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The Sea Cucumber Trivia Quiz

The sea cucumber is actually quite an incredible creature. How much do you know about it?

A multiple-choice quiz by niffweed17. Estimated time: 3 mins.

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niffweed17

Time
3 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
160,641

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Avg Score
7 / 10

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1833

Last 3 plays: Guest 204 (1/10), jonnowales (7/10), Guest 173 (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Are sea cucumbers animals or plants? Hint

Animals

Neither, they are fungi

Plants

Neither, they are protists

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which phylum do sea cucumbers belong to? Hint

Echinodermata

Hemichordata

Chordata

Nematoda

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Question 3 of 10

3. Sea cucumbers are diurnal.

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. Can sea cucumbers regrow lost organs?

Yes

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the life span of a sea cucumber? Hint

1-2 years

5-10 years

4-7 months

30-40 years

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Question 6 of 10

6. What can the sea cucumber do if threatened? Hint

Scurry away from the threat

Violently launch its insides at the threat

Attempt to dig its way to safety

Explode, killing itself and the threat

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Question 7 of 10

7. Where in the world is sea cucumber commonly considered a delicacy? Hint

Northern Africa

The Middle East

Canada

Eastern Asia

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of the following creatures is not a predator of the sea cucumber? Hint

Fish and Sharks

Humans

Whales

Sea Turtles

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Question 9 of 10

9. Sea cucumbers breathe through their mouths.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. When eaten by humans, which of the following health problems is the sea cucumber believed to treat? Hint

Bipolar disorder

Obesity

High blood pressure

Anemia

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Are sea cucumbers animals or plants?

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.

2. Which phylum do sea cucumbers belong to?

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.

3. Sea cucumbers are diurnal.

Answer: False

Sea cucumbers are actually nocturnal.

4. Can sea cucumbers regrow lost organs?

Answer: Yes

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

5. What is the life span of a sea cucumber?

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.

6. What can the sea cucumber do if threatened?

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.

7. Where in the world is sea cucumber commonly considered a delicacy?

Answer: Eastern Asia

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

8. Which of the following creatures is not a predator of the sea cucumber?

Answer: Whales

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

9. Sea cucumbers breathe through their mouths.

Answer: False

Actually, sea cucumbers breathe from the anus.

10. When eaten by humans, which of the following health problems is the sea cucumber believed to treat?

Answer: High blood pressure

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

Source: Author niffweed17

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