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

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

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

3. 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

4. Which one of the following is a metatherian mammal ?
A. Hystrin
B. Tachyglossns
C. Diadelphyes
D. None of these
Answer : C

5. The mammals of order Rodentia have
A. long incisors
B. short incisors
C. long canines
D. long molars
Answer : A

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

7. 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

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

9. 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

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

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

12. True coelom appeared first in the course of evolution in
A. Echinodermata
B. Annelida
C. Chordata
D. Aschelminthes
Answer : B

13. Biramous appendages are typically found in
A. insects
B. crustaceans
C. annelids
D. arachnids
Answer : B

14. 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

15. The segmentation which affects both external and internal features represented in
A. annelida
B. peripatus
C. insects
D. acolopendra
Answer : A

16. Cephalophoda is a class of animals in which
A. notochord extends upto head
B. foot is located on head
C. head is located on foot
D. head is fused with thorax
Answer : B

17. 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

18. Physalia, the "Portugese man of War" belongs to class
A. Coelenterata
B. Hydrozoa
C. Scyphozoa
D. Anthozoa
Answer : B

19. 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

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

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

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

23. One of the following is considered as a living and connecting link between Annelida and Arthropoda:
A. Peripatus
B. Limulus
C. Balanoglossus
D. Sphenodon
Answer : A

24. Ornithorhynchus is a
A. dinosaur
B. duck
C. fossil bird
D. monotreme mammal
Answer : D

25. Aside from a three chambered heart, reptiles are characterised by the presence of
A. limb girdles
B. dermal scales
C. lungs
D. dorsal nerve cord
Answer : B

26. Which one of the following sets of animals belongs to class cydostomata
A. Amphioxus and Balangolossus
B. Petromyzon and Myxine
C. Herdmania and Myxine
D. Herdmania and Amphioxus
Answer : B

27. 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

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

29. 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

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

31. 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

32. Octopus belongs to class
A. mollusca
B. cephalopoda
C. anneilida
D. arthropoda
Answer : B

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

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

35. The main basis of classification of Protozaoa is
A. number of nuclei
B. shape of the organisms
C. method of reproduction
D. locomotary device
Answer : D

36. The system of classification proposed by Linnaeus is regarded by modem biologists as
A. an artificial system of classification
B. a natural system of classification
C. a system based on phylogeny
D. none of these
Answer : A

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

38. Natural system of classification has the basis of
A. morphology
B. Phylogeny
C. both (a) and (b)
D. ontogeny
Answer : C

39. The insects of the class Diptera include
A. termites
B. beetles
C. mosquitoes
D. grasshoppers
Answer : C

40. In title classification of animals a 'family' name is formed by adding
A. idae as a suffix to the name of the type genus
B. inae as a suffix
C. ceae as a suffix
D. oidea as a suffix
Answer : A

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

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

43. According / to Whittaker, the five kingdoms into which all living beings are classified are
A. Monera, Protista, Metaphyta, Meta-zoa and Parazoa
B. Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia
C. Mpnera, Prokaryotes, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia
D. Prokaryotes, Eukaryotes, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia
Answer : B

44. According to Aristotle's classification, animals were divided into
A. Protozoa and Metazoa
B. Invertebrata and Vertebrata
C. Chordata and Non-chordata
D. Anaima and Enaima
Answer : D

45. The centipede has
A. 100 legs
B. 50-100 legs
C. As many legs as body segments
D. As many pairs of legs as body segments
Answer : D

46. One of these is a metatherian mammal
A. Echidna
B. Kangaroo
C. Pangolin
D. Panda
Answer : B

47. The beak of birds is toothed in
A. Ostrich
B. Kiwi
C. Archaeopteryx
D. Pelican
Answer : C

48. Which of the following does not show J metamerism ?
A. Roundworms
B. Earthworms
C. Amphibian blind worms
D. Limbless lizards
Answer : A

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

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