Crustacean - Quiz
  • 1. What class do crustaceans belong to?
A) Arachnida
B) Insecta
C) Diplopoda
D) Malacostraca
  • 2. Which crustacean is known for its powerful claw used for defense?
A) Crayfish
B) Shrimp
C) Lobster
D) Barnacle
  • 3. What is the name of the hard outer shell that covers the bodies of crustaceans?
A) Endoskeleton
B) Exoskeleton
C) Carapace
D) Shellac
  • 4. What is the largest species of crab in the world?
A) Blue crab
B) Coconut crab
C) Japanese spider crab
D) Dungeness crab
  • 5. What is the name of the process in which crustaceans shed their exoskeleton in order to grow?
A) Camouflage
B) Reproduction
C) Hibernation
D) Molting
  • 6. Which crustacean is known for its ability to produce a loud snapping sound by closing its claws quickly?
A) Rock crab
B) Alaskan king crab
C) Pistol shrimp
D) Ghost shrimp
  • 7. What is the specialized appendage that some crustaceans use to clean their gills called?
A) Chelipeds
B) Pereopods
C) Uropods
D) Scaphognathite
  • 8. Which crustacean is commonly associated with freshwater habitats?
A) Crayfish
B) Shrimp
C) Lobster
D) King crab
  • 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) Dungeness crab
D) Snow crab
  • 10. What is the name of the long, segmented appendages found on a crayfish's tail?
A) Chelipeds
B) Maxillipeds
C) Uropods
D) Swimmerets
  • 11. How many legs do most crustaceans have?
A) 6
B) 4
C) 10
D) 8
  • 12. What is the scientific term for the study of crustaceans?
A) Entomology
B) Arachnology
C) Carcinology
D) Malacology
  • 13. What is the scientific order that includes crustaceans such as crabs, lobsters, and shrimp?
A) Decapoda
B) Primates
C) Artiodactyla
D) Carnivora
  • 14. Which crustacean is known for its bright, vibrant colors and powerful punch?
A) Ghost shrimp
B) Pistol shrimp
C) Rock crab
D) Mantis shrimp
  • 15. What is the primary diet of a barnacle?
A) Detritus
B) Plankton
C) Small fish
D) Algae
  • 16. Which crustacean is known for its bright red color and is often associated with seafood boils?
A) Crawfish
B) Wolf
C) Bear
D) Fox
  • 17. What is the meaning of the Latin word 'crustacea'?
A) Animals with multiple legs
B) Invertebrates without exoskeletons
C) Those with shells or crusted ones
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) Chelicerata
C) Arachnida
D) Pancrustacea
  • 20. Which of the following is not a class closely related to hexapods?
A) Cephalocarida
B) Remipedia
C) Oligostracans
D) Branchiopoda
  • 21. What is the smallest described crustacean species?
A) Stygotantulus stocki
B) American lobster
C) Japanese spider crab
D) Giant freshwater prawn
  • 22. Which feature distinguishes crustaceans from other arthropods?
A) Segmented body
B) Exoskeleton
C) Biramous limbs
D) Moulting process
  • 23. What is the main body cavity of crustaceans called?
A) Peritoneum
B) Mesentery
C) Haemocoel
D) Coelom
  • 24. Which pigment do malacostracans use for oxygen transport?
A) Cytochrome c
B) Myoglobin
C) Haemocyanin
D) Hemoglobin
  • 25. Which country produces nearly half of the world's total crustacean output?
A) India
B) China
C) Japan
D) USA
  • 26. When did shrimp and crabs first appear in the fossil record?
A) Carboniferous
B) Jurassic
C) Triassic
D) Cretaceous
  • 27. Which crustaceans attach their eggs in rows to rocks and other objects?
A) Copepods
B) Peracarids
C) Anostracans
D) Female Branchiura
  • 28. Which fossil burrow is attributed to crayfishes?
A) Camborygma
B) Tesnusocaris
C) Nurra
D) Ophiomorpha
  • 29. Which crustacean group is not widely consumed despite its large biomass?
A) Crabs
B) Lobsters
C) Shrimp and prawns
D) Krill
  • 30. Which subclass was suggested to be elevated to class status in recent classifications?
A) Maxillipoda
B) Branchiura
C) Mystacocarida
D) Copepoda
  • 31. Which class of crustaceans first appears in the fossil record with Tesnusocaris goldichi?
A) Malacostraca
B) Branchiopoda
C) Remipedia
D) Maxillopoda
  • 32. Which period saw the great radiation of crustaceans, particularly crabs?
