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1.
The point by which Annelida advanced over Nematoda is

a)
True coelom
b)
Metameric segmentation

c)
Closed circulation
d)
All of the above
2.
A transverse section of Pheretima taken through the 10th segment is observed in microscope. Which of the
following structures can be observed in the section?

a)
Stomach, dorsal blood vessel, ventral blood vessel, supraoesophageal vessel, anterior loops, ring vessel and
micronephridia

b)
Stomach, dorsal blood vessel, ventral blood vessel, lateral hearts, ring vessels and pharyngeal nephridia

c)
Intestine, dorsal blood vessel, ventral blood vessel, supraoesophageal vessel and septal nephridia

d)
Stomach, dorsal blood vessel, sub-neural blood vessel and lateral hearts
3.
Sycon belongs to a group of animals which are best described as

a)
Multicellular with a gastrovascular system

b)
Multicellular having tissue organization, but no body cavity

c)
Unicellular or acellular

d)
Multicellular without any tissue organization

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4.
In which one of the following the genus name, its two characters and its class/phylum are correctly matched?
Genus Two characters Class/phylum

a)
Salamandra : (i) A tympanum Amphibia
represents ear
(ii) Fertilization
is external

b)
Pteropus: (i) Skin possesses Mammalia
hair
(ii) Oviparous

c)
Aurelia: (i) Cnidoblast Coelenterata
(ii) Organ level
of organization

d)
Ascaris: (i) Body Annelida
segmented
(ii) Males and
females distinct
5.
In forg’s heart, there are muscular ridges which consist of fibers called

a)
Purkinje fibres
b)
Myonemes
c)
Telodendria
d)
Columnae carnae
6.
Which is not a feature of annelids?

a)
Metameric segmentation
b)
Nephridia

c)
Psedocoelom
d)
Clitellum
7.
Which one of the following kinds of animal are triploblastic?

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a)
Flatworms
b)
Sponges
c)
Ctenophores
d)
Corals
8.
Organ system level of organisation is observed in

a)
Chordates
b)
Annelids
c)
Molluscs
d)
All of these
9.
Find the odd example.

a)
Sea lily
b)
Sea fan
c)
Sea cucumber
d)
Sea urchin
10.
The snake eating snake is

a)
Black cobra
b)
King cobra
c)
Rattle snake
d)
Anaconda
11.
Book lungs are respiratory organs in

a)
Scorpion
b)
Prawn
c)
Snail
d)
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Cockroach
12.
In Pheretima, the lateral hearts that connect the supra oesophageal blood vessel with ventral blood vessel are
located in which segments?

a)
7 and 9
b)
18 and 19
c)
14 and 15
d)
12 and 13
13.
Sea anemone belongs to phylum

a)
Protozoa
b)
Porifera
c)
Coelenterata
d)
Echinodermata
14.
Trochophore is the larva of

a)
Neopilina
b)
Chiton
c)
Pila
d)
All of these
15.
In the given diagram, what does ‘A’ represent?

a)
Heart
b)
Lateral vessel
c)
Ventral vessel
d)
Dorsal vessel

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16.
Hydroskeleton is not found in

a)
Mollusca
b)
Echinoderms
c)
Annelida
d)
Cnidarian
17.
Aschelminthes are usually

a)
Dioecious
b)
Hermaphrodites
c)
Metagenic
d)
Coelomates
18.
Development of Mollusca is

a)
With a larvae named trocophore
b)
Always direct without larval stages

c)
With larvel stage called glochidium
d)
With larval stage called wriggler
19.
Which character is not same in Aves and mammals?

a)
Single systemic arch
b)
Metanephric kidney

c)
Seven cervical vertebrae
d)
Homeotherms
20.
Study the following features of a fish
I. It is a crossopterygian fish
II. It is found in the river Chalumnae
III. It does not exhibit aestivation
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IV. It is an urecotelic animal
Which of the above are true to ‘ Neoceratodus’

a)
I and II
b)
II and IV
c)
I and III
d)
I and IV
21.
In Pheretima, septa are absent between which segments?

a)
3/4 and 9/10
b)
4/5 and 8/9
c)
5/6 and 7/8
d)
7/8 and 6/7
22.
In frogs, oviduct is formed by

a)
Wolffian duct
b)
Metanephric duct
c)
Mullerian duct
d)
Bidder’s canal
23.
The life span of honey bee drone is

a)
3-4 months
b)
1-2 months
c)
6-7 months
d)
10-12months
24.
A group of animals having marsupium is

a)
Nonotremata
b)
Eutheria
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c)
Metatheria
d)
Pantotheria
25.
What will you look for to identity the sex of the following?

a)
Male frog – a copulatory pad on the first digit of the hind limb

b)
Female cockroach – anul ceri

c)
Male shark – claspers borne on pelvic fins

d)
Female Ascaris – sharply curved posterior end
26.
The excretory cells, that are found in Platyhelminthes are

a)
Protonephridia
b)
Flame cells
c)
Solenocytes
d)
All of these
27.
Ommatidia serve the purpose of photoreception in

a)
Humans
b)
Sunflower
c)
Cockroach
d)
Frog
28.
Periplaneta has no respiratory pigment in its blood because

a)
Air is conducted directly to the body tissues
b)
It has haemocoelom

c)
It has anaerobic respiration
d)
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It lacks blood cells in the blood
29.
Wuchereria bancrofti is a common filarial worm. It belongs to phylum

a)
Platyhelminthes
b)
Nemathelminthes
c)
Annelida
d)
Coelenterata
30.
The cross-section of the body of an invertebrate is given below. Identify the animal, which has this body plan.

a)
Cockroach
b)
Roundworm
c)
Planaria
d)
Earthworm
31.
In earthworm, the characteristic internal median fold of dorsal wall of the intestine called typhlosole is present
in

a)
5 to 9 segments
b)
9 to 14 segments
c)
26 to 35 segments
d)
15 to last segment
32.
Which of the following phyla are schizocoela?

