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Marine Arthropods Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not found in Subphylum Crustacea?

a)

Barnacles

b)

Nudibranchs

c)

Lobsters

d)

Giant Spider Crabs

2.
What is molting?
a)
The process in which arthropods reproduce
b)
The process in which arthropods shed their outer covering and grow a larger one.
c)
The process in which larval forms develop into adult forms
d)
The process in which arthropods breathe
3.

Sea spiders are members of class

a)

Branchiopoda

b)

Merostomata

c)

Malacostraca

d)

Pycnogonida

4.
The first pair of appendages in chelicerates are claws or fangs and are called
a)
pedipalps
b)
chelicerae
c)
telsons
d)
spinnerets
5.
The word 'arthropod' means...
a)
eight foot
b)
jointed foot
c)
flexible foot
d)
hard foot
6.

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

a)

Slipper Lobster

b)

Long-nose Lobster

c)

Horshoe Crab

d)

Guard Crab

7.

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

a)

Rock Crab

b)

Left Handed Hermit Crab

c)

Nerite Hermite Crab

d)

Yellow Hairy Hermit Crab

8.

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

a)

Rock Crab

b)

Cone Snail Hermit Crab

c)

Seurat Hermit Crab

d)

Yellow Hairy Hermit Crab

9.

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

a)

'A'ama

b)

Puako

c)

Molokai

d)

E Komo Mai

10.

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: ________

a)

7-11 Crab

b)

4-7 Crab

c)

Sleeping Sponge Crab

d)

Rock Crab

11.

This crab will quickly outrun you on the beach

a)

7-11 Crab

b)

Ghost Crab

c)

Jeweled Anemone Hermit Crab

d)

Green Crab

12.

Water fleas are part of the class ______ which means "gill" "feet"

a)

Branchiopoda

b)

Porifera

c)

Cnidaria

d)

Echinodermata

13.

This arthropod is the most numerous multicellular animal on Earth:

a)

copepod

b)

happy face spider

c)

spiny lobster

d)

barnacle

14.

Lobsters are divided into 3 parts: head, _____ and abdomen.

a)

end

b)

thorax

c)

beginning

d)

surfactant

15.

This is a _____ crab

a)

male

b)

female

16.

The general life cycle of a crab is egg, zoea, _______, juvenile, adult

a)

megalopa

b)

adult

c)

shell

d)

taco tuesday

17.

The hard upper shell of a crustacean is called a:

a)

carapace

b)

pleiopod

c)

cnidarian

d)

shell

18.

What do humans use to detect low levels of bacteria for medical purposes?

a)

Horseshoe crab hearts

b)

Horseshoe crab blood

c)

Horseshoe crab gills

d)

Horseshoe crab feet

19.

Horseshoe crabs were over-harvested in the ____. In one year alone, 2 million were harvested for bait.

a)

1800s

b)

1990s

c)

1940s

d)

1500s

20.

What arthropod has some of the most advanced eyes in the animal kingdom?

a)

Mantis Shrimp

b)

Kona Crab

c)

Strawberry Crab

d)

Gooseneck barnacle