1000+ Classifications of Animal Kindom Multiple Choice Question Answer [Solved]

1. A limbless amphibian is
A. Siren
B. Ophiosaurus
C. Triturus
D. Ichthyophis
Answer : D

2. Which of the following has no segmentation ?
A. Hydra
B. Earthworm
C. Cockroach
D. Centipede
Answer : A

3. Flying bats are included under which order of class Mammalia ?
A. Cetacea
B. Chiroptera
C. lnsectivora
D. Lagomorpha
Answer : B

4. What is common to fishes, amphibians and reptiles ?
A. Scales
B. Eggs
C. Shelled eggs
D. Gills
Answer : B

5. Body segments are said to be homono-mous when
A. external segments correspond to internal segments
B. the body of an animal is made up of dissimilar units
C. all body segments along the length of the body are similar
D. none of these
Answer : C

6. Which of the sponge is given as a gift in Japan?
A. Hyalonema
B. Euplectalla
C. Tethya
D. Leucosolenia
Answer : B

7. Pheretivia is placed in class
A. annelida
B. chaetopoda
C. polychaeta
D. oligochaeta
Answer : D

8. Nauplius larva belongs to
A. insects
B. shrimps
C. echinoderms
D. molluscs
Answer : B

9. Correct statement is :
A. Archaeopteryx is a connecting link between mammals and aves
B. Duck-bill platypus is a connecting link between reptiles and mammals
C. Sea horse is a connecting link between fish and horse
D. Hydra is a connecting link between protozoa and metazoa
Answer : B

10. The term 'Protista' was given by
A. Carolus Linnaeus
B. E. Haeckel
C. G.L. Cuvier
D. John Ray
Answer : B

11. The respiratory organs of crustaceans are
A. tracheae
B. book lungs
C. gills
D. skin
Answer : C

12. Which of the following shows deuteros- I tome condition ?
A. Acoelomate animals
B. Pseudocoelomate animals
C. Animals with enterocoel
D. Animals with schizocoel
Answer : D

13. The main basis of classification of Phylum Protozoa is
A. size
B. locomotary organelles
C. shape
D. number of nuclei
Answer : B

14. Honey-bees belong to the phylum arthropoda and class
A. insecta
B. oligochaeta
C. arachnida
D. crustace
Answer : A

15. Sepia is also known as
A. star fish
B. cartilagenous fish
C. jellyfish
D. cuttlefish
Answer : D

16. Spider differs from insect as
A. spider has three pairs of legs
B. insect has four pairs of legs
C. spider has four paris of legs
D. none of these
Answer : C

17. Which of the following pairs of specific names belongs to the same genus
A. histolytica and proteus
B. histolytica and coli
C. histolytica and falciparum
D. histolytica and rocktertil
Answer : D

18. Which of the following is not an acoelomate animal ?
A. Sponge
B. Jelly fish
C. Tapeworm
D. Roundworm
Answer : D

19. Bony plates are found in addition to scales in
A. hag fish
B. eel
C. flyingfish
D. seahorse
Answer : D

20. Which of the following is a matching set of groups in animal classification ?
A. Annelida, Porifera and Mammals as phyla
B. Hydrozoa, Mollusca and chordata as phyla
C. Protozoa, Reptilia and Mammalia as classes
D. Insecta, Cephalopoda and Aves as classes
Answer : D

21. Insects possess
A. 2 pairs of legs
B. 3 pairs of legs
C. 4 pairs of legs
D. 5 pairs of legs
Answer : B

22. A natural system of classification is based upon
A. natural relationships, reflecting evolutionary relationship
B. morphological similarities between organisms
C. embryologicall, biochemical, phisio-loical and ecological considerations
D. both (b) and (c)
Answer : A

23. Which of the following is a correct hierar-chial sequence in systematics ?
A. Species, genus, family, order, class, phylum
B. Species, genus, order, family, class, phylum
C. genus, species, order, family, class, phylum
D. genus, family, order, class, species, phylum
Answer : B

24. Turbellarians are
A. parasitic flatworms
B. free living flatworms
C. parasitic tapeworms
D. free living tapeworms
Answer : B

25. The animals which are found in the soil, can fly, found on land and in water belong to the phylum
A. Protozoa
B. Parazoa
C. Annelida
D. Arthropoda
Answer : D

