Animal kingdom MCQs with Answers

Question-1. An insect regarded as greatest mechanical carrier of diseases is

1. Pediculus
2. Cimex
3. Musca
4. Xenopsylla

Question-2. Animals like bats have/are

1. Endothermic
2. Efficient respiration. Non-vascular air sacs are connected to lungs to supplement respiration
3. Feathers which are modified reptilian scales
4. Hollow skeleton

Question-3. Animals with metameric segmentation, bilateral symmetry and closed circulatory system belong to phylum

1. Annelida
2. Arthropoda
3. Echinodermata
4. Mollusca

Question-4. Aristotles lantern occurs in class

1. Echinoidea
2. Asteroidea
3. Holothuroidea
4. Ophiuroidea

Question-5. Ascaris larva is called

1. cysticercus
2. rhabditiform
3. hexacanth
4. onchosphere

Question-6. Ascaris lumbricoides infection occurs through

1. sole of uncovered feet
2. contaminated cooked measly pork
3. improperly cooked measly pork
4. from air through inhalation

Question-7. Assertion: Periplaneta americana is nocturnal, omnivorous, household pest Reason: It is because it acts as scavenger

1. A is true but R is false
2. A is false but R is true
3. Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
4. Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A

Question-8. Besides Annelida and Arthropoda, the metamerism is exhibited by

1. Cestoda
2. Chordata
3. Mollusca
4. Acanthocephala

Question-9. Bladderworm/cysticercus is the larval stage of

1. tapeworm
2. roundworm
3. pinworm
4. liver fluke

Question-10. Blood of Pheretima is

1. blue with haemocyanin in corpuscles
2. blue with haemocyanin in plasma
3. red with haemoglobin in corpuscles
4. red with haemoglobin in plasma

Question-11. Budding is a normal mode of asexual reproduction in

1. starfish and Hydra
2. Hydra and sponges
3. tapeworm and Hydra
4. sponge and starfish

Question-12. Bull frog of India is

1. Rana tigrina
2. R. sylvatica
3. R. Catesbiana
4. R. esculenta

Question-13. Classification of Porifera is based on

1. spicules
2. symmetry
3. reproduction
4. branching

Question-14. Closed circulatory system occurs in

1. snail
2. cockroach
3. cuttle fish
4. All of these

Question-15. Coelom derived from blastocoel is known as

1. enterocoelom
2. schizocoelom
3. pseudocoelom
4. haemocoelom

Question-16. Complete the following analogy : Pigeon's milk : Crop :: Song

1. Syrinx
2. Proventriculus
3. Trachea
4. None of these

Question-17. Crocodile and Penguin are similar to Whale and Dogfish in which one of the following features ?

1. Lay eggs and guard them till they hatch.
2. Possess bony skeleton
3. Have gill slits at some stage
4. Possess a solid single stranded central nervous system.

Question-18. Earthworm possesses hearts

1. 6 pair
2. 4 pair
3. 2 pair
4. 1 pair

Question-19. Earthworms are

1. useful
2. harmful
3. more useful than harmful
4. more harmful

Question-20. Eutherians are characterised by

1. hairy skin
2. true placentation
3. ovoviviparity
4. glandular skin

Question-21. Eye of the molluscan group that resembles vertebrate eye is

1. Bivalvia
2. Gastropoda
3. Pelecypoda
4. Cephalopoda

Question-22. Fish which can be used in biological control of mosquitoes/larvicidal fish is

1. eel
2. carp
3. cat fish
4. Gambusia

Question-23. Flight muscles of bird are attached to

1. clavicle
2. keel of sternum
3. scapula
4. coracoid

Question-24. Golden era/age of reptiles is

1. Palaeozoic
2. Mesozoic
3. Recent
4. Proterozoic

Question-25. Gorilla, chimpanzee, monkeys and human belong to the same

1. species
2. genus
3. family
4. order

Question-26. In Amoeba and Paramecium osmoregulation occurs through

1. contractile vacuole
2. pseudopodia
3. nucleus
4. general surface

Question-27. In hot summer and cold winter, the number of malaria cases as well as Anopheles declines, reappearance of malaria in humid warm conditions is due to

1. surviving malarial parasites in human carriers
2. surviving sporozoites in surviving mosquitoes
3. monkeys
4. mosquito larvae in permanent waters

Question-28. In which of the following animal, post-anal tail is found?

