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Quiz about Spiders and Other Invertebrates

Spiders and Other Invertebrates Quiz

This quiz is about North American spiders and various other invertebrates.

A multiple-choice quiz by Morrigan716. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Morrigan716

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
54,308

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
4259

Last 3 plays: Guest 173 (9/10), brm50diboll (9/10), Guest 2 (2/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following spiders does not kill its prey with venom? Hint

Tarantula

Brown Recluse

Trap-door spider

Black Widow

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Question 2 of 10

2. Although valuable in controlling household insects, they are often viewed as pests due to the painful sting that the claws on the first pair of legs inflicts. Hint

Millipede

Centipede

Scorpion

Tarantula

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of the following crabs has an enlarged claw? Hint

Swimming Crab

Ghost Crab

Mud Fiddler Crab

Snow Crab

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following can be found in freshwater? Hint

Crayfish

Starfish

Barnacle

Lobster

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Question 5 of 10

5. If an arm is severed, these invertebrates can grow another one in its place. Hint

Sponge

Coral

Horseshoe Crab

Sea Star

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Question 6 of 10

6. This attractive relative of the sea urchin is often sold in gift shops. Hint

Sand Dollar

Jellyfish

Sea Anemone

Star Coral

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Question 7 of 10

7. Is a sponge a plant or an animal?

Answer: (Plant or Animal)

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Question 8 of 10

8. This 'living fossil' has remained essentially unchanged for several hundred million years. Hint

Sea Star

Jellyfish

Horseshoe Crab

Portuguese Man-of-War

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Question 9 of 10

9. What crustacean is shaped like a volcano? Hint

Crab

Sand Dollar

Sea Anemone

Barnacle

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Question 10 of 10

10. Is an earthworm an invertebrate?

Answer: (Yes or No)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following spiders does not kill its prey with venom?

Answer: Trap-door spider

Trap-door spiders dig a tunnel, line it with silk, and close the entrance with a moveable door, and 'traps' its prey. It doesn't use its poison initially, but while eating it, the venom breaks down the victim.

2. Although valuable in controlling household insects, they are often viewed as pests due to the painful sting that the claws on the first pair of legs inflicts.

Answer: Centipede

3. Which of the following crabs has an enlarged claw?

Answer: Mud Fiddler Crab

Usually greatly enlarged.

4. Which of the following can be found in freshwater?

Answer: Crayfish

Also known as a 'crawdad'.

5. If an arm is severed, these invertebrates can grow another one in its place.

Answer: Sea Star

More commonly known as a starfish, they eat sea urchins, clams, carrion, or even other sea stars.

6. This attractive relative of the sea urchin is often sold in gift shops.

Answer: Sand Dollar

They have many interesting legends about them too.

7. Is a sponge a plant or an animal?

Answer: animal

Sponges feed by taking in water and filtering out small organisms and debris.

8. This 'living fossil' has remained essentially unchanged for several hundred million years.

Answer: Horseshoe Crab

They are actually more closely related to the spider than the crab.

9. What crustacean is shaped like a volcano?

Answer: Barnacle

People often forget they are actually crustaceans.

10. Is an earthworm an invertebrate?

Answer: yes

Source: Reader's Digest's North American Wildlife.

Source: Author Morrigan716

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