a)
Annelida, Platyhelminthes and Mollusca

b)
Annelida, Arthropoda and Mollusca

c)
Platyhelminthes, Aschelminthes and Annelida
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d)
Aschelminthes, Annelida and Mollusca
33.
Columella auris is found in

a)
Rabbit
b)
Frog
c)
Man
d)
All of these
34.
Which one of the following is not a bird?

a)
Magpie
b)
Albatross
c)
Himalayan quail
d)
Bufo
35.
Which of the following blood vessels in the circulatory system of frog has more oxygenated blood?

a)
Pulmocutaneous artery
b)
Pulmocutaneous vein

c)
Pulmonary artery
d)
Precaval veins
36.
Which one of the following feature is common to leech, cockroach and scorpion?

a)
Nephridia
b)
Ventral nerve cord
c)
Cephalization
d)
Antennae
37.
Which of the following cell types is capable of giving rise to other cell types in sponges?

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a)
Thesocytes
b)
Pinacocytes
c)
Cnidocytes
d)
Archaeocytes
38.
Necturus is commonly known as

a)
The flying frog
b)
The mud puppy
c)
The crested newt
d)
The toad
39.
Which of the following display retrogressive metamorphosis?

a)
Salpa and Herdmania
b)
Doliolum and Oikopleura

c)
Pyrosoma
d)
All of these
40.
Which of the following is true of Aves?

a)
They are poikilotherms and have a three chambered heart

b)
Tiny pebbles eaten by some birds and are used in crushing

c)
They have 10 pairs of cranial nerves

d)
All of the above
41.
Which one of the following has a biradial symmetry?

a)
Paramecium
b)
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Jellyfish
c)
Cockroach
d)
Sea anemone
42.
Mouth part of housefly are

a)
Siphoning type
b)
Sponging type

c)
Biting and chewing type
d)
Piercing and sucking type
43.
Zoological name of common Indian krait is

a)
Bungarus caeruleus
b)
Ophiophagus Hannah

c)
Viper russeli
d)
Naja naja
44.
Which of the following animals have a single opening to the outside that serves both as mouth as well as anus?

a)
Octopus
b)
Asterias
c)
Ascidia
d)
Fasciola
45.
Cellulose digesting zooflagellate found in wood cockroaches is

a)
Lophomonas
b)
Trichomonas
c)
Trichonympha
d)
Leishmania
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46.
Spiracles found in cockroach are

a)
2 pairs in thorax and 100 pairs in abdomen
b)
2 pairs in thorax and 6 pairs in abdomen

c)
2 pairs in thorax and 8 pairs in abdomen
d)
2 pairs in thorax and 4 pairs in abdomen
47.
The phylum-Mollusca lack, which one of the following

a)
Visceral hump
b)
Malpighian tubules
c)
Gills
d)
Radula
48.
Down feathers are

a)
First feathery covering in birds

b)
Modified filoplumes found near nostrils and eyes

c)
Tail feathers

d)
Wing feathers
49.
The number of abdominal segments in male and female cockroach is

a)
10, 10
b)
9, 10
c)
10, 11
d)
8, 10
50.
Petromyzon and myxine belong to class

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a)
Gnathostomata
b)
Cyclostomata
c)
Urochordata
d)
Protochordata
51.
All mammals without any exception are characterized by

a)
Viviparity and biconcave red blood cell

b)
Extra abdominal testis and four-chambered heart

c)
Heterodont teeth and 12 pairs of cranial nerves

d)
A muscular diaphragm and milk producing glands
52.
Which of the following is true about phylum-Platyhelminthes?

a)
They are mostly ectoparasites
b)
They are mostly free-living

c)
They are mostly commensals
d)
They are mostly endoparasites
53.
Submaxillary glands of rabbit pour their secretions through

a)
Stenson’s duct
b)
Ductus cholidocus
c)
Wharton’s duct
d)
Naso-palatine duct
54.
Which one of the following animals belongs to Cyclostomata?

a)
Channa
b)
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Loris
c)
Dodo
d)
Petromyzon
55.
Reproduction in Ctenoplana takes place by

a)
Budding
b)
Sexual reproduction
c)
Binary fission
d)
Multiple fission
56.
Mosquito receive air through

a)
Flagellum
b)
Cilia
c)
Pedicel
d)
None of these
57.
Note the following words.
[Link]
II. Pedical
[Link]
IV. Flagellum
[Link]
VI. Mentum
[Link]
VIII. Cardo
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Which of the above found in the first pair of maxillae in case of cockroach?

a)
III, V, VII and VIII
b)
I, III, V and IX
c)
I, VI, VII and IX
d)
II, V, VII and IX
58.
Ornithorhynchus is an example of

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a)
Dinosaur
b)
Monotreme mammal
c)
Marsupial mammal
d)
Eutherian mammal
59.
The presence of the tube feet is a characteristic feature of the phylum

a)
Arthropoda
b)
Annelida
c)
Nemathelminthes
d)
Echinodermata
60.
Choose the non-poisonous snake from the given options

a)
Krait and cobra snake
b)
Sea snake and coral snake

c)
Viper and rattle snake
d)
None of the above
61.
Syndactyly, prehensile tail and long protrusible tongue are the unique features of

a)
Rhesus monkey
b)
Archaeopteryx
c)
Horse fish
d)
Chamaeleon
62.
Ichthyophis belongs to class

a)
Mammalia
b)
Reptilia
c)
Amphibia
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d)
Aves
63.
The character of birds without exception is

a)
Omnivorous
b)
Flying wings

c)
Beak without teeth
d)
Lay eggs with calcareous shell
64.
The larval stage of a harmful insects, causing a cavity like pathological condition in human subcutaneous tissue,
is

a)
Naiad
b)
Nymph
c)
Maggot
d)
Wriggler
65.
The cavity in the region of diencephalon in the brain of rabbit is called

a)
Lateral ventricle
b)
Third ventricle
c)
Foramen of monro
d)
Iter
66.
Which one of the following is not a characteristic of phylum-Annelida?

