Diversity of Living Organisms - Animal Kingdom

Diversity of Living Organisms : Animal Kingdom
1.Cell tissue grade of organization occurs in

[A] Platyhelminthes
[B] Sponges
[C] Protozoa
[D] Coelenterata
2.Swarming generally occurs in
[A] Pyrilla
[B] Mosquito
[C] House fly
[D] Locust
3.Animals having a built in thermostat to maintain constant body temperature are known as
[A] Biothermic
[B] Poikilothermic
[C] Oligothermic
[D] Homeothermic
4.Which one of the followings in birds indicates their reptilian ancestry?
[A] Eggs with a calcareous shell
[B] Scales on their hind limbs
[C] Four-chambered heart
[D] Two special chambers crop and gizzard in their digestive tract
5.______ are devoid of respiratory, excretory and circulatory organs.
[A] Threadworms
[B] Sponges
[C] Tapeworms
[D] Liver fluke
6.Which one of the following statements is incorrect?
[A] Radial symmetry is displayed by sea anemone and aquatic animal.
[B] Fasciola hepatica is also known as the sheep liver fluke.
[C] Triploblastic animals are usually bilaterally symmetrical
[D] Mesoglea is present in between ectoderm and endoderm in Obelia
7.Which one of the followings belongs to platyhelminthes?
[A] Plasmodium
[B] Trypanosoma
[C] Schistosoma
[D] Wuchereria
8.Radial symmetry is generally exhibited by which animals?
[A] Which are attached with substratum
[B] Which are aquatic
[C] Which have ciliary feeding
[D] Which have one opening of alimentary canal
9.Tachyglossus is a connecting link between
[A] Reptiles and Birds
[B] Amphibians and Reptiles
[C] Birds and Mammals
[D] Reptiles and Mammals
10.The scientific name of Asian tiger mosquito
[A] Aedes aegypti
[B] Aedes albopictus
[C] Aedes taeniorhynchus
[D] Aedes albolineatus
11.Water-Vascular’ system is found in
[A] Sea-anemone
[B] Sea-pen
[C] Sea-cucumber
[D] Sea-horse
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12.Which one of the following statements is incorrect?
[A] Viviparity is the reproductive pattern shown by most mammals
[B] Viviparity occurs primarily in salamanders and caecilians.
[C] In viviparity, a shell does not form around the egg.
[D] Viviparity is not found in species of lizards and snakes.
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13.Which one of the following statements is stated incorrectly regarding cartilaginous fishes?
[A] Cartilaginous fishes have sense organs.
[B] Most cartilaginous fishes have color vision.
[C] Teeth-like placoid scales are found on the skin of cartilaginous fishes.
[D] In cartilaginous fishes, gas exchange occurs in the gills.
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14.Which statement is correct regarding reptiles, birds, and mammals?
[A] Evolved from a common ancestor
[B] Embryos are surrounded by a fluid-filled sac called amnion
[C] Outer covering is largely watertight.
[D] All of the above
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15.Which one of the following characteristics is NOT a shared by birds and mammals?
[A] A backbone and internal skeleton
[B] Breathing using lungs
[C] Viviparity
[D] Warm blooded nature
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16.Radial symmetry occurs in which set?
[A] Echinodermata and Coelenterata
[B] Porifera and Coelenterata
[C] Mollusca and Arthropoda
[D] Platyhelminthes and Coelenterata
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17.Taxonomically a species is
[A] A group of evolutionary related populations
[B] Population having same evolutionary basis
[C] Category to which most taxonomic information is attached
[D] Fundamental unit is phylogenetic history of organisms
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18.Column I contains larval stages and Column II contains the group to which it belongs. Match
them correctly and choose the right answer from the options given below:
Column – I Column – II
A Planula p Annelida
B Tornaria q Mollusca
C Trochophore r Arthropoda
D Bipinnaria s Chordata
E Glochidium t Echinodermata
u Coelenterata
[A] A = u, B = s, C = p, D = t, E = q
[B] A = q, B = t, C = p, D = s, E = u
[C] A = t, B = s, C = r, D = q, E = p
[D] A = s, B = r, C = q, D = p, E = t
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19.Which one of the following statements is correct?
[A] Germ layers are tissue layers in the embryos of all animals except sponges.
[B] Germ layers include ectoderm, endoderm, and mesoderm.
[C] Flatworms have three germ layers whereas cnidarians and ctenophores have two.
[D] All of these are correct.
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20.The figure shows four animals (a), (b), (c) and (d). Select the correct answer with respect to a
common characteristic of two of these animals.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
[A] (a) and (d) have cnidoblasts for self-defence

