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

1. 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

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

3. One of the primary characters of chlor-date is
A. solid ventral nerve cord
B. dorsal tubular nerve cord
C. paired nerve cords
D. ganglionated nerve cord
Answer : B

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

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

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

7. True fishes possess gills and fins. Which of the following is not a true fish ?
A. Silver fish
B. Goldfish
C. Silver carp
D. Seahorse
Answer : A

8. 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

9. Flame cells, parenchyma and a pair of longitudinal nerve cords are found in
A. Taenia
B. Peripatus
C. Ascaris
D. Musca
Answer : A

10. Limulus, the king-crab, is the only living representative of the order xiphosura belonging to the phylum
A. Annelida
B. Mollusca
C. Echinodermata
D. Arthropoda
Answer : D

11. The biggest phylum in regard to the number of species is
A. Arthropoda
B. Platyhelminthes
C. Chordata
D. Protozoa
Answer : A

12. 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

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

14. In the course of evolution, the true coelom appeared first in
A. aschelminthes
B. annelida
C. arthropoda
D. echinodermata
Answer : B

15. Egg laying mammals are found in
A. India
B. Australia
C. Africa
D. South America
Answer : B

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

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

18. Cephalisation is a characteristic feature of
A. immotile, radially symmetrical animals
B. motile, bilaterally symmetrical animals
C. bilaterally symmetrical, non-motile terrestrial animals
D. both (b) and (c)
Answer : B

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

20. Platyhelminthes are called
A. flat worms
B. roundworms
C. tapeworms
D. blind worms
Answer : A

21. Taenia, Periplaneta and Pheretima are non-chordates because
A. their body is segmented
B. they do not possess a post-anal tail
C. they do not have a coelom
D. all of these
Answer : B

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

23. The term "Monera" stands for
A. all prokaryotes
B. bacterai, blue green algae and sinlge celled eukaryotes
C. bacteria, blue green algae and single celled eukaryotic animals
D. single celled eukaryotes and prokaryotes
Answer : A

24. A cuttle fish belongs to
A. teleostei
B. mollusca
C. pisces
D. echinodermata
Answer : D

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. Whale belongs to the taxonomic group
A. Fishes
B. Reptilia
C. Echinodermata
D. Mammalia
Answer : D

27. All worms are mainly
A. round
B. parasitic
C. triploblastic
D. segmented
Answer : C

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

29. The term Thylum' in taxonomy was given by
A. John Ray
B. Carolus Linnaeus
C. G.L. Cuvier
D. All of these
Answer : A

30. 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

31. Presence of a vestigeal appendix in man suggests that our forebears were
A. herbivores
B. carnivores
C. omnivores
D. fruit eaters
Answer : A

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

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

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

35. Which of the group has no member having gliding or flying appendages ?
A. Cydostomata
B. Fishes
C. Reptiles
D. Mammals
Answer : A

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

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

38. For finding a haemocoel which animal you will select ?
A. Earthworm
B. Hydra
C. Ascaris
D. Scolopendra
Answer : D

39. The basic unit of taxonomy is
A. genus
B. order
C. class
D. species
Answer : D

40. Which one is a cold blooded animal
A. Penguin
B. Whale
C. Otter
D. Tortoise
Answer : D

41. Pharyngeal gill slits are found in
A. flying fish
B. silver fish
C. crayfish
D. cuttlefish
Answer : A

42. A true terestrial animal among these is
A. frog
B. tortoise
C. salamander
D. toad
Answer : D

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

44. A pearl oyster belongs to class
A. mollusca
B. bivalvia
C. scaphopoda
D. gastropoda
Answer : B

45. Metamerism is a characteristic feature of
A. porifera
B. mollusca
C. annalida
D. platyhelminthes
Answer : C

46. Ophiosaurus commonly known as glass snake is a
A. limbless amphibian
B. limbless snake
C. limbless lizard
D. limbless fish
Answer : C

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

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

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

50. The most highly advanced character in reptilia is the presence of
A. four-chambered heart
B. shelled eggs
C. thecodont dentition
D. powerful jaws
Answer : A