Structural Organization In Animals MCQ Solved Paper for GATE

1. Tendons and ligaments are the examples of
A. areolar connective tissue
B. adipose tissue
C. dense regular connective tissue
D. loose connective tissue
Answer : C

2. Phallic organs in cockroach are related to
A. male excretory system.
B. male reproductive system.
C. female excretory system.
D. female reproductive system.
Answer : B

3. The major functions of loose connective tissue include
A. occupying spaces between organs and supporting epithelia.
B. supporting and surrounding blood vessels and nerves
C. cushioning organs, storing lipids and facilitating diffusion.
D. All of the above
Answer : D

4. The shape of a persons ear is due to mainly to
A. dense regular connective tissue
B. dense irregular connective tissue
C. elastic cartilage
D. fibrocartilage
Answer : C

5. Identify the figure with its correct function Fig :. Adipose connective tissue

A. Areolar connective tissue Serves as a support framework for epithelium.
B. Adipose tissue Store fats and act as heat insulators.
C. Dense regular tissue Provide flexibility.
D. Dense irregular tissue Provide strength and elasticity.
Answer : B

6. Male cockroach can be identified from the female by the presence of
A. long antennae
B. wingless body
C. elongated abdomen
D. anal styles
Answer : D

7. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding excretory system of cockroach ?

1. Excretion is performed by malphigian tubules.
2. They absorb nitrogenous waste products and convert them into uric acid which is excreted out through hindgut. Hence, this insect called ammonetelic.
3. In addition, fat body, nephrocytes and uricose glands also help in excretion.

A. Only (i)
B. Both (ii) and (iii)
C. Both (i) and (iii)
D. All of these
Answer : C

8. Which of the following statements regarding frog is not correct?
A. Fertilization is external and takes place in water.
B. External ear and tympanum can be seen externally.
C. In females the ureters and oviduct open separately in the cloaca.
D. Copulatory pad on the first digit of the fore limbs and vocal sac are present in male frog.
Answer : B

9. Match the epithetial tissue given in column-I with its location given in column-II and choose the correct option.

Column I	Column II
(Epithelial tissue)	(Location)
A. Cuboidal	I. Epidermis of skin
B. Ciliated	II. Inner lining of blood vessels
C. Columnar	III. Inner surface of gall bladder
D. Squamous	IV. Inner lining of fallopian tube
E. Keratinized	V. Lining of pancreatic duct squamous

A. A V; B IV; C II; D III; E I
B. A III; B IV; C V; D II; E I
C. A V; B IV; C III; D II; E I
D. A III; B IV; C V; D I; E II
Answer : C

10. What are the three basic components of connective tissues?
A. Ground substance, cells and basement membrane
B. Cartilage, intercellular matrix and serum
C. Cells, protein fibers and ground substance
D. Collagen, elastin and reticular fibers
Answer : C

11. The given figure shows open circulatory system of cockroach with structure marked as A, B and C. Which structure is a 13 pair of wing shaped involuntary muscles and mantain blood circulation?

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. Both A nad B
Answer : C

12. In cockroach head can move in all directions due to
A. absence of neck.
B. fusion of all 6 segments of head.
C. flexible neck.
D. head is small and light weight.
Answer : C

13. General function of gland is to
A. protect the body.
B. control the function of epithelial tissues.
C. produce and secrete specialized compounds to control and maintain different body functions.
D. help to maintain blood pressure and nerve actions.
Answer : C

14. Match the terms given in column-I with their feature given in column-II and choose the correct option.

Column-I	Column-II
(Terms)	(Features)
A. Exocrine gland	I. They help to stop substances from leaking across a tissue
B. Endocrine gland	II. Hormones are secreted directly into the fluid bathing the gland
C. Tight junctions	III. They perform cementing to keep neighbouring cells together.
D. Adhering junctions	IV. Secretes mucus, saliva, earwax, oil, milk, digestive enzymes and other cell products

A. A IV; B II; C I; D III
B. A II; B IV; C I; D III
C. A IV; B II; C III; D I
D. A IV; B I; C II; D III
Answer : A

15. The following figures A, B and C are types of muscle tissue. Identify A, B and C.

A. A Smooth muscle, B Cardiac muscle, C Skeletal muscle
B. A Skeletal muscle, B Smooth muscle, C Cardiac muscle
C. A Cardiac muscle, B Smooth muscle C Skeletal muscle
D. A Smooth muscle, B Skeletal muscle , C Cardiac muscle
Answer : B

16. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about muscle tissue ?
A. Each muscle is made of many long, cylindrical fibres arranged in parallel arrays.
B. Muscle fibres contract (shorten) in response to stimulation, then relax (lengthen) and return to their uncontracted state in a coordinated fashion.
C. Muscles play an active role in all movements of the body.
D. All of the above
Answer : D

17. The only type of cell seen in a tendon is
A. muscle fibres
B. reticular cells
C. collagenous cells
D. fibroblasts
Answer : D

18. Which of the following statement is incorrect regarding cuboidal epithelium ?
A. It is an epithelial tissue.
B. It is composed of a single layer of cube-like cells.
C. They are found in the walls of blood vessels and air sacs of lungs.
D. Secretion and absorption are the main functions of these tissue.
Answer : C

19. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding cockroaches ?