26. Which one of the following is a coelenterate ?
A. Tea cucumber
B. Sea urchin
C. Sea horse
D. Sea pen
Answer : D

27. Heart pumps only impure blood in case of
A. shark
B. whale
C. frog
D. lizard
Answer : A

28. Brain coral is
A. fungia
B. meandria
C. astia
D. none of these
Answer : B

29. The locust is
A. an arthropod
B. a mollusc
C. an insect
D. an echinoderm
Answer : C

30. The concept of homology can be applied to
A. gross structures of the body
B. physiological mechanisms
C. biochemical similarities
D. all of these
Answer : D

31. The body of Hydra is
A. asymmetrical
B. symmetrical
C. bilaterally symmetrical
D. radially symmetrical
Answer : D

32. Monotremata is a group of animals which includes
A. fishes with a sinlge gill aperture
B. insects with a single pair of functional spiracles
C. mammals with a single common cloacal opening
D. protozoans with single flagellum
Answer : C

33. Archaeopteryx called a connecting link, carried the characters, of
A. reptile and bird
B. reptile and mammals
C. fish and amphibia
D. reptile and amphibia
Answer : A

34. The group amniota includes
A. birds and mammals
B. birds and reptiles
C. reptiles and mammals
D. reptiles, birds and mammals
Answer : D

35. Euplectella (Venus flower basket) is a
A. porifer
B. protozoan
C. coelentrate
D. nematode
Answer : A

36. In which of the following sets, groups are not correctly matched ?
A. Onychophora, Myriapoda, Arachnida
B. Hydrozoa, Scyphozoa, Anthozoa
C. Polychaeta, Hirudiniea, Oligochaeta
D. Gastropoda, Rhizopoda, Scaphopoda
Answer : D

37. Binomial system of nomenclature in classification was divided by Carolus Linnaeus. It provides the names pertaining to
A. one scientific and one popular
B. given by two taxonomists
C. one generic and one specific epithet
D. international identifying catalogue
Answer : C

38. The taxonomic unit of any rank/category is known as
A. species
B. taxon
C. taxis
D. genus
Answer : B

39. Which one of the following sets has all hermophrodite animals ?
A. Ascaris, Hydra, Earthworm
B. Leech, Hydra, Tapeworm
C. Hydra, Man, Leech
D. Tapeworm, Toad, Starfish
Answer : B

40. Constant body temperature is found in
A. earthworm
B. snake
C. frog
D. cow
Answer : D

41. Which of the following has a diaphragm between the thorax and abdomen
A. Frog
B. Lizard
C. Pigeon
D. Whale
Answer : D

42. Which of the following is not a part of true body cavity ?
A. Pleural cavity
B. Pericardial cavity
C. Peritoneal cavity
D. The cavity inside the stomach and intestine
Answer : D

43. Tube in the tube' plan is exhibited by one of the following phyla :
A. Coelenterata
B. Porifera
C. Annelida
D. Arthropoda
Answer : C

44. An insect differs from a spider in the following ways :
A. Insect has 6 pairs of legs and one pair of wings while spider has 4 pairs of legs and no wings
B. Insect has 4 pair of legs and two pairs of wings while spider has 3 pairs of legs and no wings
C. Insect has 3 pairs of legs and two pairs of wings and spider has 4 pairs of legs and no wings
D. Insect has 3 pairs of legs and generally no wings while spider has 5 pairs of legs and generally one pair of wings
Answer : C

45. Glow worm is
A. an annelid
B. a true worm
C. a type of earthworm
D. an insect
Answer : D

46. Match the species :
A. Scorpion, Spider
B. Scorpion, Obelia, Hydra
C. Star fish, Obelia, Hydra
D. Cockroach, Earthworm, Taenia solium
Answer : A

47. Histological differentiation is absent in
A. Amoeba
B. Hydra
C. Earthworm
D. Cockroach
Answer : A

48. The type of symmetry best suited to non-motile organisms is
A. radial symmetry
B. bilateral symmetry
C. asymmetry
D. both (a) and (b)
Answer : A

49. Character common in spider, cockroach and centipede is
A. compound eyes
B. joint legs
C. book lungs
D. green glands
Answer : B

50. Hair of bat and feathers of pigeon are
A. homologous structures
B. analogous structures
C. both (a) and (b
D. integumentary derivatives
Answer : A