Clam - Exam
Clam
  • 1. What is the hard outer covering of a clam called?
A) Chiton
B) Exoskeleton
C) Shell
D) Carapace
  • 2. How many shells does a clam have?
A) Four
B) Three
C) One
D) Two
  • 3. What body part of a clam is used to dig and move in the sand?
A) Foot
B) Tentacle
C) Siphon
D) Gill
  • 4. Which of the following is not a color that clams can be?
A) White
B) Purple
C) Blue
D) Brown
  • 5. What is the scientific class of clams?
A) Bivalvia
B) Mollusca
C) Cephalopoda
D) Gastropoda
  • 6. What do clams filter from the water to feed?
A) Fish
B) Plankton
C) Sand
D) Algae
  • 7. What is the largest clam species in the world?
A) Quahog
B) Geoduck
C) Giant clam
D) Razor clam
  • 8. What do clams use to create new shell material and repair damage?
A) Silica
B) Calcium carbonate
C) Chitin
D) Keratin
  • 9. What type of environment do clams typically inhabit?
A) Clams live attached to a substrate like oysters.
B) Clams live exclusively in freshwater environments.
C) Clams live as infauna, buried halfway in the sand of the sea floor or riverbeds.
D) Clams live near the bottom of the ocean like scallops.
  • 10. What is the primary difference between clams and oysters in terms of habitat?
A) Clams live in freshwater, while oysters live in saltwater.
B) Clams have a longer lifespan than oysters.
C) Clams are not attached to a substrate, whereas oysters are.
D) Clams are larger than oysters.
  • 11. What is the primary function of the clam's ligament?
A) The ligament closes the valves.
B) The ligament helps the clam burrow into the sand.
C) The ligament filters food particles from the water.
D) The ligament provides tension to bring the valves apart.
  • 12. Which of the following animals is known to eat clams?
A) Koala.
B) Kangaroo.
C) Polar bear.
D) Pacific walrus.
  • 13. What is the shape of palourde clams?
A) Ovoid or triangular.
B) Elongated parallel-sided.
C) Circular.
D) Square.
  • 14. What is the longest known lifespan of a clam?
A) 1 year.
B) More than 500 years.
C) 50 years.
D) 10 years.
  • 15. What type of feeding mechanism do clams use?
A) Clams are filter feeders.
B) Clams are predators.
C) Clams are scavengers.
D) Clams are herbivores.
  • 16. What is the primary role of clams in the marine ecosystem?
A) Clams are important as filter feeders and as a food source for many animals.
B) Clams are mainly used for human consumption.
C) Clams are primarily used in aquariums.
D) Clams primarily serve as decomposers.
  • 17. Which clam species is most commonly referred to as 'clam' on the eastern coast of the United States?
A) Tresus capax
B) Saxidomus gigantea
C) Panopea generosa
D) Mercenaria mercenaria
  • 18. Which clam species is known for its sharp shell edge and is used for making clam strips?
A) Siliqua patula
B) Ensis directus
C) Saxidomus gigantea
D) Tivela stultorum
  • 19. Which clam species is historically consumed on the Outer Banks of North Carolina?
A) Saxidomus gigantea
B) Americardia media
C) Trachycardium muricatum
D) Dinocardium robustum
  • 20. What clam species is known as the butter clam?
A) Siliqua patula
B) Tivela stultorum
C) Panopea generosa
D) Saxidomus gigantea
  • 21. Which clam species is often found in salt marshes and mudflats on the East Coast of the U.S.?
A) Cockles
B) Scallops
C) Oysters
D) Clams
  • 22. Which clam species is known as the Pacific razor clam?
A) Tresus capax
B) Siliqua patula
C) Saxidomus gigantea
D) Panopea generosa
  • 23. Which clam species is known as the geoduck clam?
A) Saxidomus gigantea
B) Tresus capax
C) Panopea generosa
D) Siliqua patula
  • 24. Which clam species is known as the Pismo clam?