1. The body of the cockroach is segmented and divisible into three distinct regions head, thorax and abdomen.
2. Blood vascular system is of closed type.
3. They are monoecious and both sexes have well developed reproductive organs.
4. The development of P. americana is paurometabolus, meaning there is development through nymphal stage.

A. Both (i) and (ii)
B. Both (ii) and (iii)
C. Both (i) and (iv)
D. All of these
Answer : C

20. A student was given a sample of two tissues. He observes the tissues under the microscope and draws their figures (1 and 2) as shown below.

Identify the tissues (1 and 2).
A. 1: Columnar cells bearing cilia; 2: Unicellular glandular epithelium
B. 1: Cuboidal cells bearing cilia; 2: Multicellular glandular epithelium
C. 1: Compound cells bearing cilia; 2: Unicellular glandular epithelium
D. 1: Columnar cells bearing cilia; 2: Multicellular glandular epithelium
Answer : D

21. The kind of epithelium which forms the inner walls of blood vessels is
A. cuboidal epithelium
B. columnar epithelium
C. ciliated columnar epithelium
D. squamous epithelium
Answer : D

22. Which of the following statement is correct regarding Female reproductive system of earthworm ?
A. It consists of two large ovaries, lying laterally in the 6th 7th abdominal segments.
B. Each ovary is formed of a group of five ovarian tubules or ovarioles, containing a chain of developing ova.
C. A pair of spermatheca is present in the 5th segment which opens into the genital chamber.
D. None of the above
Answer : D

23. Four healthy people in their twenties got involved in injuries resulting in damage and death of a few cells of the following.
Which of the cells are least likely to be replaced by new cells?
A. Liver cells
B. Neurons
C. Malpighian layer of the skin
D. Osteocytes
Answer : B

24. When cardiac muscle cells are damaged by a heart attack, they are usually replaced by
A. connective tissue cells
B. new smooth muscle cells
C. new cardiac muscle cells
D. epithelial cells
Answer : A

25. The fibres of which of the following muscles are fusiform and do not show striations
A. Skeletal muscles
B. Cardiac muscles
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Smooth muscles
Answer : D

26. Which one of the following pairs of structures distinguishes a nerve cell from other types of cell ?
A. Vacuoles and Fibres
B. Flagellum and Medullary sheath
C. Nucleus and Mitochondria
D. Cell body and Dendrites
Answer : D

27. Which of the following type of muscle tissue is being described on the basis of given statements ?

1. These muscle fibres taper at both ends and do not show striations.
2. The wall of internal organs such as the blood vessels, stomach and intestine contain this type of muscle tissue.
3. They are involuntary as their function cannot be directly controlled.

A. Skeletal muscle
B. Smooth muscle
C. Cardiac muscle
D. All of these
Answer : B

28. Which of the follwing statement(s) is/are correct ?

1. Cockroaches are brown or black bodied animals that are included in class insecta of phylum arthropoda.
2. Males bear a pair of short, thread like anal styles which are absent in females.
3. Heart of cockroach consists of elongated muscular tube lying along mid dorsal line of thorax and abdomen.
4. The nymph grows by moulting about 13 times to reach the adult form.

A. Only (i)
B. Both (ii) and (iii)
C. Both (i) and (ii)
D. All of the above
Answer : B

29. Which of the following type of tissue is being described by the given statements ?

1. They are named because of their special function of linking and supporting other tissues/organs of the body.
2. They include cartilage, bone, adipose and blood.
3. They provide strength, elasticity and flexibility to the tissue.
4. They also secrete modified polysaccharides, which accumulate between cells and fibres and act as matrix.

A. Epithelial tissue
B. Connective tissue
C. Muscle tissue
D. Neural tissue
Answer : B

30. Consider the following statements regarding cockroach and mark the correct option.

1. Head is formed by the fusion of 6-segments.
2. Mouth parts are biting and chewing type.
3. Crop is the part of mid gut.

A. Only (ii) is correct
B. (ii) and (iii) are correc
C. (i) and (ii) are correct
D. Only (iii) is correct
Answer : C

31. Which of the following vertebrate tissues would be an excellent source of collagen?
A. Liver
B. Nerve
C. Muscle
D. Tendon
Answer : D

32. Lack of blood supply and presence of the noncellular basement membrane are the characteristics of the
A. muscular tissue
B. fluid connective tissue
C. epithelial tissue
D. nervous tissue
Answer : C

33. The secretions of endocrine glands are released directly
A. into the skin surface
B. into the blood stream
C. into a gland duct
D. into the brain tissue
Answer : B

34. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding compound epithelium ?
A. It is made of more than one layer of cells and thus has a limited role in secretion and absorption.
B. Their main function is to provide protection against chemical and mechanical stresses.
C. They cover the dry surface of the skin, moist surface of buccal cavity, pharynx, inner lining of ducts of salivary glands and pancreatic ducts.
D. All of the above
Answer : D