1. Earthworm
2. Lower invertebrate
3. Scorpion
4. Snake

Question-29. In which one of the following sets of animals do all the four give birth to young ones?

1. Lion, bat, whale, ostrich
2. Platypus, penguin, bat, hippopotamus
3. Shrew, bat, cat, kiwi
4. Kangaroo, hedgehog, dolphin, loris

Question-30. Jelly fish belongs to class

1. Hydrozoa
2. Scyphozoa
3. Anthozoa
4. None of these

Question-31. Kidney of adult rabbit is

1. pronephros
2. metanephros
3. mesonephros
4. opisthonephros

Question-32. Male and female cockroaches can be distinguished externally through

1. anal styles in male
2. anal cerci in female
3. anal style and antennae in females
4. Both b) and c)

Question-33. Malpighian tubules are

1. excretory organs of insects
2. excretory organs of annelids
3. respiratory organs of insects
4. respiratory organs of annelids

Question-34. Metamorphosis of insects is regulated through hormone

1. pheromone
2. thyroxine
3. ecdysone
4. All of these

Question-35. Mucus helps frog in forming

1. thick skin
2. dry skin
3. smooth skin
4. moist skin

Question-36. Penguin occurs in

1. Australia
2. Antarctica
3. Africa
4. America

Question-37. Pheretima posthuma is highly useful as

1. their burrows make the soil loose
2. they make the soil porous, leave their castings and take organic debris in the soil
3. they are used as fish meal
4. they kill the birds due to biomagnification of chlorinated hydrocarbons

Question-38. Photoreceptors of earthworm occur on

1. clitellum
2. many eyes
3. dorsal surface
4. lateral sides

Question-39. Pneumatic bones are expected to be found in

1. pigeon
2. house lizard
3. frog?s tadpole
4. flying fish

Question-40. Point out a non-parasite

1. tapeworm
2. mosquito
3. leech
4. sea anemone

Question-41. Poison glands of snake are modified

1. Parotids
2. Sublinguals
3. Linguals
4. Maxillaries

Question-42. Presence of gills in the tadpole of frog indicates that

1. fishes were amphibious in the past
2. fishes evolved from frog like ancestors
3. frogs will have gills in future
4. frogs evolved from gilled ancestors

Question-43. Radial symmetry is often exhibited by animals having

1. one opening of alimentary canal
2. aquatic mode of living
3. benthos/sedentary
4. ciliary mode of feeding

Question-44. Radial symmetry occurs in

1. Coelenterata and Echinodermata
2. Coelenterata and Platyhelminthes
3. Arthropoda and Mollusca
4. Porifera and Coelenterata

Question-45. Skin is a respiratory organ in

1. lizards
2. birds
3. primitive mammals
4. frog

Question-46. Solenocytes and metanephridia are excretory organs of

1. Platyhelminthes and Annelida
2. Coelenterata and Mollusca
3. Aschelminthes and Annelida
4. Annelida and Arthropoda

Question-47. Sound box of birds is called

1. pygostyle
2. larynx
3. syrinx
4. synsacrum

Question-48. Special character of coelenterates is

1. polymorphism
2. nematocysts
3. flame cells
4. hermaphroditism

Question-49. Star fish belongs to

1. Asteriodea
2. Ophiuroidea
3. Holothuroidea
4. Crinoidea

Question-50. The adults are radially symmetrical but larvae exhibit bilateral symmetry in

1. Echinodermata
2. Mollusca
3. Hemichordata
4. Cephalochordata

Question-51. The excretory structures of flat worms/Taenia are

1. flame cells
2. protonephridia
3. Malpighian tubules
4. green glands

Question-52. The flightless bird Cassowary is found in

1. Mauritius
2. Australia
3. New Zealand
4. Indonesia

Question-53. The long bones are hollow and connected by air passage. They are the characteristics of

1. Aves
2. mammals
3. Reptilia
4. land vertebrates

Question-54. The simplest type of canal system in Porifera is

1. ascon type
2. leucon type
3. sycon type
4. radial type

Question-55. Trachea of cockroach and mammal are similar in having

1. paired nature
2. non-collapsible walls
3. ciliated inner lining
4. origin from head

Question-56. Transfer of Taenia to secondary host occurs as

1. oncosphere
2. cysticercus
3. morula
4. egg

Question-57. Tube feet occur in

1. cockroach
2. starfish
3. cuttle fish
4. cat fish

Question-58. What is common between ostrich, penguin and kiwi?

