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