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