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