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

1. Which of the following is represented by the largest number of species ?
A. Insecta
B. Protozoa
C. Mammalia
D. Aves
Answer : C

2. Snakes are not found in
A. India
B. U.K
C. USSR
D. West Indies
Answer : D

3. Most important characteristic of the mammal is the presence of
A. pinnae
B. four-chambered heart
C. movement on two limbs only
D. diaphragm
Answer : D

4. Tortoises and turtles are included under order
A. Reptilia
B. Squamata
C. Chelonia
D. None of these
Answer : C

5. 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

6. Which of the following is not a deuteros-tome phylum ?
A. Mollusca
B. Echinodermata
C. Hemichordata
D. Urochordata
Answer : A

7. Which of the following animals has a ventral nerve cord
A. Frog
B. Cockroach
C. Hydra
D. Earthworm
Answer : B

8. All animals which do not have the vertebral column are
A. protozoa
B. invertebrate
C. nonchordata
D. chordata
Answer : B

9. One of the following is not a true fish :
A. Saw fish
B. Silver fish
C. Dogfish
D. Pipefish
Answer : A

10. 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

11. A definite number of body segments is found in
A. leech
B. tapeworm
C. earthworm
D. slug
Answer : A

12. Coelentrates generally include the animals which are
A. radial symmetrical and triploblastic
B. radial symmetrical and diploblastic
C. bilateral symmetrical and triploblastic
D. biradial symmetrical and diploblastic
Answer : B

13. Lobsters and crabs belong to the class
A. Insecta
B. Arachnida
C. Crustacea
D. Polychaeta
Answer : C

14. 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

15. Which is matching set in taxonomy ?
A. Neries, Planum, Roundworm, Earthworm
B. Millipede, Crab, Centipede, Cockroach
C. Star fish, Jelly fish, Cuttle fish, Octopus
D. Leech, Locust, Sea urchin, Lobster
Answer : B

16. In fishes, lobed fins are found in
A. marine fishes
B. fresh water fishes
C. lung fishes
D. none of these
Answer : C

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

18. Chief distinguishing features of mammals are
A. hairy skin and ovipary
B. hairy skin and mammary glands
C. mammary glands and teeth
D. pinnae and teeth
Answer : B

19. Typhlop is a
A. true snake
B. blind worm
C. false snake
D. true worm
Answer : A

20. Which of the following is not a diploblas-tic group ?
A. Porifera
B. Coelentrata
C. Annelida
D. Platyhelminthes
Answer : D

21. Whale, monkey and bat have seven cervical vertebrae. Which one has the same number of cervical vertebrae ?
A. Giraffe
B. Crocodile
C. Shark
D. Ostrich
Answer : A

22. Spider is not included under class insects because of
A. absence of walking legs
B. absence of mandibles
C. absence of wings
D. presence of walking legs
Answer : B

23. Which of the following have played a part in human evolution, different races adapting to different climate ?
A. Geographical isolation
B. Reproductive isolation
C. Behavioural isolation
D. Hybrid in viability
Answer : A

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

25. Which of the following is not an enterocoelic phylum ?
A. Chordata
B. Mollusca
C. Coelentrata
D. Porifera
Answer : B

26. 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

27. Members of which phylum exhibit adaptations widely varied environmental conditions ?
A. Annelida
B. Platyhelminthes
C. Echinodermata
D. Mollusca
Answer : D

28. The correct phylogenetic sequence in taxonomy is
A. Pisces, Amphibia, Reptilia, Mammalia
B. Pisces, Reptilia, Amphibia, Mammalia
C. Amphibia, Pisces, Reptilia, Mammalia
D. Amphibia, Reptilia, Pisces, Mammalia
Answer : A

29. Bilateral symmetry, metameric segmentation, coelom and open circulatory system are characters of
A. annelida
B. arthropoda
C. mollusca
D. echinodermata
Answer : B

30. The order insectivora of class mammalia includes
A. moles, shrews and hedgehogs
B. monkeys, apes and man
C. whales and dolphins
D. kangaroo, lions and wolves
Answer : A

31. Which of the following is not a correct taxonomic match ?
A. Platyhelminthessolenocytes
B. Molluscametamerism
C. Mammaliadiaphragm
D. Chordatadorsal tubular nerve cord
Answer : D

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

33. A triploblastic animal in which I mesenchyme fills the space between ectoderm and endoderm is
A. Sea anemone
B. Planarian
C. Pheretima
D. Starfish
Answer : B

34. Aphrodite, commonly called as sea mouse is a/an
A. annelide
B. fish
C. mollusc
D. arthropod
Answer : A

35. Branchiostonta is an example of
A. Cephalochordata
B. Agnatha
C. Urochordata
D. Gnathostomata
Answer : A

36. 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

37. These species inhabiting different geographical areas are
A. allopatric
B. sibling species
C. morphospecies
D. sympatric
Answer : A

38. Exclusively marine animals are found in group
A. Fishes and Echinodermata
B. Coelentrata and Echinodermata
C. Porifera and Coelentrata
D. Echinodermata and Protochordata
Answer : D

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

40. 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

41. Which of the following is homiother-mous ?
A. Lizard
B. Frog
C. Rabbit
D. Cuttlefish
Answer : C

42. One of the following is not an animal:
A. Ant eater
B. Dolfin
C. Heloderma
D. Echidna
Answer : B

43. Echis carinata is known as
A. coral snake
B. brain coral
C. tree snake
D. none of these
Answer : C

44. Cloning is possible in nature in
A. sexually reproducing species
B. asexually reproducing species
C. self-fertilising species
D. none of these
Answer : B

45. Largest animals belong to class
A. arthropoda
B. pisces
C. mammalia
D. reptilia
Answer : C

46. All mammals have hair, but these are absent in order
A. Cetacea
B. Primates
C. Rodentia
D. Chiroptera
Answer : A

47. Which one is characteristic for birds ?
A. They are flying animals
B. They are warm blooded
C. They are bipedal and have feathers
D. They are quadruped and have scales
Answer : C

48. Which of the following is not a true amphibian animal ?
A. Frog
B. Toad
C. Salamander
D. Tortoise
Answer : D

49. Which of the protozoan is considered as connecting link between animals and plants ?
A. Entamoeba
B. Paramecium
C. Euglena
D. Monocystis
Answer : C

50. Taxonomy is the science that deals with the clasification of
A. plants
B. animals
C. microorganisms
D. living organisms
Answer : D