1. Running birds
2. Migratory birds
3. Flightless birds
4. Four toed birds

Question-59. What is common between parrot, platypus and kangaroo ?

1. Homeothermy
2. Toothless jaws
3. Functional post-anal tail
4. Oviparity

Question-60. What is common in whale, bat and rat?

1. Absence of neck
2. Muscular diaphragm between thorax and abdomen
3. Extra-abdominal testes to avoid high temperature of body
4. Presence of external ears

Question-61. What is common to whale, seal and shark ?

1. Seasonal migration
2. Thick subcutaneous fat
3. Convergent evolution
4. Homeothermy

Question-62. What is correct about Taenia?

1. Male organs occur in posterior proglottids
2. Male organs occur in anterior proglottids
3. Female organs occur in anterior proglottids
4. Mature proglottids contain both male and female organs

Question-63. What is true about Taenia saginata?

1. Life history has pig as intermediate host
2. There are two large suckers on scolex
3. Rostellar hooks are absent
4. Rostellum has double circle of hooks

Question-64. What will you look for to identify the sex of the following ?

1. Female Ascaris-Sharply curved posterior end
2. Male frog-A copulatory pad on the first digit of the hind limb.
3. Female cockroach-Anal cerci
4. Male shark-Claspers borne on pelvic fins

Question-65. Which of the following is not correct matching of phylum and its three examples?

1. Aschelminthes : Ancylostoma, Enterobius, Tubifex
2. Arthropoda : Buthus, Lepisma, Leptocorisa
3. Mollusca : Teredo, Aplysia, Chaetopleura
4. None of these

Question-66. Which of the following is not found in birds?

1. Hindlimb
2. Pectoral girdle
3. Pelvic girdle
4. Forelimb

Question-67. Which one assists in locomotion?

1. Trichocysts in Paramecium
2. Pedicellariae of starfish
3. Clitellum in Pheretima
4. Posterior sucker in Hirudinaria

Question-68. Which one belongs to Platyhelminthes?

1. Schistosoma
2. Trypansoma
3. Plasmodium
4. Wuchereria

Question-69. Which one occurs in Echinodermata?

1. Bilateral symmetry
2. Radial symmetry
3. Porous body
4. Soft skin

Question-70. Which one of following feature is possessed by Crustaceans and not by insects?

1. Two pairs of antenna
2. Chitinous exoskeleton
3. Bilateral symmetry
4. Paired limbs

Question-71. Which one of the following animals possesses nerve cells but no nerves?

1. Hydra
2. Tapeworm
3. Earthworm
4. Frog?s tadpole

Question-72. Which one of the following characters is not typical of the class mammalia?

1. Ten pairs of cranial nerves
2. Seven cervical vertebrae
3. Alveolar lungs
4. Thecodont dentition

Question-73. Which one of the following groups of animals is bilaterally symmetrical and triploblastic?

1. Aschelminthes (round worms)
2. Coelenterates (Cnidarians)
3. Ctenophores
4. None of these

Question-74. Which one of the following in birds, indicates their reptilian ancestry?

1. Scales on their hind limbs
2. Four chambered heart
3. Two special chambers crop and gizzard in their digestive tract
4. Eggs with a calcareous shell

Question-75. Which one of the following is an exotic Indian fish?

1. Catla catla
2. Heteropneustes fossilis
3. Cyprinus caprio
4. Labeo rohita

Question-76. Which one of the following is NOT a characteristic of phylum Annelida?

1. Pseudocoelom
2. Ventral nerve cord
3. Segmentation
4. Closed circulatory system

Question-77. Which one of the following is not a living fossil ?

1. King crab
2. Sphenodon
3. Archaeopteryx
4. Peripatus

Question-78. Which one of the following pairs of animals comprises jawless fishes?

1. Lampreys and hag fishes
2. Guppies and hag fishes
3. Lampreys and eels
4. Mackerals and Rohu

Question-79. Wish bone of birds is formed from

1. pelvic girdle
2. skull
3. hindlimbs
4. pectoral girdle/clavicles

Question-80. …................are devoid of respiratory, excretory and circulatory organs.