[B] (c) and (d) have a true coelom
[C] (a) and (d) respire mainly through body wall
[D] (b) and (c) show radial symmetry
Radula is found in
[A] Pila sp.
[B] Chiton sp.
[C] Lamellidens sp.
[D] Pinctada sp.
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22.Cysticercus stage is formed in
[A] Taenia
[B] Plasmodium
[C] Leishmania
[D] Wuchereria
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23.One example of animals having a single opening to the outside that serves both as mouth as
well as anus is
[A] Fasciola
[B] Octopus
[C] Asterias
[D] Ascidia
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24.Ornithorhynchus is an example of :
[A] Dinosaur
[B] Monotreme mammal
[C] Marsupial mammal
[D] Eutherian mammal
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25.Phylogenetic classification is based on
[A] External similarity
[B] Common evolution
[C] Habit and habitat
[D] Utilitarian system
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26.Order Rhynchocephalia consists of
[A] Tuataras
[B] Lizards and snakes
[C] Turtles and tortoises
[D] Crocodiles, alligators, caimans
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27.Cnidarians having cells called cnidocytes, contain organelles known as ______.
[A] Polymorphism
[B] Nematocysts
[C] Hermaphroditism
[D] None of these
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28.The metamorphosis of insects appears to be regulated through
[A] Thyroxine
[B] Haemolymph
[C] Ecdysone
[D] All the above
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29.Which one of the following is oviparous?
[A] Elephant
[B] Flying fox
[C] Platypus
[D] Whale
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30.Cold-blooded animals fall into which category?
[A] Ectotherms
[B] Psychrotherms
[C] Endotherms
[D] Thermophiles
31.Which one of the following groups of three animals each is correctly matched with their one
characteristic morphological feature?
Animals Morphological feature
(1) Cockroach, Locust Taenia Metameric segmentation
(2) Liver fluke, Sea anemone, Sea cucumber Bilateral symmetry
(3) Centipede, Prawn, Sea urchin Jointed appendages

(4) Scorpion, Spider, Cockroach Ventral solid central nervous system
[A] Option (1)

[B] Option (2)
[C] Option (3)
[D] Option (4)
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32.Which one of the following is NOT a characteristic of phylum Annelida?
[A] Ventral nerve cord
[B] Closed circulatory system
[C] Segmentation
[D] Pseudocoelom
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33.Which one of the following is the true description about an animal concerned?
[A] Cockroach – 10 pairs of spiracles (2 pairs on thorax and 8 pairs on abdomen)
[B] Earthworm – The alimentary canal consists of a sequence of pharynx, oesophagus, stomach,
gizzard and intestine
[C] Frog – Body divisible into three regions - head, neck and trunk
[D] Rat – Left kidney is slightly higher in position than the right one
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34.Phylum mollusca can be distinguished from other invertebrates by the presence of
[A] Bilateral symmetry and exoskeleton
[B] A mantle and gills
[C] Shell and non-segmented body
[D] A mantle and non-segmented body
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35.Consider the following four statements (a - d) about certain desert animals such as kangaroo
rat.
(a) They have dark colour and high rate of reproduction and excrete solid urine
(b) They do not drink water, breathe at a slow rate to conserve water and have their body
covered with thick hairs
(c) They feed on dry seeds and do not require drinking water
(d) They excrete very concentrated urine and do not use water to regulate body temperature.
Which two of the above statements for such animals are true?
[A] (a) and (b)
[B] (c) and (d)
[C] (b) and (c)
[D] (c) and (a)
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36.Animals, floating and drifting on the surface of water are ______.
[A] Benthos
[B] Pelagic
[C] Plankton
[D] Neritic
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37.A phenomenon when parasite parasitizes themselves is known as
[A] Hyperparasitism
[B] Parasitoids
[C] Monoxenous parasitism
[D] Polyxenous parasitism
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38.Air bladder is present in
[A] Chondrichthyes
[B] Star fishes
[C] Actinopterygii
[D] Flying fishes
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39.All flat worms differ from all round worms in having
[A] Triploblastic body
[B] Solid mesoderm
[C] Bilateral symmetry
[D] Metamorphosis in the life history
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40.The cross section of the body of an invertebrate is given below. Identify the animal which has
this body plan.

