla
B) Primates
C) Carnivora
D) Decapoda
  • 14. Which crustacean is known for its bright, vibrant colors and powerful punch?
A) Ghost shrimp
B) Rock crab
C) Pistol shrimp
D) Mantis shrimp
  • 15. What is the primary diet of a barnacle?
A) Detritus
B) Small fish
C) Plankton
D) Algae
  • 16. Which crustacean is known for its bright red color and is often associated with seafood boils?
A) Crawfish
B) Bear
C) Wolf
D) Fox
  • 17. What is the meaning of the Latin word 'crustacea'?
A) Invertebrates without exoskeletons
B) Those with shells or crusted ones
C) Animals with multiple legs
D) Small aquatic animals
  • 18. Which group of arthropods do crustaceans belong to?
A) Phylum Annelida
B) Order Araneae
C) Class Insecta
D) Subphylum Crustacea
  • 19. Which clade includes both crustaceans and hexapods?
A) Mandibulata
B) Arachnida
C) Pancrustacea
D) Chelicerata
  • 20. Which of the following is not a class closely related to hexapods?
A) Cephalocarida
B) Branchiopoda
C) Remipedia
D) Oligostracans
  • 21. What is the smallest described crustacean species?
A) Japanese spider crab
B) Stygotantulus stocki
C) Giant freshwater prawn
D) American lobster
  • 22. Which feature distinguishes crustaceans from other arthropods?
A) Exoskeleton
B) Moulting process
C) Biramous limbs
D) Segmented body
  • 23. What is the main body cavity of crustaceans called?
A) Haemocoel
B) Mesentery
C) Coelom
D) Peritoneum
  • 24. Which pigment do malacostracans use for oxygen transport?
A) Myoglobin
B) Cytochrome c
C) Hemoglobin
D) Haemocyanin
  • 25. Which country produces nearly half of the world's total crustacean output?
A) India
B) Japan
C) USA
D) China
  • 26. When did shrimp and crabs first appear in the fossil record?
A) Carboniferous
B) Jurassic
C) Cretaceous
D) Triassic
  • 27. Which crustaceans attach their eggs in rows to rocks and other objects?
A) Copepods
B) Anostracans
C) Female Branchiura
D) Peracarids
  • 28. Which fossil burrow is attributed to crayfishes?
A) Ophiomorpha
B) Tesnusocaris
C) Camborygma
D) Nurra
  • 29. Which crustacean group is not widely consumed despite its large biomass?
A) Shrimp and prawns
B) Crabs
C) Krill
D) Lobsters
  • 30. Which subclass was suggested to be elevated to class status in recent classifications?
A) Copepoda
B) Maxillipoda
C) Branchiura
D) Mystacocarida
  • 31. Which class of crustaceans first appears in the fossil record with Tesnusocaris goldichi?
A) Remipedia
B) Malacostraca
C) Branchiopoda
D) Maxillopoda
  • 32. Which period saw the great radiation of crustaceans, particularly crabs?
A) Cretaceous
B) Jurassic
C) Permian
D) Cambrian
  • 33. Who first used the name 'Crustacea' in a nomenclatural valid work?
A) Pierre Belon
B) Guillaume Rondelet
C) Morten Thrane BrĂ¼nnich
D) Carl Linnaeus
  • 34. Which extinct group of crustaceans is part of the Phyllopoda class?
A) Aeschronectida
B) Canadaspidida
C) Mantis shrimp
D) Leptostraca
  • 35. Which type of crustaceans are known for being parasitic?
A) Krill
B) Woodlice
C) Peracarids
D) Crustacean lice
  • 36. Which crustacean class has no known fossil record?
A) Maxillopoda
B) Branchiopoda
C) Malacostraca
D) Cephalocarida
  • 37. Which period's deposits preserve the oldest fluvial burrows ascribed to ghost shrimps?
A) Permian: Roadian
B) Cretaceous
C) Triassic
D) Jurassic
  • 38. What is parthenogenesis in crustaceans?