a)
Closed circulatory system
b)
Segmentation

c)
Pseudocoelom
d)
Ventral nerve cord
67.
Ammocoetes is
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a)
Organs that help excrete ammonia in invertebrates
b)
Animals that have an amniotic sac surrounding the embryo in development stages

c)
A larval stage
d)
None of the above
68.
Which one of the following is the true description about an animal concerned?

a)
Earthworm – The alimentary canal consists of a sequence of pharynx, oesophagus, stomach, gizzard and
intestine

b)
Frog – Body is divisible into three regions : head, neck and trund

c)
Rat – Left kidney is slightly higher in position than the right one

d)
Cockroach – 10 pairs of spiracles (2 pairs on thorax and 8 pairs on abdomen)
69.
How many hearts are found in earthworm?

a)
8 (four pairs)
b)
2 (one pair)
c)
6 (three pairs)
d)
12 (six pairs)
70.
Which of the following belong to phylum-Annelida?

a)
Hirudinaria, Nereis and Wuchereria
b)
Earthworms, Aphrodite and Pila

c)
Pheretima, Tubifex and Nereis
d)
Aplysia, Nereis and Dentalium
71.
Which of the following is not a larval form of Mollusca?

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a)
Pluteus
b)
Trochophore
c)
Veliger
d)
Glochidium
72.
In Leucosolenia, gametes develop from

a)
Amoebocytes
b)
Archaeocytes
c)
Choanocytes
d)
Myocytes
73.
The main nitrogenous waste of Hydra, is

a)
Ammonia only
b)
Urea only
c)
Uric acid only
d)
Both (a) and (c)
74.
Nematoblasts are formed by

a)
Interstitial cells
b)
Glands cells
c)
Mesoepithelial cells
d)
Nerve cells
75.
Which of the following is an insect?

a)
Moth
b)
Mites
c)
Prawn
d)
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Scorpion
76.
The phylum-Annelida is named so because of

a)
More organs are placed towards anterior part of the body
b)
The presence of antenna

c)
Anteriorly placed neural system
d)
The presence of metameres
77.
Ecdysone is produced by

a)
Prothoracic gland
b)
Corpora cardiaca
c)
Corpora allata
d)
Abdominal gland
78.
The feeding organ in phylum-Mollusca is

a)
Ctenedia

b)
Undulating membrane

c)
Sucker

d)
Radula
79.
Coelom is important because

a)
It allows the internal organs to grow

b)
It separates the gut from the body will muscles

c)
It has evolutionary significance

d)
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All of the above
80.
Ascaris is characterized by

a)
Absence of true coelom but presence of metamerism

b)
Presence of neither true coelom nor metamerism

c)
Presence of true coelom and metamerism

d)
Presence of true coelom and metamerism (metamerisation)
81.
The first phylum to have a complete alimentary canal is

a)
Platyhelminthes
b)
Ascaris
c)
Aschelminthes
d)
Annelida
82.
Exoskeleton of which phylum consists of a chitinous cuticle?

a)
Annelida
b)
Porifera
c)
Arthropoda
d)
Echinodermata
83.
Waggle dance in honeybees tells about

a)
Direction of food source
b)
Distance of food source

c)
Both (a) and (b)
d)
None of these
84.

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“Triploblastic, unsegmented, acoelomate exhibiting bilateral symmetry and reproducing both asexually and
sexuality, with some parasitic forms”.
The above description is the characteristic of phylum

a)
Annelida
b)
Ctenophore
c)
Cnidaria
d)
Platyhelminthes
85.
Which animals have all developed echolocation system like that of bats?

a)
Wild cats
b)
Beavers
c)
Primates
d)
Whales and dolphins
86.
The characteristic larva of phylum-Coelenterata is

a)
Planula
b)
Cysticercus
c)
Rhabditiform
d)
Wriggler
87.
What is common between parrot, Platypus and kangaroo?

a)
Homeothermy
b)
Toothless jaws

c)
Functional post-anal tail
d)
Ovoparity
88.
The ‘bilateral symmetry’ refers

a)
When the body can be divided into two unequal halves on passing central axis through it
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b)
To any plane passing through centre, which does not divide the body into equal halves

c)
When the body can be divided into identical left and right halves only in one plane

d)
Any plane passing through the central axis of the body dividing the organism into two equal halves
89.
In which of the following animals, respiration occurs without any respiratory organ?

a)
Frog
b)
Fish
c)
Cockroach
d)
Earthworm
90.
The highly degraded organic matter rich in nitrogen and potassium in particular resulting from the activity of
earthworms, is called

a)
Worm castings
b)
Vermicompost
c)
Compost bedding
d)
Humus
91.
Which one of the following abnormalities in the host is associated to Wuchereria, Plasmodium and Fasciola
respectively?
I. Parasitic castration
II. Hyperplasia
III. Febrile paroxysm
IV. Peritonitis
V. Lymphangitis

a)
V, III and II
b)
V, III and I
c)
II, IV and V
d)
II, IV and II
92.
Trichocyst and nematocysts are meant for
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a)
Defence
b)
Nutrition
c)
Respiration
d)
Excretion
93.
Water vascular system is found in

a)
Mollusca
b)
Arthropoda
c)
Annelida
d)
Echinodermata
94.
In which of the following, there is syncytial epidermis and longitudinal muscle cells in four bands?

a)
Nematodes
b)
Platyhelminthes
c)
Annelids
d)
Echinoderms
95.
Phylum-Chordata is divided into sub-phyla namely

a)
Vertebrata, Protochordata and Urochordata

b)
Urochordata, Gnathochordata and Vertebrata

c)
Urochordata, Tunicata and Vertebrata

d)
Tunicata, Cephalochordata and Vertebrata
96.
Choose the correct options for the following diagram

