Marine Arthropods Quiz

Which of the following is not found in Subphylum Crustacea?

• Barnacles

• Nudibranchs

• Lobsters

• Giant Spider Crabs

What is molting?

• The process in which arthropods reproduce
• The process in which arthropods shed their outer covering and grow a larger one.
• The process in which larval forms develop into adult forms
• The process in which arthropods breathe

Sea spiders are members of class

• Branchiopoda

• Merostomata

• Malacostraca

• Pycnogonida

The first pair of appendages in chelicerates are claws or fangs and are called

• pedipalps
• chelicerae
• telsons
• spinnerets

The word 'arthropod' means...

• eight foot
• jointed foot
• flexible foot
• hard foot

In Hawaiian, this animal is called Ula pāpapa. What is its common name?

• Slipper Lobster

• Long-nose Lobster

• Horshoe Crab

• Guard Crab

What kind of Hermit Crab is this? (Hint: it is one of the most common hermit crabs in Hawaii)

• Rock Crab

• Left Handed Hermit Crab

• Nerite Hermite Crab

• Yellow Hairy Hermit Crab

What kind of Hermit Crab is this? (Hint: What does it use for protection?)

• Rock Crab

• Cone Snail Hermit Crab

• Seurat Hermit Crab

• Yellow Hairy Hermit Crab

This thin-shelled Rock Crab was called ____ by Early Hawaiians:

• 'A'ama

• Puako

• Molokai

• E Komo Mai

This crab is named after the number of spots on its top shell and bottom. Legend says that a Hawaiian god tried to catch it and it pinched the god and drew blood. The god left bloody fingerprints. This crab is called 'alakuma or: ________

• 7-11 Crab

• 4-7 Crab

• Sleeping Sponge Crab

• Rock Crab