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