A) Eggs are fertilized externally in the water.
B) Crustaceans reproduce through fragmentation.
C) Viable eggs are produced by a female without fertilization by a male.
D) Males and females switch roles during reproduction.
  • 39. What is the function of the 'gastric mill' in crustaceans?
A) Excreting waste
B) Oxygenating blood
C) Absorbing nutrients
D) Grinding food
  • 40. Where is the heart located in crustaceans?
A) At the base of the antennae
B) Near the dorsum
C) Within the cephalothorax
D) In the abdomen
  • 41. What is a common reproductive strategy among crustaceans?
A) Budding
B) Binary fission
C) Spore formation
D) Sexual reproduction
  • 42. Which crustacean has males that choose mates based on dietary differences?
A) T. californicus
B) Eriocheir sinensis
C) Cephalocarida
D) Hemigrapsus sanguineus
  • 43. Which class was recognized as non-monophyletic in recent classifications?
A) Malacostraca
B) Maxillopoda
C) Ostracoda
D) Branchiopoda
  • 44. Which DNA repair process is predominantly used by Penaeus monodon for double-strand breaks?
A) Microhomology-mediated end joining
B) Base excision repair
C) Non-homologous end joining
D) Homologous recombinational repair
  • 45. What is the earliest and most characteristic larval form of crustaceans?
A) Nauplius
B) Post-larva
C) Megalopa
D) Zoea
  • 46. What percentage of all crustaceans caught for consumption are shrimp and prawns?
A) Nearly 80%
B) Over 60%
C) Under 30%
D) About 50%
  • 47. Which crustacean appendages are typically biramous?
A) All appendages in all classes
B) First pair of antennae only
C) No appendages
D) Second pair of antennae and other limbs except the first pair
  • 48. What is a unique feature of barnacles' reproductive system?
A) They change sex during their life.
B) Some are hermaphrodites.
C) They reproduce only through parthenogenesis.
D) They have external fertilization in open water.
  • 49. Which crustacean's DNA damage response was studied after ultraviolet irradiation?
A) Homarus americanus
B) Tigriopus japonicus
C) Penaeus monodon
D) Daphnia pulex
  • 50. How do most decapods carry their eggs?
A) Attached to the pleopods
B) Between thoracic limbs
C) In external ovisacs
D) In thin-walled sacs
  • 51. What is the function of pleopods in malacostracans?
A) Mouthparts for feeding
B) Legs for walking
C) Antennae for sensing
D) Abdominal appendages
  • 52. From which period do the first true mantis shrimp fossils appear?
A) Jurassic
B) Triassic
C) Cambrian
D) Carboniferous
  • 53. What is a significant impact of crustacean invasions in the Mediterranean?
A) They have no noticeable effect.
B) They improve water quality.
C) They affect local ecosystems.
D) They increase biodiversity.
  • 54. Name a group of crustaceans that have adapted to terrestrial life.
A) Marine lobsters
B) Coral reef fish
C) Terrestrial crabs
D) Deep-sea shrimp
  • 55. How many described species are there in the subphylum Crustacea?
A) Almost 67,000
B) About 50,000
C) Less than 10,000
D) Over 100,000
  • 56. What is the function of spikes on a zoea's carapace?
A) Assist in maintaining directional swimming
B) Serve as sensory organs
C) Provide camouflage against predators
D) Increase speed during swimming
  • 57. What substance covers the eyes of some crustacean larvae for camouflage?
A) Chitin
B) Isoxanthopterin
C) Calcium carbonate
D) Protein fibers
  • 58. Which crustaceans are attributed to the fossil burrow Ophiomorpha?
A) Prawns
B) Ghost shrimps
C) Crabs
D) Crayfishes
  • 59. What type of environment do most crustaceans inhabit?
A) Desert
B) Aquatic
C) Aerial
D) Terrestrial only
  • 60. When did prawns and polychelids first appear in the fossil record?
A) Jurassic
B) Cretaceous
C) Triassic
D) Carboniferous
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