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