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Crustacean - Quiz
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  • 1. What class do crustaceans belong to?
A) Arachnida
B) Diplopoda
C) Insecta
D) Malacostraca
  • 2. Which crustacean is known for its powerful claw used for defense?
A) Barnacle
B) Shrimp
C) Crayfish
D) Lobster
  • 3. What is the name of the hard outer shell that covers the bodies of crustaceans?
A) Exoskeleton
B) Shellac
C) Carapace
D) Endoskeleton
  • 4. What is the largest species of crab in the world?
A) Blue crab
B) Coconut crab
C) Japanese spider crab
D) Dungeness crab
  • 5. What is the name of the process in which crustaceans shed their exoskeleton in order to grow?
A) Reproduction
B) Molting
C) Hibernation
D) Camouflage
  • 6. Which crustacean is known for its ability to produce a loud snapping sound by closing its claws quickly?
A) Pistol shrimp
B) Alaskan king crab
C) Ghost shrimp
D) Rock crab
  • 7. What is the specialized appendage that some crustaceans use to clean their gills called?
A) Scaphognathite
B) Uropods
C) Chelipeds
D) Pereopods
  • 8. Which crustacean is commonly associated with freshwater habitats?
A) Crayfish
B) King crab
C) Shrimp
D) Lobster
  • 9. Which crustacean is often called a 'living fossil' due to its similar appearance over millions of years?
A) Dungeness crab
B) Horseshoe crab
C) Coconut crab
D) Snow crab
  • 10. What is the name of the long, segmented appendages found on a crayfish's tail?
A) Swimmerets
B) Maxillipeds
C) Uropods
D) Chelipeds
  • 11. How many legs do most crustaceans have?
A) 6
B) 10
C) 4
D) 8
  • 12. What is the scientific term for the study of crustaceans?
A) Arachnology
B) Malacology
C) Carcinology
D) Entomology
  • 13. What is the scientific order that includes crustaceans such as crabs, lobsters, and shrimp?
A) Primates
B) Decapoda
C) Artiodactyla
D) Carnivora
  • 14. Which crustacean is known for its bright, vibrant colors and powerful punch?
A) Ghost shrimp
B) Rock crab
C) Pistol shrimp
D) Mantis shrimp
  • 15. What is the primary diet of a barnacle?
A) Plankton
B) Small fish
C) Detritus
D) Algae
  • 16. Which crustacean is known for its bright red color and is often associated with seafood boils?
A) Wolf
B) Fox
C) Crawfish
D) Bear
  • 17. What is the meaning of the Latin word 'crustacea'?
A) Animals with multiple legs
B) Invertebrates without exoskeletons
C) Those with shells or crusted ones
D) Small aquatic animals
  • 18. Which group of arthropods do crustaceans belong to?
A) Order Araneae
B) Subphylum Crustacea
C) Phylum Annelida
D) Class Insecta
  • 19. Which clade includes both crustaceans and hexapods?
A) Chelicerata
B) Pancrustacea
C) Arachnida
D) Mandibulata
  • 20. Which of the following is not a class closely related to hexapods?
A) Branchiopoda
B) Cephalocarida
C) Oligostracans
D) Remipedia
  • 21. What is the smallest described crustacean species?
A) Giant freshwater prawn
B) Stygotantulus stocki
C) Japanese spider crab
D) American lobster
  • 22. Which feature distinguishes crustaceans from other arthropods?
A) Moulting process
B) Segmented body
C) Exoskeleton
D) Biramous limbs
  • 23. What is the main body cavity of crustaceans called?
A) Coelom
B) Mesentery
C) Haemocoel
D) Peritoneum
  • 24. Which pigment do malacostracans use for oxygen transport?
A) Myoglobin
B) Haemocyanin
C) Hemoglobin
D) Cytochrome c
  • 25. What is the function of the 'gastric mill' in crustaceans?
A) Excreting waste
B) Oxygenating blood
C) Grinding food
D) Absorbing nutrients
  • 26. Where is the heart located in crustaceans?
A) Near the dorsum
B) At the base of the antennae
C) In the abdomen
D) Within the cephalothorax
  • 27. Which crustacean appendages are typically biramous?
A) All appendages in all classes
B) First pair of antennae only
C) No appendages
D) Second pair of antennae and other limbs except the first pair
  • 28. What is the function of pleopods in malacostracans?
A) Mouthparts for feeding
B) Antennae for sensing
C) Legs for walking
D) Abdominal appendages
  • 29. What type of environment do most crustaceans inhabit?
A) Aerial
B) Terrestrial only
C) Desert
D) Aquatic
  • 30. Name a group of crustaceans that have adapted to terrestrial life.
A) Terrestrial crabs
B) Coral reef fish
C) Deep-sea shrimp
D) Marine lobsters
  • 31. Which type of crustaceans are known for being parasitic?
