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Crustacean/Sharks

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are sharks considered in the ocean?

a)

friends

b)

herbivores

c)

predators

d)

friendly

2.

Why is losing a tooth not a problem for a shark?

a)

When a shark loses a tooth, another tooth takes its place.

b)

Sharks don't get old enough to use teeth.

c)

Sharks teeth never fall out.

d)

Sharks die if a tooth is lost.

3.
hole behind the eye
a)
Spiracle:
pumps water to gills
b)
Pit Organ:     
for hearing and balance
c)
Ampulla of Lorenzini:
Electrosense
4.

The tail fin of a shark is called the:

a)

Pectoral fin

b)

Dorsal fin

c)

Caudal fin

d)

Pelvic fin

5.

A sharks skeleton is made of...

a)

cartilage

b)

bones

c)

muscle

d)

scales

6.

What is the special electroreceptor organs near the shark's nose called?

a)

Ampullae of Lorenzini

b)

electro fields

c)

placoid scales

d)

nose hairs

7.

Lobsters often have two different size claws to:

a)

Eat, breathe

b)

Pinch, crush

c)

Sense, move

d)

Crush, breathe

8.

How can you determine the sex of a crab?

a)

Size of its claws

b)

Size of its antennae

c)

Size of its abdomen

d)

Size of its exoskeleton

9.

What does a crustacean do to grow larger?

a)

Attach itself to substrates

b)

Reproduce

c)

Molt

d)

Use jointed appendages

10.

Crustaceans with 10 legs:

a)

Copepods

b)

Decapods

c)

Arthropods

d)

Maxilipods

11.

Which of the following is not a decapod?

a)

Crab

b)

Lobster

c)

Shrimp

d)

Barnacle

12.
The portion of exoskeleton that covers the cephalothorax is the 
a)
telson
b)
carapace
c)
uropod
d)
cheliped
13.
Blue crabs have a broad diet which includes dead plants and animals, this means they are____________.
a)
scavengers
b)
decomposers
c)
carnivores
d)
herbivores
14.

What crab is this?

a)

Hermit crab

b)

Spider crab

c)

Mole crab

d)

Coconut crab

15.

Which two have the most similar external anatomy?

a)

shrimp and crab

b)

shrimp and lobster

c)

krill and barnacle

d)

copepod and crab