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a)
A-Cnidcil, B-Refractile rod, C-Stylet
b)
A-Thread tube, B-Contractile fibril, C-Lasso

c)
A-Stylet, B-Refractile rod, C-Capsule
d)
A-Cnidocil, B-Spine, C-Thread tube
97.
Platyhelminthes are

a)
Asymmetrical
b)
Radially symmetrical

c)
Bilaterally symmetrical
d)
None of these
98.
In Arthropoda, head and thorax are often fused to form cephalothorax, but in which one of the following
classes, the body is divided into head, thorax and abdomen?

a)
Insecta
b)
Myriapoda

c)
Crustacea
d)
Arachnida and Crustacea
99.
Mouth part of mosquito is

a)
Sucking and piercing type
b)
Sponging type

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c)
Biting and chewing type
d)
None of the above
100.
Which one of the following mammals is not an odd-toed ungulate?

a)
Rhinoceros
b)
Camel
c)
Zebra
d)
Horse
101.
The excretory organs in prawn are

a)
Kidneys
b)
Malpighian tubules
c)
Green glands
d)
Nephridia
102.
The dorsal plate of skeleton found on the abdomen of cockroach is called

a)
Pleuron
b)
Sternum
c)
Tergum
d)
Vertex
103.
Which of the following does not make a nest of its own?

a)
Crow
b)
Parrot
c)
Cuckoo
d)
Sparrow
104.
Which of the following statements are true (T) and which are false (F)? Choose the correct option
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I. Amphibians have metanephric kidneys
II. The skull of mammals is dicondylic
III. Aves copulate by cloacal apposition
IV. Voice is produced in Aves by a syrinx
V. Lepus is gregarious in nature

a)
II, IV and V are true, I and III are false
b)
II, III and IV are true, I and V are false

c)
II and V are true, I, II and V are false
d)
I, II and V are true, III and IV are false
105.
During its life cycle, Fasciola hepatica (liver fluke) infects its intermediate host and primary host at the
following larval stages, respectively

a)
Metacercaria and cercaria
b)
Miracidium and metacercaria

c)
Redia and miracidium
d)
Cercaria and redia
106.
From the following fishes, identify the one with a aglomerular kidney.

a)
Sphyrna
b)
Tilapia
c)
Cirrhinus
d)
Exocoetus
107.
The scientific name of Asian tiger mosquito is

a)
Aedes aegypti
b)
Aedes albopictus
c)
Aedes taeniornynchus
d)
Aedes albolineatus
108.
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The response to external stimulus is quicker and more precise in which of the following symmetry?

a)
Radial
b)
Bilateral
c)
Spherical
d)
Biradial
109.
Unique features of phylum-Ctenophora is

a)
Presence of comb plates and comb jellies
b)
Presence of comb plates only

c)
Presence of tentacles only
d)
Alteration of generation only
110.
Three types of body cavity are

a)
True coelom, pseudocoelom and haemocoel

b)
Pseudocoelom, protocoelom and acoelom

c)
Acoelom, deuterocoel and homocoel

d)
Protocoel, deuterocoel and pseudocoelom
111.
Which of the following is a crustacean?

a)
Prawn
b)
Snail
c)
Sea anemone
d)
Hydra
112.
In earthworm, self-fertilization cannot occur due to

a)
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Protogyny
b)
Protandry
c)
Epigyny
d)
Hypogyny
113.
Which one of the following pairs is mismatched?

a)
Pila globosa – Pearl
b)
Apis indica – Honey

c)
Kenia lacca – Lac
d)
Bombyx mori – Silk
114.
Types of salivary glands present in rabbit are

a)
One
b)
Two
c)
Three
d)
Four
115.
Lateral line sense organs occur in

a)
Salamander
b)
Frog
c)
Water snake
d)
Scoliodon
116.
Dental formula of rabbit is

a)
2033
1023
b)
2133
1023
c)
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2023
1023
d)
1303
1203
117.
Amphids are cuticular elevations on ventrolateral lips of Ascaris. These are

a)
Tangoreceptors
b)
Tactoreceptors
c)
Olfactoreceptors
d)
Chemoreceptors
118.
Poison gland in snake is located in

a)
Parietal
b)
Maxilla
c)
Mandible
d)
Neck
119.
Bioluminescence is seen in phylum

a)
Ctenoplana
b)
Coelenterata
c)
Ctenophora
d)
Cnidaria
120.
Which one is the real product of honey bee?

a)
Bee wax
b)
Honey
c)
Propolis
d)
Pollen
121.
Which one of the following is a matching set of phylum and its three examples?
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a)
Cnidaria – Bonellia, Physalia, Aurelia

b)
Platyhelminthes – Planaria, Schistosoma, Enterobius

c)
Mollusca – Loligo, Teredo , Octopus

d)
Porifera – Spongilla, Euplectella, Pennatula
122.
Rhabditiform is the larva of

a)
Hydra
b)
Platyhelminthes
c)
Ascaris
d)
Earthworm
123.
Which of the following statements are true/false?
I. Poikilothermic animals are also called ectothermic animals
II. Sharks are ovoviviparous animals
III. Coxal glands are excretory organs present in arachnids
IV. Copper containing respiratory pigment is called haemocyanin, it is present in Pila

a)
All the statements are false
b)
All the statements are true

c)
I and II are true and III and IV are false
d)
I and III are true and II and IV are false
124.
Which of the following statements are true/false?
[Link] torpedo, the electric organs are capable of generating strong electric shock to paralyze the prey
[Link] fishes use pectoral, pelvic, dorsal, anal and caudal fins in swimming
[Link] skin is moist and has thick scales
[Link] are poikilothermous animals
[Link] most unique mammalian characteristic is the presence of milk producing mammary glands by which the
young ones are nourished

a)
I, II and III are true; IV, V are false
b)
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I, II and V and true; III and IV are false

c)
I, II and III are false; IV and V are true
d)
I, II and IV are false; III, and V are true
125.
Nematoblasts of Hydra are

a)
Sensory
b)
Complicated

c)
With nematocyst apparatus
d)
All of the above
126.
Ascaris has

a)
Paired testes and single ovary
b)
Paired ovaries and single testis

c)
Single ovaries and single testis
d)
Paired ovaries and paired testes
127.
Ampullae of Lorenzini are present in

a)
Fish
b)
Lizard
c)
Frog
d)
Rabbit
128.
Which of the following is colourless Hydra?