[A] Round worn
[B] Planaria
[C] Earthworm
[D] Cockroach
41.Insect mouthparts are adapted for different functions in different species. Mouthparts of
houseflies are used for
[A] Siphoning
[B] Piercing and sucking
[C] Sponging and lapping
[D] Biting and chewing
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42.Earthworms eliminate cellular wastes and excess water through excretory tubules called
______.
[A] Nephridia
[B] Flame cells
[C] Coelom
[D] Gizzard
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43.In many animals the rapid change from the immature organism to the adult (change from
larva to adult in insects) means
[A] Cephalization
[B] Molting
[C] Metamorphosis
[D] Endothermy
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44.Sharks, skates, and rays are also called ______ fishes.
[A] Jawless
[B] Bony
[C] Cartilaginous
[D] Freshwater
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45.In planarians water enters the body by ______.
[A] osmosis
[B] contractile vacuoles
[C] flame cells
[D] active transport
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46.Animals are motile because they have
[A] Metabolism
[B] Energy
[C] Both muscle fibers and nerve fibers
[D] Legs or wings
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47.Echolocation is usually associated with
[A] Rats
[B] Birds
[C] Bats
[D] Monkeys
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48.Peripatus is a connecting link between
[A] Coelenterata and Porifera
[B] Ctenophora and Platyhelminthes
[C] Mollusca and Echinodermata
[D] Annelida and Arthropoda
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49.The osculum is an excretory structure in
[A] Star fish
[B] Hydra
[C] Silver fish
[D] Sponge
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50.Ornithorhynchus is a
[A] fossil bird
[B] flightless bird
[C] connecting link between reptiles and birds
[D] mammal
51.In which one of the following the genus name, its two characters and its class/phylum are
correctly matched?
Genus Two characters Class/Phylum