35. The blood of cockroach contains no respiratory pigment. It means that
A. cockroach does not respire.
B. respiration is anaerobic.
C. oxygen goes directly into tissues by diffusion.
D. oxygen goes directly into tissues by intracellular capillary system.
Answer : D

36. In cockroach, the testes are present in
A. 3, 4, 5 abdominal segments
B. 4, 5, 6 abdominal segments
C. 5, 6, 7 abdominal segments
D. 6, 7, 8 abdominal segments
Answer : B

37. Identify figures-I and II.

Figure I Figure II
A. Dense regular Dense irregular connective tissue, connective tissue
B. Loose irregular Loose regular connective tissue, connective tissue
C. Adipose tissue, Specialized connective tissue
D. Connective tissue Areolar tissue proper
Answer : A

38. Neuroglia are
A. excitable cells of neural tissue.
B. supporting and non-excitable cells of neural tissue.
C. two to three times in volume of neural tissue.
D. protective and excitable cells of neural tissue.
Answer : B

39. The following figure shows the extarnal features of cockroach with few structures labelled as A, B, C, D, & E. Identify A to E .

A. A- Mesothorax, B-Pronotum, C-Metathorax, D-Tegmina, E-Anal style
B. A- Pronotum, B-Metathorax, C-Mesothorax, D-Tegmina, E-Sterna
C. A- Pronotum, B-Mesothorax, C-Metathorax, D-Tegmina, E-Anal cerci
D. A- Pronotum, B-Mesothorax, C-Metathorax, D-Tegmina, E-Anal style
Answer : C

40. Statement 1: Typhlosole increases the effective area of absorption in the intestine.
Statement 2: Typhlosole, present in the intestine, is the characteristic feature of cockroach.
A. Statement 1 and 2 are true and statement 2 is the correct explanation of statement 1.
B. Statement 1 and 2 are true and statement 2 is not the correct explanation of statement 1.
C. Both statements 1 and 2 are false.
D. Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false.
Answer : D

41. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding respiratory system of cockroach ?

1. It consists of a network of trachea, that open through 12 pairs of small holes called spiracles present on the lateral side of the body.
2. Thin branching tubes carry oxygen from the air to all the parts.
3. The opening of the spiracles is regulated by sphincters.
4. Exchange of gases take place at the tracheoles by diffusion.

A. Only (i)
B. (i), (ii) and (iii)
C. (ii), (iii) and (iv)
D. All of these
Answer : C

42. The ciliated columnar epithelial cells in humans occur in
A. Eustachian tube and stomach lining
B. bronchioles and fallopian tubes
C. bile duct and oesophagus
D. fallopian tubes and urethra
Answer : B

43. The diagram given below represents the reproductive organ of male cockroach. Choose the correct labelling of the part of marked as A, B, C and D.

A. A 8th sternum, B - Anal cercus, C - 10th tergum, D - Anal style
B. A - 10th tergum, B - Anal cercus, C - Anal style, D - 8th sternum
C. A - Anal style, B - Anal cercus, C - 10th tergum, D- 8th sternum
D. A - Anal cercus, B - 8th sternum, C - 10th tergum, D - Anal style.
Answer : A

44. Which statement regarding anal cerci and anal style in cockroach is correct?
A. Anal cerci are absent but anal styles are present in male.
B. Anal cerci are absent and anal styles are present in female.
C. Anal styles are absent and anal cerci are present in male.
D. Anal styles are absent and anal cerci are present in female.
Answer : D

45. Select the correct statement regarding Periplaneta americana
A. There are 16 very long malpighian tubules present at the junctions of midgut and hindgut.
B. Grinding of food is carried out only by the mouth parts.
C. Nervous system is located ventrally and consists of segmentally arranged ganglia joined by a pair of longitudinal connectives.
D. Females bear a pair of short thread like anal styles.
Answer : D

46. Non-ciliated simple columnar epithelium often contains _______, which increase the surface area for secretion and absorption.
A. flagella
B. cllagen fibres
C. microvilli
D. all of these
Answer : C

47. Gizzard (proventriculus) in cockroach lies between
A. oesophagus and stomach
B. crop and mesenteron
C. mesenteron and ileum
D. oesophagus and crop
Answer : B

48. Three essential components of most neurons are
A. simple epithelium, extracellular matrix and nerves.
B. axon, dendrites and cell body.
C. nerve cells, synapse and neuroglia.
D. mylein sheeth, node of Ranvier and Schwann cells.
Answer : B

49. Match the types of connective tissue given in column-I with their examples given column-II and choose the correct option.

Column-I	Column-II
(Types of connective)	(Examples)
A. Loose connective	I. Tendons and ligaments tissue
B. Dense regular	II. Skin tissue
C. Dense irregular	III. Cartilage, bones, blood tissue
D. Specialized	IV. Fibroblasts, macrophages connective tissue and mast cells

A. A I; B IV; C II; D III
B. A I; B IV; C III; D II
C. A IV; B I; C II; D III
D. A IV; B II; C I; D III
Answer : C

50. Intercalated discs are the communication junctions between the cells of
A. cardiac muscles
B. striped muscles
C. adipose tissue
D. nerve and striated muscles
Answer : A