a)
Hydra fusca
b)
Hydra viridis
c)
Hydra oligactis
d)
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Hydra vulgaris
129.
In which of the following organisms testes descend into scrotum in breeding season but in non-breeding season
goes up?

a)
Frog
b)
Kangaroo
c)
Shrew
d)
Bat
130.
Correct sequenct in embryonic development of frog is

a)
Zygote – Cleavage – Blastula – Gastrula
b)
Zygote – Cleavage – Gastrula – Blastula

c)
Cleavage – Zygote – Blastula – Gastrula
d)
Zygote – Blastula – Cleavage – Gastrula
131.
Larva of Sycon is

a)
Parenchymula
b)
Amphiblastula
c)
Redia
d)
Trochophore
132.
Sea horse is

a)
A bird
b)
A mammal
c)
An amphibian
d)
A fish
133.
Feeding type of animals belonging to phylum-Porifera is

a)
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Raptorial feeders
b)
Suctorial feeders
c)
Filter feeders
d)
None of these
134.
Which worm may go very deep in soil up to 60-90 cm and form vertical and complicated burrows for their
movement?

a)
Epigenic
b)
Endogenic
c)
Anecic
d)
Geophagic
135.
Which of the following animal is called a living fossil?

a)
King locust
b)
Limulus
c)
Bombyx
d)
Balanoglossus
136.
Which of the following group will be amniotes?

a)
Hermidactylus – Salamander – Manis
b)
Ornithorhynchus – Struthio – Necturus

c)
Anguis – Eudynamis – Pteropuss
d)
None of the above
137.
The character that differentiates chordate from non-chordate is

a)
Triploblastic body organization
b)
Heterotrophic mode of nutrition

c)
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Dorsal tubular nerve cord
d)
Sexual reproduction
138.
Cavity of coelenterates is called

a)
Coelenterons
b)
Coelom
c)
Cavity
d)
None of these
139.
Which one of the following pairs of animal comprises ‘jawless fishes’?

a)
Lampreys and eels
b)
Mackerals and rohu

c)
Lampreys and hag fishes
d)
Guppies and hag fishes
140.
Consider the following four statements (I-IV) about certain desert animals such as kangaroo rat.
[Link] have dark colour and high rate of reproduction and excrete solid urine.
[Link] do not drink water, breathe at a slow rate to conserve water and have their body covered with thick
hairs.
[Link] feed on dry seeds and do not require drinking water.
[Link] excrete very concenntated urine and do not use water to regulate body temperature.
Which two of the above statements for such animals are true?

a)
III and IV
b)
II and III
c)
III and I
d)
I and II
141.
Which of the following nephridia does not found in earthworm?

a)
Septal nephridia
b)
Macronephridia

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c)
Integumentary nephridia
d)
Pharyngeal nephridia
142.
Some of the statements are given below
I. Porifera to Echinodermata lack a notochord
II. Platyhelminthes display tissue level organisation
III. Mesoglea is present in coelenterates during development
IV. Aschelminthes are coelomates
Choose the correct options

a)
I, II, II and IV are True
b)
I and II are True
c)
I and III are True
d)
II and III are True
143.
Butterfly belongs to

a)
Homoptera
b)
Procoptera
c)
Hemiptera
d)
Lepidoptera
144.
Which of the following shows polymorphism?

a)
Physalia
b)
Trypanosoma
c)
Termite
d)
All of these
145.
Which one of the following animal has both exoskeletal and endoskeletal structures?

a)
Freshwater mussel
b)
Tortoise
c)
Frog
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d)
Jelly fish
146.
Which of the following are also known as collar cells?

a)
Choanocytes
b)
Pinocytes
c)
Thesocytes
d)
Cnidoblast
147.
Which of the following does not belong to phylum-Platyhelminthes?

a)
Fasciola
b)
Taenia
c)
Wuchereria
d)
Planaria
148.
True segmentation is also called

a)
Metagenesis

b)
Metamorphosis

c)
Metamerism

d)
Metasegmerism
149.
Two common characters found in centipede, cockroach and crab are

a)
Compound eyes and anal cerci
b)
Jointed legs and chitinous exoskeleton

c)
Green gland and tracheae
d)
Book lungs and antennae
150.
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A four chambered heart is not found in

a)
Mammals
b)
Birds
c)
Snake
d)
Crocodile
151.
The function of typhlosole in earthworm

a)
Is to secrete digestive juice

b)
Is to slowdown rate of passage of food

c)
Increase absorptive area of intestinal epithelium

d)
Have no function
152.
Which is the smallest known bird?

a)
Artic Tern
b)
Hoopoe
c)
Streptopelia
d)
Bee humming bird
153.
Bidder’s canal is found in

a)
Testis of frog
b)
Kidney of frog
c)
Kidney of mammal
d)
Ovary of mammal
154.
Which sound producing organ is found in bird?

a)
Pharynx
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b)
Larynx
c)
Syrinx
d)
Trachea
155.
Nidology is the study of

a)
Cnidarians
b)
Aschelminthes
c)
Bird nests
d)
Mammals
156.
The number of segments on the anal cerci of cockroach is

a)
12
b)
15
c)
18
d)
16
157.
The organs that assists in sound production in mosquito, is

a)
Hairy appendages
b)
Mouth parts
c)
Hemielytra
d)
Halteres
158.
Mollusca is

a)
Triploblastic, Acoelomate
b)
Triploblastic, coelomate

c)
Diploblastic, Acoelomate
d)
Diploblastic, coelomate
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159.
Tube feet is the locomotory organ in

a)
Star fish
b)
Jelly fish
c)
Silver fish
d)
Scoliodon
160.
In the diagram of the reproductive system of earthworm A, B, C, D and E represents.

