Animal kingdom MCQs with Answers

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

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

Question-2. Animals like bats have/are

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

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

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

Question-4. Aristotles lantern occurs in class

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

Question-5. Ascaris larva is called

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

Question-6. Ascaris lumbricoides infection occurs through

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Question-10. Blood of Pheretima is

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

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

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

Question-12. Bull frog of India is

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

Question-13. Classification of Porifera is based on

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

Question-14. Closed circulatory system occurs in

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

Question-15. Coelom derived from blastocoel is known as

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

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

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

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

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

Question-18. Earthworm possesses hearts

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

Question-19. Earthworms are

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

Question-20. Eutherians are characterised by

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

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

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

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

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

Question-23. Flight muscles of bird are attached to

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

Question-24. Golden era/age of reptiles is

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

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

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

Question-26. In Amoeba and Paramecium osmoregulation occurs through

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

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

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

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

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

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

Question-30. Jelly fish belongs to class

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

Question-31. Kidney of adult rabbit is

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

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

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

Question-33. Malpighian tubules are

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

Question-34. Metamorphosis of insects is regulated through hormone

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

Question-35. Mucus helps frog in forming

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

Question-36. Penguin occurs in

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

Question-37. Pheretima posthuma is highly useful as

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

Question-38. Photoreceptors of earthworm occur on

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

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

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

Question-40. Point out a non-parasite

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

Question-41. Poison glands of snake are modified

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

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

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

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

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

Question-44. Radial symmetry occurs in

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

Question-45. Skin is a respiratory organ in

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

Question-46. Solenocytes and metanephridia are excretory organs of

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

Question-47. Sound box of birds is called

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

Question-48. Special character of coelenterates is

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

Question-49. Star fish belongs to

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

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

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

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

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

Question-52. The flightless bird Cassowary is found in

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Question-57. Tube feet occur in

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Question-62. What is correct about Taenia?

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

Question-63. What is true about Taenia saginata?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Question-67. Which one assists in locomotion?

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

Question-68. Which one belongs to Platyhelminthes?

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

Question-69. Which one occurs in Echinodermata?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Question-79. Wish bone of birds is formed from

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

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

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

Question-81. A chordate character is

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

Question-82. A common characteristic of all vertebrates is

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

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

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

Question-84. A terrestrial animal must be able to

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

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

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

Question-86. All birds have

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

Question-87. All chordates possess

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

Question-88. All vertebrates possess

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

Question-89. An egg laying mammal is

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

Question-90. Bed Bugs contribute to the spread of

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

Question-91. Choose the correct pair.

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

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

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

Question-93. Leech is

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

Question-94. Male mosquitoes usually feed on

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

Question-95. Order Rhynchocephalia consists of

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

Question-96. Osteichthyes belongs to

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

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

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

Question-98. Radula is found in

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

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

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

Question-100. The clam nervous system is composed of

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

Question-101. Turtles are

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

Question-102. Water-Vascular system is found in

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Question-110. Who wrote the book Systema Naturae?

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