Trivia Quiz on Arthropods

1. How many legs does a crab have?

A) Eight

B) Six

C) Twelve

D) Ten

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2. What are pulex irritans

A) Human fleas

B) Cat fleas

C) Dog fleas

D) Lice

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3. What are horseshoe crabs

A) Crabs and lobsters

B) Spiders and scorpions

C) Insects

D) Mollusks

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4. The body of an insect is divided into how many sections

A) Two

B) Four

C) Five

D) Three

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5. Arachnoid refers to what kind of insect

A) Ant

B) Spider

C) Beetle

D) Centipede

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6. How many legs do crabs, lobsters & shrimp each have

A) Eight

B) Nine

C) Ten

D) Twelve

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7. Term literally jointed foot applies to insects spiders and crabs

A) Mollusks

B) Echinoderms

C) Invertebrates

D) Arthropods

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8. What do spiders and ticks have in common

A) Eight legs

B) They are insects

C) They have antennae

D) They can fly

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9. How Many Legs, Including Pincers Does A Crab Have?

A) Ten

B) Eight

C) Twelve

D) Six

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10. Crabs and other crustaceans can escape danger by simply discarding an injured or trapped __________

A) Leg

B) Limb

C) Antenna

D) Claw

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11. How man legs does a crab have

A) Ten

B) Eight

C) Six

D) Twelve

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12. How Many Legs Does A Wood Louse Possess?

A) 14 Legs

B) 12 Legs

C) 16 Legs

D) 20 Legs

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13. A shrimp has __________ pairs of legs.

A) 4

B) 5

C) 6

D) 7

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14. Butterflies & Moths Are In The Insect Group Lepidoptera, Which Group Contains Ants Bees & Wasps

A) Lepidoptera

B) Coleoptera

C) Diptera

D) Hymenoptera

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15. There Are 4 Classes Of Myriapods2 Of Which Are Pauropoda & Symphyla. What Are The 2 Better Known Classes Called

A) Diplopoda And Chilopoda

B) Hexapoda And Crustacea

C) Insects And Spiders

D) Centipedes And Millipedes

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16. What Name Is Given To The Study Of Insects

A) Myrmecology

B) Entomology

C) Odonatology

D) Arachnology

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17. What Are Insects Chewing Jaws Called

A) Maxillae

B) Mandibles

C) Chelicerae

D) Labrum

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18. How Many Legs Per segment Does A Millipede Have?

A) 2 Legs

B) 4 Legs

C) 6 Legs

D) 8 Legs

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19. What type of animal is pulex irritans

A) Wasp

B) Mite

C) Louse

D) Flea

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20. How man legs does a crab have?

A) Eight

B) Six

C) Twelve

D) Ten

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21. __________, like grasshoppers _ feel no pain. They have a decentralized nervous system with no cerebral cortex, which in humans is where a reaction to painful stimuli proceeds.

A) Crabs

B) Ants

C) Lobsters

D) Spiders

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22. What Is An Exoskeleton?

A) An internal skeleton inside the body (endoskeleton)

B) An Insects External Skeleton

C) A hydrostatic skeleton formed by fluid pressure inside a body

D) A soft, skin-covered framework that lacks rigid parts

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23. The process of a snake shedding its skin or a crustacean casting off its outer shell is called __________

A) Molting

B) Moulting

C) Ecdysis

D) Exoskeleton shedding

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