name
1 Aurelia (a) Cnidoblasts Coelenterata
(b) Organ level of organization
2 Ascaris (a) Body segmented Annelida
(b) Males and females distinct
3 Salamandra (a) A tympanum represents ear Amphibia
(b) Fertilization is external
4 Pteropus (a) Skin possesses hair Mammalia
(b) Oviparous
[A] 1
[B] 2
[C] 3
[D] 4
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52.Bed Bugs contribute to the spread of
[A] Typhoid
[B] Yellow fever
[C] Typhus
[D] Trench fever
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53.Annelids are called ______ worms.
[A] Parasitic
[B] Segmented
[C] Flat-bodied
[D] Acoelomate
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54.Pupa occurs in the life cycle of
[A] Blatta
[B] Mosquito
[C] Housefly
[D] Periplaneta
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55.Pneumatic bones are expected to be found in
[A] Flying fish
[B] Whale
[C] Tadpole of frog
[D] Pigeon
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56.In cephalopod, the brain is formed from the fusion of ______.
[A] Spinal cord
[B] Ganglia
[C] Eye tissue
[D] Trochophore
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57.Fluke infections are diseases of the _______ in humans.
[A] Blood
[B] Bile
[C] Digestive tract
[D] Lungs
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58.Radial symmetry is usually associated with
[A] lower grade of organization
[B] creeping mode of life
[C] aquatic life
[D] sedentary mode of life
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59.Male mosquitoes usually feed on
[A] Garbage
[B] Human blood
[C] Flower sap
[D] All of the above
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60.Ichthyophis is a
[A] Worm blooded
[B] Limbless reptile
[C] Mammal
[D] Limbless amphibian
61.Class bivalvia is characterized by
[A] absence of gills
[B] absence of head
[C] coiled shell
[D] presence of tentacles around mouth
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62.Silk thread is obtained from silk moth during
[A] Nymph state
[B] Larval state
[C] Pupal state
[D] Adult state
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63.Silk fibre contains which proteins?
[A] Mucin and serine
[B] Fibrin and serine
[C] Collagen and elastin
[D] Fibroin and sericine
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64.Reptilian feature of Archaeopteryx is
[A] U shaped furcula
[B] Presence of abdominal ribs
[C] Feathers with barbules
[D] Presence of a beak
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65.______ is not an example of a cnidarian?
[A] Coral
[B] Flatworm
[C] Jellyfish
[D] Hydra
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66."Kala-azar" and "oriental sore" are spread by
[A] Sand fly
[B] Bed Bug
[C] Louse
[D] Fruit fly
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67.The cells absent in gastrodermis of Hydra are
[A] Gland cells
[B] Stinging cells
[C] Nutritive cells
[D] Nerve cells
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68.All birds have
[A] omnivorous habit
[B] feathers and can fly
[C] nests to care the babies
[D] calcareous-shelled egg
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69.Tapeworm is
[A] Digenetic parasite
[B] Nematode
[C] Monogenetic parasite
[D] Annelid
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70.Tapeworm does not possess digestive system as it
[A] Doesn't require food
[B] Obtain food through general surface
[C] Does not require solid food
[D] Lives in intestine
71.Sponges are ______ filter feeders.
[A] occasional
[B] terrestrial
[C] active
[D] sessile
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72.Phylum that doesn't have a true coelom is
[A] Platyhelminthes
[B] Annelida
[C] Echinoderms
[D] Arthropoda
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73.Who wrote the book ‘Systema Naturae’?
[A] Lamarck
[B] Darwin
[C] Wallace
[D] Linnaeus
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74.Which one of the following statements about certain given animals is correct?
[A] Flat worms (Platyhelminthes) are coelomates
[B] Round worms (Aschelminthes) are pseudocoelomates
[C] Mollusks are acoelomates
[D] Insects are pseudocoelomates
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75.The radially symmetrical cnidarians have a ______ body in two distinct layers
[A] sac-like
[B] bilateral
[C] flattened
[D] symmetrical
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76.Polymorphism occurs in animals of the class
[A] Hydrozoa
[B] Anthozoa
[C] Scyphozoa
[D] Gastropoda
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77.The clam nervous system is composed of
[A] labial palps
[B] one pair of ganglia
[C] two pairs of ganglia
[D] three pairs of ganglia
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78.What color is the blood of crayfish?
[A] green
[B] blue
[C] red
[D] white
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79.Turtles are
[A] Arthropods
[B] Pisces
[C] Reptiles
[D] Molluscs
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80.A true coelom is lined on all sides by
[A] Ectoderm
[B] Mesoderm
[C] Endoderm
[D] Ectoderm and endoderm
81.Which of the following possesses post anal tail?
[A] Spider
[B] Scorpion
[C] Cockroach
[D] Cobra
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82.A common feature of tracheae of Cockroach and mammal is that both have
[A] Ciliated inner lining
[B] Non-collapsible walls
[C] Paired nature
[D] Origin from head
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83.Which animal of the followings belongs to class crustacea?
[A] Cockroach
[B] Cyclops
[C] Grasshopper
[D] Mosquito
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84.When tail is cylindrical and ventral scales do not extend the entire width of belly the snake is
[A] definitely poisonous
[B] can be poisonous or non poisonous
[C] non-poisonous
[D] deadly poisonous
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85.Collar cells are general characteristic of
[A] Sand worm
[B] Roundworms
[C] Coelenterata
[D] Sponges
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86.Common character of all vertebrates without exception is
[A] Body divided into head, trunk and tail
[B] Two pairs of limbs
[C] Exoskeleton
[D] Presence of skull
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87.What will you look for to identify the sex of the following?
[A] Male shark - Claspers borne on pelvic fins
[B] Female Ascaris - Sharply curved posterior end
[C] Male frog - A copulatory pad on the first digit of the hind limb
[D] Female cockroach - Anal cerci
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88.What is common between kiwi, penguin and ostrich?
[A] They are running birds.
[B] They are flightless birds.
