The Sea Cucumber Trivia Quiz

Answer: Animals

A sea cucumber is certainly not a protist. Protists are single-celled organisms with a nucleus, such as algae, some forms of aquatic slime, and protozoic organisms. In reality, they are animals, and they live as animals with the several functions that qualify animals, including the lack of cell walls and the lack of special substances which allow the sustained life of the organism.

Answer: Echinodermata

Chordata are chordates, or organisms with spinal cords, or techically notochords. Hemichordata are acorn worms, marine invertebrates that technically have no notochord, but are stable and flexible. Nematoda are roundworms. Sea cucumbers instead follow the characteristics of echinoderms, including bilateral symmetry, tube feet, and external protective wall.

Answer: False

Sea cucumbers are actually nocturnal.

Answer: Yes

All types of class Holothuroidia (sea cucumbers) have this useful ability.

Answer: 5-10 years

The life span will vary slightly from type to type of sea cucumber, as there are about 900 different kinds, but the general life span for the class of sea cucumbers is 5-10 years.

Answer: Violently launch its insides at the threat

This is seen as projectile vomit, but it is not actually vomit at all. I don't know how much receiving this unpleasant reception would hurt, but it would certainly be disgusting.

Answer: Eastern Asia

More specifically, it is most commonly eaten in China, Japan, and Taiwan.

Answer: Whales

Baleen whales eat plankton and krill is a major part of the whale's diet. The sperm whale will take squid.

Answer: False

Actually, sea cucumbers breathe from the anus.

Answer: High blood pressure

Eating a sea cucumber would probably not help somebody with obesity, given that it is high in protein and calories.