a)
A-Seminal vesicle, B-Spermathecae, C-Prostate gland, D-Ovary, E-Accessory gland

b)
A- Seminal vesicle, B- Ovary, C- Accessory gland D- Spermathecae, E- Prostate gland,

c)
A- Spermathecae, B- Seminal vesicle, C- Accessory gland D- Ovary, E- Prostate gland,

d)
A- Spermathecae, B- Seminal vesicle, C- Ovary, D- Accessory gland E- Prostate gland,
161.
Solenocytes are associated with

a)
Respiration
b)
Digestion
c)
Nutrition
d)
Excretion
162.
The study of snakes is called

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a)
Herpetology
b)
Ophiology
c)
Saurology
d)
Ornithology
163.
Among the following which one lay eggs and does not produce young ones directly?

a)
Echidna
b)
Kangaroo
c)
Polcapine
d)
Whale
164.
Egg of cockroach gives rise to

a)
Nymph
b)
Caterpillar
c)
Larva
d)
Pupa
165.
Choose the correct option

a)
Annelida – Exhibit bilateral symmetry, metamerism and coelom
b)
Echinodermata – Exhibit tissue level organisation and radial symmetry

c)
Arthropoda – Exhibit incomplete digestive system and segmentation
d)
Notochord is present on ventral side in vertebrate
166.
The animals belonging to phylum-Annelida use the following in locomotion

a)
Nephridia and nephridial pores
b)
Longitudinal and circular muscles

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c)
Organs of bursa
d)
Spicules and ostia
167.
Choanocyte in an ascon type of canal system, is lined by

a)
Porocyte
b)
Incurrent
c)
Apopyle
d)
Spongocoel
168.
The zoological name of North Indian hare is

a)
Oryctolagus cuniculus
b)
Lipus ruficaudatus

c)
Lipus nigricollis
d)
Sorex araneus
169.
Which one of the following is not a characteristic feature of sponges?

a)
Cellular level of organization
b)
Presence of ostia

c)
Intracellular digestion
d)
Body supported by chitin
170.
Undifferentiated totipotent cells of sponges, are

a)
Archaeocytes
b)
Porocytes
c)
Trophocytes
d)
Myocytes
171.
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Air bladder occurs in

a)
Torpedo
b)
Anabas
c)
Scoliodon
d)
Elasmobranch
172.
The secondary host of Taenia saginata is

a)
Cow
b)
Pig
c)
Dog
d)
None of these
173.
In echolocation, the animal that produces high frequency sounds is

a)
Monkey
b)
Butterfly
c)
Squirrel
d)
Bat
174.
Common feature in earthworm and cockroach is

a)
Cuticle (exoskeleton)
b)
Solid and ventral nerve cord

c)
Nephridia
d)
Malpighian tubules
175.
Secondary radial symmetry is found in

a)
Cnidaria
b)
Jelly fish
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c)
Echinodermata
d)
Hemichordata
176.
When the body is externally and internally divided into segments, it is called

a)
True segmentation
b)
False segmentation
c)
Pseudo segmentation
d)
Asegmentation
177.
Abdominal ganglia in cockroach are found in segments

a)
1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7
b)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
c)
3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8
d)
8, 9 and 10
178.
Siphonophora is the order in

a)
Protozoa
b)
Cnidaria
c)
Porifera
d)
Annelida
179.
Which of the following is observed in amphibians?

a)
Three chambered heart
b)
Cold blooded animals

c)
Absence of scales
d)
All of these
180.
The excretory organ in cockroach is
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a)
Malpighian corpuscle
b)
Malpighian tubules
c)
Hepatic caecae
d)
Metanephridia
181.
Which of the following is correctly states as it happens in the common cockroach?

a)
Oxygen is transported by haemoglobin in blood

b)
Nitrogenous excretory product is urea

c)
The food is ground by mandibles and gizzard

d)
Malpighian tubules are excretory organs projecting out from the colon
182.
Connecting link between chordates and non chordates is

a)
Peripatus
b)
Balanoglossus
c)
Sphenodon
d)
Tachyglossus
183.
Canal system is present in phylum

a)
Annelida
b)
Porifera
c)
Acanthocephala
d)
Echinodermata
184.
Which of the following is not an insect?

a)
Locust
b)
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Lepisma
c)
Termites
d)
Spider
185.
Which of the following phyla has no freshwater forms?

a)
Echinodermata
b)
Mollusca
c)
Chordata
d)
Porifera
186.
One of the characteristic of Hydra is

a)
Predation
b)
Matamerism
c)
Hibernation
d)
Mimicry
187.
Which animals belong to sub-phylum Urochordata?

a)
Branchistoma and Lancelet
b)
Salpa and Lancelet

c)
Ascidia and Doliolum
d)
Salpa and Amphioxus
188.
In which of the following organisms, self-fertilization is seen?

a)
Fish
b)
Roundworm
c)
Earthworm
d)
Liver fluke
189.
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Metachrosis is an animal’s

a)
Ability to undergo transformation
b)
Ability to change according to season

c)
Ability to change colour
d)
Ability to stay still for long periods of time
190.
Which of the following statements are correct?
[Link] of cobra is neurotoxic.
[Link] of sea snake is neurotoxic.
[Link] of viper is haemotoxic.

a)
I, II and III
b)
I and III
c)
I and II
d)
II and III
191.
Which one of the following is correctly matched regarding earthworm?

a)
Buccal cavity – 1st to 5th segment
b)
Stomach – 11th to 12th segment

c)
Typhlosole -26th to 95th segment
d)
Testes – 10th to 14th segment
192.
Which one of the following animals is correctly matched with its one characteristic and the taxon?
Animal Characteristic Taxon

a)
Millipede Ventral nerve cord Arachnida Mammalia

b)
Duck-billed platypus Oviparous Mammalian

c)
Silver fish Pectoral and pelvic fins Chordata

d)
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Sea anemone Triploblastic Cnidaria
193.
Torsion of visceral mass is seen in animals belonging to class

a)
Cephalopoda
b)
Scaphopoda
c)
Amphineura
d)
Gastropoda
194.
Which one is not correct?