1. Threadworms
2. Sponges
3. Tapeworms
4. Liver fluke

Question-81. A chordate character is

1. postanal tail
2. gills
3. spiracles
4. None of these

Question-82. A common characteristic of all vertebrates is

1. presence of skull
2. division of body into head, neck, trunk and tail
3. presence of two pairs of functional appendages
4. body is covered with an exoskeleton

Question-83. A larval stage occurs in the life history of all members of the group

1. frog, lizard and cockroach
2. Ascaris, housefly and frog
3. housefly, earthworm and mosquito
4. butterfly, frog and mosquito

Question-84. A terrestrial animal must be able to

1. excrete large amounts of water in urine
2. conserve water
3. actively pump salts out through the skin
4. excrete large amounts of salts in urine

Question-85. Adult Culex and Anopheles can be distinguished with the help of

1. mouth parts/colour
2. sitting posture
3. antennae/wings
4. feeding habits

Question-86. All birds have

1. Internal fertilization, are oviparous and eggs are covered with calcareous shell
2. Nests to care their babies
3. Feather on their body and can fly
4. Oil gland at the base of tail

Question-87. All chordates possess

1. exoskeleton
2. limbs
3. skull
4. axial skeletal rod of notochord

Question-88. All vertebrates possess

1. renal portal system
2. dorsal, hollow central nervous system
3. four chambered ventral heart
4. pharyngeal gill slits

Question-89. An egg laying mammal is

1. kangaroo
2. platypus
3. koala
4. whale

Question-90. Bed Bugs contribute to the spread of

1. Typhoid
2. Yellow fever
3. Typhus
4. Trench fever

Question-91. Choose the correct pair.

1. Hippocampus ? 3-chambered heart
2. Rana ? 2-chambered heart
3. Crocodilus ? 4-chambered heart
4. Pavo ? 3-chambered heart

Question-92. Fluke infections are diseases of the…...................in humans.

1. Blood
2. Bile
3. Digestive tract
4. Lungs

Question-93. Leech is

1. Both
2. sanguivorous
3. ectoparasite
4. none of these

Question-94. Male mosquitoes usually feed on

1. Garbage
2. Human blood
3. Flower sap
4. All of the above

Question-95. Order Rhynchocephalia consists of

1. Tuataras
2. Lizards and snakes
3. Turtles and tortoises
4. Crocodiles, alligators, caimans

Question-96. Osteichthyes belongs to

1. class amphibia
2. super class pisces
3. super class tetrapoda
4. division agnatha

Question-97. Phylum that doesnt have a true coelom is

1. Platyhelminthes
2. Annelida
3. Echinoderms
4. Arthropoda

Question-98. Radula is found in

1. Pila sp.
2. Chiton sp.
3. Lamellidens sp.
4. Pinctada sp.

Question-99. Sharks, skates, and rays are also called ______ fishes.

1. Jawless
2. Bony
3. Cartilaginous
4. Freshwater

Question-100. The clam nervous system is composed of

1. labial palps
2. one pair of ganglia
3. two pairs of ganglia
4. three pairs of ganglia

Question-101. Turtles are

1. Arthropods
2. Pisces
3. Reptiles
4. Molluscs

Question-102. Water-Vascular system is found in

1. Sea-anemone
2. Sea-pen
3. Sea-cucumber
4. Sea-horse

Question-103. Which kind of symmetry occurs in sea anemone?

1. Bilateral
2. Radial
3. Asymmetry
4. None of these

Question-104. Which of the following animal is cold blooded and has 4 - chambered heart?

1. Crocodile
2. Ornithorhynchus
3. Calotes
4. none of these

Question-105. Which of the following is a pseudocoelomate?

1. Platyhelminthes
2. Aschelminthes
3. Mollusca
4. Hemi-chordates

Question-106. Which of the following statement is correct?

1. Platypus lays eggs
2. Camels have biconcave RBCs
3. Whales respire by gills
4. Bats do not fly

Question-107. Which one of the following groups of animals is correctly matched with its one characteristic feature without even a single exception?

1. Mammalia : give birth to young ones
2. Reptilia : possess 3-chambered heart with one incompletely divided ventricle
3. Chordata : possess a mouth provided with an upper and a lower jaw
4. Chondrichthyes : possess cartilaginous endoskeleton

Question-108. Which one of the following is NOT a characteristic of phylum Annelida?

1. Ventral nerve cord
2. Closed circulatory system
3. Segmentation
4. Pseudocoelom

Question-109. Which one of the following phylum is characterized by absence of true coelom?

1. Annelida
2. Mollusca
3. Echinodermata
4. Nematoda

Question-110. Who wrote the book Systema Naturae?

1. Lamarck
2. Darwin
3. Wallace
4. Linnaeus