[C] They are migratory birds.
[D] They have four toes.
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89.Which is a living fossil?
[A] Coelacanth
[B] Limulus
[C] Sphenodon
[D] All of these
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90.Which is a coelenterate?
[A] Sea Mouse
[B] Sea Urchin
[C] Sea Pen
[D] Sea cucumber
91.Which is non poisonous?
[A] Centipede
[B] Scorpion
[C] Spider
[D] Crab
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92.Which is limbless amphibian?
[A] Alytes
[B] Hyla
[C] Ichthyophis
[D] Phlebotomus
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93.Cold blooded animals are
[A] which have cold blood
[B] who feel cold a lot
[C] who can regulate their temperature
[D] who can not regulate their temperature
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94.Which of the following is non poisonous snake?
[A] Krait
[B] Cobra
[C] Viper
[D] Python
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95.Which of the following animal is not a vertebrate?
[A] Oryctolagus
[B] Fish
[C] Sparrow
[D] Amphioxus
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96.Which kind of symmetry occurs in sea anemone?
[A] Bilateral
[B] Radial
[C] Asymmetry
[D] None of these
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97.In a sponge which of the followings are responsible for maintaining the current of water?
[A] Pinacocytes
[B] Porocytes
[C] Choanocytes
[D] Amoebocytes
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98.Which is not an insect?
[A] Spider
[B] Termite
[C] Mosquito
[D] Ant
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99.Which of the following statements is true?
[A] Invertebrates posses a tubular nerve cord
[B] Non chordates have a vertebral column
[C] All chordates are vertebrates
[D] All vertebrates are chordates
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100.Which of the following statements is true about Roundworms?
[A] Roundworms may reach 5 cm in length.
[B] They are non-segmented
[C] They are generally dark-colored.
[D] They occur only in the soil.
101.Which of the following statement is correct?
[A] Platypus lays eggs
[B] Camels have biconcave RBCs
[C] Whales respire by gills
[D] Bats do not fly
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102.Which one of the following groups of animals is correctly matched with its one characteristic
feature without even a single exception?
[A] Mammalia : give birth to young ones
[B] Reptilia : possess 3-chambered heart with one incompletely divided ventricle
[C] Chordata : possess a mouth provided with an upper and a lower jaw
[D] Chondrichthyes : possess cartilaginous endoskeleton
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103.Which of the following reptiles has four chambered heart?
[A] Turtle
[B] Sphenodon
[C] King cobra
[D] Crocodile
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104.Which of the followings is a diploblastic, radially symmetrical animal?
[A] Hydra
[B] Earthworm
[C] Roundworm
[D] Liver fluke
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105.Which of the following types of fish is eaten usually by humans?
[A] Jawless
[B] Bony
[C] Cartilaginous
[D] all of the above
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106.Which one of the following groups of animals is bilaterally symmetrical and triploblastic?
[A] Sponges
[B] Coelenterates (Cnidarians)
[C] Aschelminthes (round worms)
[D] Ctenophores
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107.Why do camels have a long neck?
[A] more vertebrae
[B] vertebral plates between adjoining vertebrae
[C] increase in size of each vertebra
[D] cartilage pads between vertebra
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108.Which one of the following animals shows discontinuous distribution?
[A] Green muscles
[B] Bats
[C] Lung fishes
[D] Pacific salmons
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109.Which of the followings are egg laying mammals?
[A] Insectivores
[B] Monotremes
[C] Marsupials
[D] Bats
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110.Which one of the following phylum is characterized by absence of true coelom?
[A] Annelida
[B] Mollusca
[C] Echinodermata
[D] Nematoda
111.Which one of the following pairs of animals comprises ‘jawless fishes’?
[A] Guppies and hag fishes
[B] Lampreys and eels
[C] Mackerels and Rohu
[D] Lampreys and hag fishes
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112.In a sponge the whole inner surface of the asconoid is lined by
[A] Choanocytes
[B] Porocytes
[C] Pinacocytes
[D] Amoebocytes
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113.Which one of the following kinds of animals is triploblastic?
[A] Corals
[B] Flat worms
[C] Sponges
[D] Ctenophores
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114.Which one of the following is not a member of the group Eutheria?
[A] Mole
[B] Squirrel
[C] Pangolin
[D] Platypus
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115.The ______ are undifferentiated embryonic cells and produce the sex cells as well.
[A] Thesocytes
[B] Myocytes
[C] Archaeocytes
[D] Chromocytes
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116.Who proposed artificial system of classification
[A] John Ray
[B] Lamarck
[C] Linnaeus
[D] Wallace
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117.Who formed the 'key' for identification of animals
[A] John Ray
[B] Theophrastus
[C] Goethe
[D] Georges Cuvier
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118.Which phylum has a true coelom?
[A] Cnidaria
[B] Mollusca
[C] Porifera
[D] Annelida
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119.Which organism possesses characteristics of plants and animals?
[A] Bacteria
[B] Monera
[C] Euglena
[D] Mycoplasma
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120.A fat called blubber could be obtained from
[A] Bats
[B] Porpoises
[C] Dolphin
[D] Blue whale

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1.Cell tissue grade of organization occurs in

(a) (b) (c) (d)

[A] (a) and (d) have cnidoblasts for self-defence

Animals Morphological feature

(1) Cockroach, Locust Taenia Metameric segmentation

(2) Liver fluke, Sea anemone, Sea cucumber Bilateral symmetry

(3) Centipede, Prawn, Sea urchin Jointed appendages

[A] Option (1)

this body plan.

Genus Two characters Class/Phylum

1 Aurelia (a) Cnidoblasts Coelenterata

(b) Organ level of organization

2 Ascaris (a) Body segmented Annelida

(b) Males and females distinct

3 Salamandra (a) A tympanum represents ear Amphibia

(b) Fertilization is external

4 Pteropus (a) Skin possesses hair Mammalia

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