a)
Humans-Ureotelic
b)
Birds-Uricotelic
c)
Lizards-Uricotelic
d)
Whale-Ammonotelic
195.
Which of the following animals can successfully reproduce without utilizing the process of mitosis?

a)
Amoeba
b)
Hydra
c)
Tapeworm
d)
Sycon
196.
Alteration of generation is also called

a)
Metamorphosis
b)
Metastasis
c)
Metazoan
d)
Metagenesis
197.
Which of the following is the generic name of an extinct ancient lizard bird?

a)
Archaeopteryx
b)
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Bulbulcus
c)
Dodo
d)
None of the above
198.
Choose the correct option with regards to Chondrichthyes

a)
Presence of swim bladders that help them to maintain bouyancy

b)
These are usually ammoniotelic animals

c)
Statement (b) is true, but (a) is false

d)
Both statements (a) and (b) are false
199.
Members of phylum-Porifera are

a)
Exclusively marine animals
b)
Exclusively freshwater animals

c)
Mostly freshwater animals but few are marine animals
d)
Mostly marine animals but few are freshwater animals
200.
The anterior V-spot in microfilaria of Wuchereria represents

a)
Nerve ring
b)
Cervical papilla

c)
Excretory system
d)
Reproductive system
201.
The animal that has 19 body segments, 6 pairs of appendages and respires through the trachea is

a)
Spider
b)
Prawn
c)
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Scorpion
d)
Head louse
202.
In the heart of rabbit, the mitral valve is attached to the papillary muscles by

a)
Chordae tendinae
b)
Purkinje fibres
c)
Columnae carnease
d)
Bundle of His
203.
Body forms present in Cnidarians are

a)
Cylindrical and umbrella-shaped

b)
Corals and coral reefs

c)
Polyp and medusa

d)
Cnidoblasts and nematocytes
204.
The adhesive pads (soft-pads) present in the legs of cockroach are

a)
Galea
b)
Lacinia
c)
Glossa
d)
Plantulae
205.
Regeneration in Hydra will be faster, if it is cut off from

a)
Tentacles
b)
Hypostome
c)
Base
d)
All of these
206.
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Which of the following statements are true/false?
I. In higher phyla cellular level of organisation is seen
II. Phylum-Platyhelminthes have cellular level of organisation
III. Cellular level of organisation is seen when the cells are not arranged as loose cell aggregates
IV. Molluscs exhibit tissue level of organisation
Choose the correct option of the following

a)
I and II are true, but III and IV are false
b)
All statements are false

c)
All statements are true
d)
III and IV are true, but I and II are false
207.
Solenocytes and nephridia are respectively found in

a)
Platyhelminthes and Annelida
b)
Annelida and Nematoda

c)
Cnidaria and Mollusca
d)
Mollusca and Echinodermata
208.
Select the correct order of classification of Rana tigrina upto genus.

a)
Chordate, Craniata, Amphibia, Gnathostomata, Rana

b)
Chordate, Craniata, Gnathostomata, Amphibia, Rana

c)
Chordate, Amphibia, Gnathostomata, Craniata, tigrina

d)
Chordate, Craniata, Amphibia, Gnathostomata, tigrina
209.
An animal without anus is

a)
Unio
b)
Pheretima
c)
Fasciola
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d)
Periplaneta
210.
Aves are divided into the following sub-classes

a)
Neornithes and Anasbrnithes
b)
Archaeornithes and Anguis

c)
Archaeornithes and Neornithes
d)
Anguis and Anasbrnithes
211.
Cnidarias are divided into the following classes

a)
Hydrozoa, Desmospongia and Scyphozoa
b)
Actinozoa, Scyphozoa and Anthozoa

c)
Scyphozoa, Anthozoa and Hydrozoa
d)
None of the above
212.
Which of the following is properly matched?

a)
Platyhelminthes – Trematoda – Planaria
b)
Echinodermata – Asteroidea – Star fish

c)
Arthropoda – Insecta – Spider
d)
Mollusca – Cephalopoda – Unio
213.
Correctly matched set of phylum, class and example is

a)
Protozoa-Mastigophora-Entamoeba
b)
Mollusca-Bivalvia-Pinctada

c)
Arthropoda-Diplopoda-Scolopendra
d)
Chordata-Cyclostomata-Phrynosoma
214.
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Which one is harmful insect among the following?

a)
Apis
b)
Pyrilla
c)
Tachardia
d)
Antheraea
215.
Blood vascular system of earthworm is

a)
Open type with Hb in RBC
b)
Open type with Hb in plasma

c)
Closed type with Hb in RBC
d)
Closed type with Hb in plasma
216.
Polyp phase is absent in

a)
Hydra
b)
Aurelia
c)
Physalia
d)
Obelia
217.
Platyhelminthes are also called

a)
Roundworms
b)
Flatworms
c)
Ringworms
d)
Hookworms
218.
Cilia of gills of bivalve molluscs help in

a)
Feeding
b)
Digestion
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c)
Reproduction
d)
Excretion
219.
In rabbit, placenta is formed by

a)
Chorio allantoic membrane and yolk sac
b)
Amnion, chorion and yolk sac

c)
Chorio allantoic membrane and endometrium
d)
Allantois and endometrium
220.
Choose the correct statement associated with ovoviviparous condition

a)
When the embryo directly derives nourishment from the mother

b)
The animals lay egg in a nest especially made for this purpose

c)
The eggs are heavily yolked eggs

d)
None of the above
221.
A sponge harmful to oyster industry is

a)
Cliona
b)
Euspongia
c)
Hyalonema
d)
Spongilla
222.
The arthropods exoskeleton is composed of

