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