Animal Kingdom
17. Choose the correct statement from the
following :-
40. Select the distinguishable characters of
Echinodermates from Hemichordates :(a) These animals have an endoskeleton of
calcareous ossicles
(a) Poriferans are generally marine
(b) They have water vascular system
(b) Mostly poriferans are asymmetrical
(c) Choanocytes or collar cells line the
spongocoel and the canals.
(c) The adult echinoderms are radially
symmetrical
(d) All of the above
(d) All of the above
(a) Extracellular (b) Intracellular
43. Nereis and Pheretima are similar to Sepia
and Octopus in which one of the following
features?
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
(a) Dorsal nerve cord
20. Digestion in Cnidarians is :-
31. Echinodermates are considered as the
first deuterostomic animals. They posses
which of the following common characters?
(b) They are dioecious
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) Closed circulatory system
(a) The adult echinoderms are radially
symmetrical but larvae are bilaterally
symmetrical.
54. Which of the following pairs are correctly
matched?
(b) Excretory system is absent
(A) Flame cells – Taenia, Fasciola
(c) Development is indirect with free swimming
larva.
(B) Notochord- Balanoglossus
(d) All of the above
38. Apis, Bombyx, Laccifer and Anopheles are
the members of phylum Arthropoda. Select
the characters those are exclusively to the
members of Phylum-Arthropoda :-
(C) Metagenesis – Physalia and Obelia
(D) Open circulatory system – Apis, Pila and
Laccifer
(a) A, B and C
(b) Only A and C
(a) They have jointed appandages
(c) A, C and D
(b) Excretion takes place through malpighian
tubules.
(d) Only A and B
(c) Both (a) and (b)
56. What is true about Neries, Apis, Columba,
Macropus and Chelone?
(d) Enterocoelomic coelom
(a) Dorsal hollow nerve cord
(b) Ventral solid nerve cord
(c) Closed circulatory system
(d) Metamerism
60. Which one of the following groups of
animals each is correctly matched with their
two characteristic morphological features?
(a) Pavo, Camelus, Delphinus – Dorsal hollow
nerve cord and poikilothermous
78. Which one of the following class is
correctly matched with its general
characteristics?
(a) Aves – The hind limbs generally have scales
and are modified for walking
(b) Reptilia – 10 pairs cranial nerves and
dicondylic skull
(c) Cyclostomata – Skin is covered with scales.
(b) Asterias, ophiura, Balanoglossus and
Saccoglossus – Enterocoelomate and Deute
rostomic
(d) Osteichthyes – Gill slits are separate and
without operculum.
(c) Ascaris, Ancylostoma and Pheretima –
Pseudocoelomates and metamerism
82. Pristis and Carcharodon are the members
of class chondrichthyes bearing, which of the
following characters?
(d) Pila, Octopus, Apis and Bombyx – Open
circulatory system and Dorsal nerve cord
(a) Helping respiratory organs Air bladders are
present.
71. Members of class Reptilia, Aves and
mammalia are amniotes and have a lot of
common feuture, but they differ from each
other remarkably select the common features
among them :-
(b) Respiration by 4-pairs of gills and these gills
are covered by operculum.
(a) They have 12-Pairs of cranial nerves.
85. which one of the following groups of
animals each is correctly matched with their
characteristic feature?
(b) One pair of metanephric kidney help in
excretion
(c) They are dioecious and fertilization is
internal
(c) Male fishes have ‘claspers’ as copulatory
organ so that fertilization is internal.
(a) Rana, Clarias, Testudo, Struthio –
Poikilothermous
(d) All of these
(b) Chameleon,Psittacula, Salamendra Amniotes
74. Select the distinguishable characters of
Amphibians from Reptiles :-
(c) Corvus, Columba, Camelus, Elephas –
Dicondylic skull
(a) Cranial nerves are 10 pairs
(d) Naja, Bungarus, Viper – Poisonous snake
(b) Dicondylic skull
92. Match list-I (Animals) with list-II (Organ
of locomotion) and select the correct answer
using the codes gives below the lists :-
(c) An anmniotes
(d) All of these
List-I
A. Star fish
List-II
1. Muscular foot
B. Apple snail
C. Nereis
D. Sea walnuts
A B
C
2. Combplates
3. Tubefeet
4. Parapodia
D
(a) 3
1
2
4
(b) 3
2
1
4
(c) 4
3
2
1
(d) 3
1
4
2
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
112. Metagenesis in Obelia signifies by :(a) Alternation of generation between haploid
medusa and diploid polyp.
(b) Polyps produce medusa sexually and medusa
form the polyps asexually.
104. Which of the following statements
regarding mammals are correct?
(c) Alternation of generation between free
swimming diploid medusoid and sedentary
diploid polypoid stage.
1. Delphinus and Balaenoptera are aquatic
mammals.
(d) All of the above
2. Omithorhynchus is oviparous
123. Identify the correct statements from the
following with reference to cartilaginous
fishes :-
3. Mammals have double occipital condyles.
Select the correct answer :(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 alone
(c) 1 and 2 only (d) 2 and 3 only
106. Reptiles, Birds and Mammals resemble
in the character of their :-
1. Male pectoral fin bear clasper
2. Teeth are modified cycloid scales
3. Air bladder is absent
4. They have internal fertilization
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(a) Occipital condyle
(c) 3 and 4 (d) 1 and 4
(b) Homeothermous
125. Identify correct statements :
(c) Poikilothemous
1. Fertilization is internal in Ascaris
(d) Amnion
2. Parapodia help in swimming in few
Arthropods
111. Consider the following characteristics of
organisms
1. Diploblastic body
2. Possessing cnidocytes
3. Presence of both intracellular and
extracellular digestion. Which of the above
are characteristics of organism of
coelenterate?
3. Nereis is an aquatic form and it is
monoecious
4. Radula is a rasping organ of star fish
(a) 1 and 3 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 4 and (d) 1
128. Identify correct statement :-
(a) Fertilization is internal in Ctenophora
(b) Clasper is a modified form of scales in
Scoliodon (Dog fish)
(c) Cyclostomes have teeth and body is scale
less
(d) Radula is a rasping organ of Arthropods
137. Which one of the following bird is
different from the rest of birds?
(a) Neophron (b) Aptenodytes
(c) Psittacula (d) Corvus
154. Which of the following pair is correct?
(a) Parapodia – Leech
(b) Flagella – Ascaris
(c) Archacocyte – Obelia
(d) Antenna – Anophelese
163. Which of the following feature is not of
Cartilaginous fishes?
(a) Presence of placoid scales
(b) Notochord present whole life
(c) Three chambered heart
(d) Sexes are separate
170. Match the column-I with the column-II
and find out the correct answer :
Column-I
Column-II
A. Spongocoel
1. Arthropoda
B. Dorso-ventrally
2. Cnidaria
Flattened body
C. Coelenteron
3. Porifera
D. Chitinous
4. Platyhelminthes
exoskeleton
(a) A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2 (b) A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
(c) A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1 (d) A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1
Answer Key
17.(d) 20.(c) 31.(d) 38.(c) 40.(d) 43.(d) 54.(c)
56.(d) 60.(b) 71.(d) 74.(d) 78.(a) 82.(c) 85.(d)
92.(d) 104.(a) 106.(d) 111.(d) 112.(c) 123.(c)
125.(d) 128.(c) 137.(b) 154.(d) 163.(c) 170.(c)