A) Panopea generosa
B) Tivela stultorum
C) Saxidomus gigantea
D) Tresus capax
  • 25. Which clam species is known as the ocean quahog?
A) Mercenaria mercenaria
B) Arctica islandica
C) Spisula solidissima
D) Mya arenaria
  • 26. Which clam species is known as the surf clam?
A) Arctica islandica
B) Mya arenaria
C) Mercenaria mercenaria
D) Spisula solidissima
  • 27. Which clam species is known as the gaper clam?
A) Tresus capax
B) Saxidomus gigantea
C) Tivela stultorum
D) Panopea generosa
  • 28. Which clam species is known as the Atlantic soft-shell clam?
A) Spisula solidissima
B) Mercenaria mercenaria
C) Arctica islandica
D) Mya arenaria
  • 29. Which clam species is known as the Atlantic Trachycardium muricatum?
A) Mercenaria mercenaria
B) Arctica islandica
C) Mya arenaria
D) Trachycardium muricatum
  • 30. Which clam species is known as the Atlantic Dinocardium robustum?
A) Arctica islandica
B) Mya arenaria
C) Mercenaria mercenaria
D) Dinocardium robustum
  • 31. In which Indian region are clams known as 'elambakka'?
A) Kerala region
B) Karnataka region
C) Konkan region
D) Malabar region
  • 32. What is the local name for clams in the Udupi and Mangalore regions?
A) Tisaryachi Ekshipi
B) Kakka
C) Elambakka
D) Marvai
  • 33. Which clam dish is prepared by Beary Muslim households in the Mangalore region?
A) Tisaryachi Ekshipi
B) Clam Curry
C) Marvai Sukka
D) Kowldo Pinde
  • 34. Which clam is commonly used in Japanese cooking and is known as Shijimi?
A) Corbicula japonica
B) Venerupis philippinarum
C) Ensis siliqua
D) Meretrix lusoria
  • 35. In Japan, which clam is used to make miso soup?
A) Palourde
B) Hamaguri
C) Shijimi
D) Asari
  • 36. What is the common name for the clam Ensis siliqua in Great Britain?
A) Palourde
B) Cockle
C) Quahog
D) Razorfish
  • 37. Which clam is a staple find on beaches in western Wales?
A) Razorfish
B) Common cockle
C) Hard-shell quahog
D) Palourde
  • 38. What is the local name for clams in middle Kerala?
A) Elambakka
B) Marvai
C) Tisaryachi Ekshipi
D) Kakka
  • 39. In which Japanese dish might you find the Hamaguri clam?
A) Tsukudani
B) Hot pot
C) Miso soup
D) Clam curry
  • 40. Which clam is accidentally introduced and found mainly near England?
A) Common cockle
B) Hard-shell quahog
C) Palourde clam
D) Razorfish
  • 41. What is the name of the clam dish made with one shell on in the Konkan region?
A) Kowldo Pinde
B) Clam Curry
C) Marvai Sukka
D) Tisaryachi Ekshipi
  • 42. Which clam is commonly used in Japanese hot pot?
A) Palourde
B) Shijimi
C) Hamaguri
D) Asari
  • 43. Which type of clam is commonly used in Italian cooking?
A) Fasolaro (Callista chione)
B) Tellina (Donax trunculus)
C) Tartufo di mare (Venus verrucosa)
D) Vongola (Venerupis decussata)
  • 44. In which Sunni madhhabs are clams considered halal?
A) None of the Sunni madhhabs
B) Three Sunni madhhabs
C) Hanafi
D) All Sunni madhhabs
  • 45. Which clam is known as the Lyrate Asiatic hard clam?
A) Arctica islandica
B) Siliqua patula
C) Meretrix lyrata
D) Venerupis philippinarum
  • 46. Which clam is known as the Manila clam?
A) Meretrix lyrata
B) Venerupis philippinarum
C) Arctica islandica
D) Siliqua patula
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