A) Woodlice
B) Krill
C) Peracarids
D) Crustacean lice
  • 32. What is a common reproductive strategy among crustaceans?
A) Budding
B) Sexual reproduction
C) Spore formation
D) Binary fission
  • 33. Which crustacean has males that choose mates based on dietary differences?
A) Cephalocarida
B) Eriocheir sinensis
C) Hemigrapsus sanguineus
D) T. californicus
  • 34. What is parthenogenesis in crustaceans?
A) Viable eggs are produced by a female without fertilization by a male.
B) Males and females switch roles during reproduction.
C) Eggs are fertilized externally in the water.
D) Crustaceans reproduce through fragmentation.
  • 35. How do most decapods carry their eggs?
A) Between thoracic limbs
B) Attached to the pleopods
C) In external ovisacs
D) In thin-walled sacs
  • 36. Which crustaceans attach their eggs in rows to rocks and other objects?
A) Copepods
B) Female Branchiura
C) Anostracans
D) Peracarids
  • 37. What is a unique feature of barnacles' reproductive system?
A) They change sex during their life.
B) They have external fertilization in open water.
C) They reproduce only through parthenogenesis.
D) Some are hermaphrodites.
  • 38. What is a significant impact of crustacean invasions in the Mediterranean?
A) They increase biodiversity.
B) They improve water quality.
C) They affect local ecosystems.
D) They have no noticeable effect.
  • 39. What is the earliest and most characteristic larval form of crustaceans?
A) Post-larva
B) Megalopa
C) Nauplius
D) Zoea
  • 40. What is the function of spikes on a zoea's carapace?
A) Provide camouflage against predators
B) Serve as sensory organs
C) Increase speed during swimming
D) Assist in maintaining directional swimming
  • 41. What substance covers the eyes of some crustacean larvae for camouflage?
A) Chitin
B) Calcium carbonate
C) Protein fibers
D) Isoxanthopterin
  • 42. 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) Base excision repair
D) Homologous recombinational repair
  • 43. Which crustacean's DNA damage response was studied after ultraviolet irradiation?
A) Daphnia pulex
B) Homarus americanus
C) Tigriopus japonicus
D) Penaeus monodon
  • 44. Who first used the name 'Crustacea' in a nomenclatural valid work?
A) Guillaume Rondelet
B) Morten Thrane BrĂ¼nnich
C) Pierre Belon
D) Carl Linnaeus
  • 45. How many described species are there in the subphylum Crustacea?
A) Less than 10,000
B) Over 100,000
C) About 50,000
D) Almost 67,000
  • 46. Which class was recognized as non-monophyletic in recent classifications?
A) Ostracoda
B) Branchiopoda
C) Malacostraca
D) Maxillopoda
  • 47. Which subclass was suggested to be elevated to class status in recent classifications?
A) Maxillipoda
B) Branchiura
C) Copepoda
D) Mystacocarida
  • 48. Which crustacean class has no known fossil record?
A) Malacostraca
B) Branchiopoda
C) Maxillopoda
D) Cephalocarida
  • 49. From which period do the first true mantis shrimp fossils appear?
A) Triassic
B) Cambrian
C) Jurassic
D) Carboniferous
  • 50. Which crustaceans are attributed to the fossil burrow Ophiomorpha?
A) Ghost shrimps
B) Crabs
C) Crayfishes
D) Prawns
  • 51. When did prawns and polychelids first appear in the fossil record?
A) Carboniferous
B) Triassic
C) Cretaceous
D) Jurassic
  • 52. Which period saw the great radiation of crustaceans, particularly crabs?
A) Jurassic
B) Permian
C) Cambrian
D) Cretaceous
  • 53. What percentage of all crustaceans caught for consumption are shrimp and prawns?
A) Over 60%
B) About 50%
C) Nearly 80%
D) Under 30%
  • 54. Which country produces nearly half of the world's total crustacean output?
A) China
B) USA
C) India
D) Japan
  • 55. Which fossil burrow is attributed to crayfishes?
A) Tesnusocaris
B) Camborygma
C) Ophiomorpha
D) Nurra
  • 56. When did shrimp and crabs first appear in the fossil record?
A) Carboniferous
B) Jurassic
C) Triassic
D) Cretaceous
  • 57. Which extinct group of crustaceans is part of the Phyllopoda class?
A) Leptostraca
B) Canadaspidida
C) Mantis shrimp
D) Aeschronectida
  • 58. Which period's deposits preserve the oldest fluvial burrows ascribed to ghost shrimps?
A) Triassic
B) Cretaceous
C) Jurassic
D) Permian: Roadian
  • 59. Which class of crustaceans first appears in the fossil record with Tesnusocaris goldichi?
A) Maxillopoda
B) Remipedia
C) Branchiopoda
D) Malacostraca
  • 60. Which crustacean group is not widely consumed despite its large biomass?
A) Shrimp and prawns
B) Lobsters
C) Crabs
D) Krill
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