A) Cambrian
B) Jurassic
C) Permian
D) Cretaceous
  • 33. Who first used the name 'Crustacea' in a nomenclatural valid work?
A) Carl Linnaeus
B) Guillaume Rondelet
C) Pierre Belon
D) Morten Thrane BrĂ¼nnich
  • 34. Which extinct group of crustaceans is part of the Phyllopoda class?
A) Leptostraca
B) Mantis shrimp
C) Canadaspidida
D) Aeschronectida
  • 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) Malacostraca
B) Branchiopoda
C) Maxillopoda
D) Cephalocarida
  • 37. Which period's deposits preserve the oldest fluvial burrows ascribed to ghost shrimps?
A) Triassic
B) Permian: Roadian
C) Cretaceous
D) Jurassic
  • 38. What is parthenogenesis in crustaceans?
A) Crustaceans reproduce through fragmentation.
B) Males and females switch roles during reproduction.
C) Eggs are fertilized externally in the water.
D) Viable eggs are produced by a female without fertilization by a male.
  • 39. What is the function of the 'gastric mill' in crustaceans?
A) Absorbing nutrients
B) Excreting waste
C) Oxygenating blood
D) Grinding food
  • 40. Where is the heart located in crustaceans?
A) At the base of the antennae
B) In the abdomen
C) Near the dorsum
D) Within the cephalothorax
  • 41. What is a common reproductive strategy among crustaceans?
A) Sexual reproduction
B) Budding
C) Spore formation
D) Binary fission
  • 42. Which crustacean has males that choose mates based on dietary differences?
A) Eriocheir sinensis
B) Cephalocarida
C) Hemigrapsus sanguineus
D) T. californicus
  • 43. Which class was recognized as non-monophyletic in recent classifications?
A) Branchiopoda
B) Malacostraca
C) Ostracoda
D) Maxillopoda
  • 44. Which DNA repair process is predominantly used by Penaeus monodon for double-strand breaks?
A) Microhomology-mediated end joining
B) Homologous recombinational repair
C) Non-homologous end joining
D) Base excision repair
  • 45. What is the earliest and most characteristic larval form of crustaceans?
A) Megalopa
B) Zoea
C) Post-larva
D) Nauplius
  • 46. What percentage of all crustaceans caught for consumption are shrimp and prawns?
A) Nearly 80%
B) Under 30%
C) About 50%
D) Over 60%
  • 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 have external fertilization in open water.
B) They reproduce only through parthenogenesis.
C) They change sex during their life.
D) Some are hermaphrodites.
  • 49. Which crustacean's DNA damage response was studied after ultraviolet irradiation?
A) Homarus americanus
B) Daphnia pulex
C) Penaeus monodon
D) Tigriopus japonicus
  • 50. How do most decapods carry their eggs?
A) Attached to the pleopods
B) In external ovisacs
C) In thin-walled sacs
D) Between thoracic limbs
  • 51. What is the function of pleopods in malacostracans?
A) Antennae for sensing
B) Abdominal appendages
C) Mouthparts for feeding
D) Legs for walking
  • 52. From which period do the first true mantis shrimp fossils appear?
A) Triassic
B) Cambrian
C) Jurassic
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 increase biodiversity.
D) They affect local ecosystems.
  • 54. Name a group of crustaceans that have adapted to terrestrial life.
A) Deep-sea shrimp
B) Coral reef fish
C) Terrestrial crabs
D) Marine lobsters
  • 55. How many described species are there in the subphylum Crustacea?
A) Less than 10,000
B) Over 100,000
C) About 50,000
D) Almost 67,000
  • 56. What is the function of spikes on a zoea's carapace?
A) Serve as sensory organs
B) Increase speed during swimming
C) Assist in maintaining directional swimming
D) Provide camouflage against predators
  • 57. What substance covers the eyes of some crustacean larvae for camouflage?
A) Chitin
B) Isoxanthopterin
C) Protein fibers
D) Calcium carbonate
  • 58. Which crustaceans are attributed to the fossil burrow Ophiomorpha?
A) Crabs
B) Ghost shrimps
C) Crayfishes
D) Prawns
  • 59. What type of environment do most crustaceans inhabit?
A) Desert
B) Terrestrial only
C) Aquatic
D) Aerial
  • 60. When did prawns and polychelids first appear in the fossil record?
A) Triassic
B) Cretaceous
C) Jurassic
D) Carboniferous
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