Crustacean - Quiz
  • 1. What class do crustaceans belong to?
A) Insecta
B) Diplopoda
C) Arachnida
D) Malacostraca
  • 2. Which crustacean is known for its powerful claw used for defense?
A) Barnacle
B) Lobster
C) Shrimp
D) Crayfish
  • 3. What is the name of the hard outer shell that covers the bodies of crustaceans?
A) Carapace
B) Exoskeleton
C) Shellac
D) Endoskeleton
  • 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) Molting
B) Hibernation
C) Reproduction
D) Camouflage
  • 6. Which crustacean is known for its ability to produce a loud snapping sound by closing its claws quickly?
A) Alaskan king crab
B) Ghost shrimp
C) Rock crab
D) Pistol shrimp
  • 7. What is the specialized appendage that some crustaceans use to clean their gills called?
A) Chelipeds
B) Scaphognathite
C) Pereopods
D) Uropods
  • 8. Which crustacean is commonly associated with freshwater habitats?
A) King crab
B) Lobster
C) Shrimp
D) Crayfish
  • 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) Horseshoe crab
D) Snow crab
  • 10. What is the name of the long, segmented appendages found on a crayfish's tail?
A) Uropods
B) Maxillipeds
C) Chelipeds
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) Malacology
B) Entomology
C) Carcinology
D) Arachnology
  • 13. What is the scientific order that includes crustaceans such as crabs, lobsters, and shrimp?
A) Primates
B) Carnivora
C) Decapoda
D) Artiodactyla
  • 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) Plankton
B) Algae
C) Detritus
D) Small fish
  • 16. Which crustacean is known for its bright red color and is often associated with seafood boils?
A) Bear
B) Wolf
C) Fox
D) Crawfish
  • 17. What is the meaning of the Latin word 'crustacea'?
A) Those with shells or crusted ones
B) Small aquatic animals
C) Animals with multiple legs
D) Invertebrates without exoskeletons
  • 18. Which group of arthropods do crustaceans belong to?
A) Phylum Annelida
B) Order Araneae
C) Subphylum Crustacea
D) Class Insecta
  • 19. Which clade includes both crustaceans and hexapods?
A) Pancrustacea
B) Chelicerata
C) Mandibulata
D) Arachnida
  • 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) American lobster
B) Giant freshwater prawn
C) Stygotantulus stocki
D) Japanese spider crab
  • 22. Which feature distinguishes crustaceans from other arthropods?
A) Segmented body
B) Biramous limbs
C) Exoskeleton
D) Moulting process
  • 23. What is the main body cavity of crustaceans called?
A) Mesentery
B) Peritoneum
C) Haemocoel
D) Coelom
  • 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) China
B) USA
C) Japan
D) India
  • 26. When did shrimp and crabs first appear in the fossil record?
A) Triassic
B) Jurassic
C) Carboniferous
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) Krill
C) Shrimp and prawns
D) Lobsters
  • 30. Which subclass was suggested to be elevated to class status in recent classifications?
A) Branchiura
B) Copepoda
C) Mystacocarida
D) Maxillipoda
  • 31. Which class of crustaceans first appears in the fossil record with Tesnusocaris goldichi?
A) Branchiopoda
B) Maxillopoda
C) Remipedia
D) Malacostraca
  • 32. Which period saw the great radiation of crustaceans, particularly crabs?
A) Jurassic
B) Cambrian
C) Cretaceous
D) Permian
  • 33. Who first used the name 'Crustacea' in a nomenclatural valid work?
A) Carl Linnaeus
B) Guillaume Rondelet
C) Morten Thrane BrĂ¼nnich
D) Pierre Belon
  • 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) Woodlice
B) Crustacean lice
C) Krill
D) Peracarids
  • 36. Which crustacean class has no known fossil record?
A) Malacostraca
B) Cephalocarida
C) Branchiopoda
D) Maxillopoda
  • 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) Viable eggs are produced by a female without fertilization by a male.
B) Eggs are fertilized externally in the water.
C) Crustaceans reproduce through fragmentation.
D) Males and females switch roles during reproduction.
  • 39. What is the function of the 'gastric mill' in crustaceans?
A) Oxygenating blood
B) Excreting waste
C) Grinding food
D) Absorbing nutrients
  • 40. Where is the heart located in crustaceans?
A) Within the cephalothorax
B) Near the dorsum
C) At the base of the antennae
D) In the abdomen
  • 41. What is a common reproductive strategy among crustaceans?
A) Spore formation
B) Binary fission
C) Budding
D) Sexual reproduction
  • 42. Which crustacean has males that choose mates based on dietary differences?
A) Cephalocarida
B) Hemigrapsus sanguineus
C) Eriocheir sinensis
D) T. californicus
  • 43. Which class was recognized as non-monophyletic in recent classifications?
A) Maxillopoda
B) Malacostraca
C) Ostracoda
D) Branchiopoda
  • 44. Which DNA repair process is predominantly used by Penaeus monodon for double-strand breaks?
A) Base excision repair
B) Microhomology-mediated end joining
C) Homologous recombinational repair
D) Non-homologous end joining
  • 45. What is the earliest and most characteristic larval form of crustaceans?
A) Zoea
B) Post-larva
C) Megalopa
D) Nauplius
  • 46. What percentage of all crustaceans caught for consumption are shrimp and prawns?
A) About 50%
B) Over 60%
C) Nearly 80%
D) Under 30%
  • 47. 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) All appendages in all classes
D) No appendages
  • 48. What is a unique feature of barnacles' reproductive system?
A) They have external fertilization in open water.
B) They change sex during their life.
C) Some are hermaphrodites.
D) They reproduce only through parthenogenesis.
  • 49. Which crustacean's DNA damage response was studied after ultraviolet irradiation?
A) Penaeus monodon
B) Daphnia pulex
C) Tigriopus japonicus
D) Homarus americanus
  • 50. How do most decapods carry their eggs?
A) Attached to the pleopods
B) In external ovisacs
C) Between thoracic limbs
D) In thin-walled sacs
  • 51. What is the function of pleopods in malacostracans?
A) Abdominal appendages
B) Mouthparts for feeding
C) Antennae for sensing
D) Legs for walking
  • 52. From which period do the first true mantis shrimp fossils appear?
A) Cambrian
B) Triassic
C) Carboniferous
D) Jurassic
  • 53. 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.
  • 54. Name a group of crustaceans that have adapted to terrestrial life.
A) Terrestrial crabs
B) Deep-sea shrimp
C) Coral reef fish
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) Increase speed during swimming
B) Serve as sensory organs
C) Provide camouflage against predators
D) Assist in maintaining directional swimming
  • 57. What substance covers the eyes of some crustacean larvae for camouflage?
A) Protein fibers
B) Chitin
C) Calcium carbonate
D) Isoxanthopterin
  • 58. Which crustaceans are attributed to the fossil burrow Ophiomorpha?
A) Crayfishes
B) Ghost shrimps
C) Crabs
D) Prawns
  • 59. What type of environment do most crustaceans inhabit?
A) Aquatic
B) Desert
C) Terrestrial only
D) Aerial
  • 60. When did prawns and polychelids first appear in the fossil record?
A) Cretaceous
B) Carboniferous
C) Triassic
D) Jurassic
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