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