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