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Clam - Exam
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  • 1. What is the hard outer covering of a clam called?
A) Chiton
B) Carapace
C) Shell
D) Exoskeleton
  • 2. How many shells does a clam have?
A) Three
B) Two
C) One
D) Four
  • 3. What body part of a clam is used to dig and move in the sand?
A) Tentacle
B) Foot
C) Siphon
D) Gill
  • 4. Which of the following is not a color that clams can be?
A) White
B) Brown
C) Blue
D) Purple
  • 5. What is the scientific class of clams?
A) Gastropoda
B) Bivalvia
C) Mollusca
D) Cephalopoda
  • 6. What do clams filter from the water to feed?
A) Sand
B) Fish
C) Algae
D) Plankton
  • 7. What is the largest clam species in the world?
A) Geoduck
B) Quahog
C) Razor clam
D) Giant clam
  • 8. What do clams use to create new shell material and repair damage?
A) Calcium carbonate
B) Keratin
C) Silica
D) Chitin
  • 9. What type of environment do clams typically inhabit?
A) Clams live near the bottom of the ocean like scallops.
B) Clams live exclusively in freshwater environments.
C) Clams live attached to a substrate like oysters.
D) Clams live as infauna, buried halfway in the sand of the sea floor or riverbeds.
  • 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 have a longer lifespan than oysters.
C) Clams are larger than oysters.
D) Clams live in freshwater, while oysters live in saltwater.
  • 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 provides tension to bring the valves apart.
D) The ligament filters food particles from the water.
  • 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) Elongated parallel-sided.
C) Circular.
D) Square.
  • 14. What is the longest known lifespan of a clam?
A) 50 years.
B) 1 year.
C) 10 years.
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 filter feeders.
D) Clams are herbivores.
  • 16. What is the primary role of clams in the marine ecosystem?
A) Clams primarily serve as decomposers.
B) Clams are primarily used in aquariums.
C) Clams are important as filter feeders and as a food source for many animals.
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) Panopea generosa
B) Mercenaria mercenaria
C) Saxidomus gigantea
D) Tresus capax
  • 18. Which clam species is known for its sharp shell edge and is used for making clam strips?
A) Siliqua patula
B) Tivela stultorum
C) Ensis directus
D) Saxidomus gigantea
  • 19. What is the local name for clams in middle Kerala?
A) Marvai
B) Tisaryachi Ekshipi
C) Kakka
D) Elambakka
  • 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) Kowldo Pinde
B) Clam Curry
C) Marvai Sukka
D) Tisaryachi Ekshipi
  • 22. Which clam species is known as the Pismo clam?
A) Saxidomus gigantea
B) Tivela stultorum
C) Tresus capax
D) Panopea generosa
  • 23. Which clam species is known as the Atlantic soft-shell clam?
A) Mya arenaria
B) Arctica islandica
C) Mercenaria mercenaria
D) Spisula solidissima
  • 24. Which type of clam is commonly used in Italian cooking?
A) Tellina (Donax trunculus)
B) Vongola (Venerupis decussata)
C) Fasolaro (Callista chione)
D) Tartufo di mare (Venus verrucosa)
  • 25. Which clam is a staple find on beaches in western Wales?
A) Hard-shell quahog
B) Palourde
C) Razorfish
D) Common cockle
  • 26. Which clam species is known as the gaper clam?
A) Tivela stultorum
B) Saxidomus gigantea
C) Panopea generosa
D) Tresus capax
  • 27. Which clam species is known as the Pacific razor clam?
A) Saxidomus gigantea
B) Panopea generosa
C) Tresus capax
D) Siliqua patula
  • 28. Which clam species is known as the geoduck clam?
A) Saxidomus gigantea
B) Siliqua patula
C) Tresus capax
D) Panopea generosa
  • 29. Which clam species is often found in salt marshes and mudflats on the East Coast of the U.S.?
A) Oysters
B) Clams
C) Scallops
D) Cockles
  • 30. Which clam species is known as the Atlantic Dinocardium robustum?
A) Mya arenaria
B) Mercenaria mercenaria
C) Arctica islandica
D) Dinocardium robustum
  • 31. Which clam is commonly used in Japanese cooking and is known as Shijimi?
A) Meretrix lusoria
B) Corbicula japonica
C) Venerupis philippinarum
D) Ensis siliqua
  • 32. Which clam is commonly used in Japanese hot pot?
A) Asari
B) Shijimi
C) Palourde
D) Hamaguri
  • 33. Which clam dish is prepared by Beary Muslim households in the Mangalore region?
A) Kowldo Pinde
B) Tisaryachi Ekshipi
C) Clam Curry
D) Marvai Sukka
  • 34. What clam species is known as the butter clam?
A) Saxidomus gigantea
B) Panopea generosa
C) Tivela stultorum
D) Siliqua patula
  • 35. Which clam is accidentally introduced and found mainly near England?
A) Hard-shell quahog
B) Razorfish
C) Palourde clam
D) Common cockle
  • 36. Which clam is known as the Manila clam?
A) Venerupis philippinarum
B) Arctica islandica
C) Siliqua patula
D) Meretrix lyrata
  • 37. Which clam species is historically consumed on the Outer Banks of North Carolina?
A) Americardia media
B) Dinocardium robustum
C) Trachycardium muricatum
D) Saxidomus gigantea
  • 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) Shijimi
B) Hamaguri
C) Asari
D) Palourde
  • 40. In which Japanese dish might you find the Hamaguri clam?
A) Hot pot
B) Miso soup
C) Clam curry
D) Tsukudani
  • 41. In which Sunni madhhabs are clams considered halal?
A) None of the Sunni madhhabs
B) All Sunni madhhabs
C) Hanafi
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) Mercenaria mercenaria
B) Arctica islandica
C) Spisula solidissima
D) Mya arenaria
  • 44. Which clam is known as the Lyrate Asiatic hard clam?
A) Siliqua patula
B) Arctica islandica
C) Meretrix lyrata
D) Venerupis philippinarum
  • 45. Which clam species is known as the surf clam?
A) Mya arenaria
B) Arctica islandica
C) Mercenaria mercenaria
D) Spisula solidissima
  • 46. What is the local name for clams in the Udupi and Mangalore regions?
A) Kakka
B) Marvai
C) Tisaryachi Ekshipi
D) Elambakka
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