a)
Several kinds of polysaccharides

b)
Layers of proteins and a polysaccharide called chitin

c)
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Several kind of proteins

d)
Single complex protein called arthropodin
223.
Nephridia of earthworm are performing same functions as

a)
Gills of prawn
b)
Flame cells of Planaria

c)
Trachea of insects
d)
Nematoblasts of Hydra
224.
Choose the correct option

a)
Phylum-Mollusca is the third largest phylum

b)
Phylum-Arthropoda is the second largest phylum

c)
Phylum-Mollusca is the largest phylum

d)
Phylum-Arthropoda is the largest phylum of Animalia
225.
If Hydra is cut transversely in three equal parts, then

a)
All three parts will die
b)
Regeneration will occur in all the three parts

c)
Regeneration will occur only in anterior part
d)
Regeneration occur only in middle part
226.
The centrum of VIII vertebra of frog is

a)
Procoelous
b)
Heterocoelous
c)
Amphicoelous
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d)
Opisthocoelous
227.
The cells that help in excretion in Fasciola are called

a)
Choanocytes
b)
Nematocytes
c)
Nephridia
d)
Flame cells
228.
Food storage in Leucosolenia occurs by

a)
Ostia
b)
Osculum
c)
Thesocytes
d)
Spongocoel
229.
Sperms in Ascaris are characterized by one unusual feature, i.e.,

a)
Long form
b)
Lack of flagellum

c)
Motility
d)
Ability to induce meiosis in egg
230.
Male Anopheles does not transmit malarial parasite because

a)
It catches fever
b)
It is too small to carry parasite

c)
The parasite is killed in its stomach
d)
It does not drink blood
231.
Characteristic feature of phylum-Echinodermata is

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a)
Radial symmetry

b)
Water vascular system

c)
Mantle cavity

d)
All of these
232.
In housefly, pseudotracheae is found in

a)
Haustellum
b)
Rostrum
c)
Labellum
d)
None of these
233.
A sagittal section

a)
Passes dorsoventrally to the anteroposterior axis of the body

b)
A transverse section passing through the middle of the body

c)
Passes along the length perpendicular to the dorsoventral axis of the body

d)
A vertical section passing through the middle line of the body
234.
Insects are different from spiders in which of the following features

a)
Presence or absence of wings, number of legs, presence of absence of haemocoel
b)
Presence of absence of antennae, number of germ layers, presence or absence of appendages

c)
Number of body divisions, number of leg, absence or presence of spinnerels
d)
None of the above
235.
The movement or locomotion in Aschelminthes is due to

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a)
Calcareous skeleton
b)
Siliceous skeleton
c)
Hydro skeleton
d)
Exoskeleton
236.
Which of the following insect is not of any economic benefit?

a)
Silkworm
b)
Lac insect
c)
Locust
d)
Honey bee
237.
Age of fishes is also known as

a)
Permian era
b)
Silurian era
c)
Devonian era
d)
Ordovician era
238.
The skeleton of animals belonging to phylum-Porifera are made up of

a)
Spicules
b)
Spiracles
c)
Spines
d)
Spongocytes
239.
In Pheretima, the red coloured round bodies in 4th, 5th and 6th segment above the alimentary canal are believed
to be involved in

a)
Reproduction
b)
Digestion
c)
Excretion
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d)
Leucocyte production
240.
Scales are found in

a)
Pisces
b)
Rabbit
c)
Human
d)
Rat
241.
Body cavity of adult Ascaris is

a)
Haemocoel
b)
Amphicoel
c)
Pseudocoel
d)
Schizocoel
242.
If a snake is identified to be having large hexagonal vertebral and the dorsal surface and bluish with narrow
white streaks, it is

a)
Echis carinata
b)
Bungarus coerulus
c)
Viper russelli
d)
Hemibungarus
243.
In coelomates, the problem of diffusion of food from gut to tissues is solved by

a)
The presence of coelomic fluid.
b)
Churning the food within the body cavity.

c)
Developing a circulatory system.
d)
Developing gut associated glands.
244.
The generic name of tusk shell is

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a)
Dentalium
b)
Chaetoderma
c)
Chiton
d)
Neopilina
245.
Which statement is incorrect about members of phylum-Porifera?

a)
Have cellular level of organisation

b)
Have separate sexes

c)
Sexual reproduction takes place by gamete formation

d)
Have a water canal system
246.
Which of the following features are present in chordates?

a)
Dorsal heart, presence of post-anal tail and central nervous system in dorsal
b)
Ventral heart, presence of post-anal tail and presence of gill slits

c)
Dorsal heart, pharynx perforated by gill slits and dorsal ventral system
d)
Ventral heart, absence of notochord but presence of post-anal part of the tail
247.
Which of the following assists in the locomotion of the organism stated?

a)
Epithelium of Pheretima
b)
Trichocysts of Paramecium

c)
Pedicellaria of star fish
d)
Posterior sucker of Hirudinaria
248.
The dorsal diverticulum of urethra in male rabbit is

a)
Uterus
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b)
Uterus masculinus
c)
Prepuse
d)
Vas deferens
249.
Which is not correctly matched?

a)
Annelida –Enterocoelomate
b)
Platyhelminthes –Acoelomate

c)
Arthropoda – Schizocoelomate
d)
Nemathelminthes –Pseudocoelomate
250.
Fertilized eggs of Periplanata Americana are encased in

a)
Ootheca
b)
Cocoon
c)
Genital chamber
d)
Phallomere
251.
In the life cycle of mosquito, comma-shaped stage is

a)
Larval stage
b)
Pupal stage
c)
Imago stage
d)
None of these
252.
Hemicyclops belongs to the class

a)
Cyclostomata
b)
Ostracodermi
c)
Gnathostomata
d)
Pisces
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253.
Nephridia in Pheretima are formed from

a)
Mesenchyme
b)
Endoderm
c)
Mesoderm
d)
Ectoderm
254.
Leech secretes, which of the following anticoagulants?

a)
Hirudin
b)
Heparin
c)
Serotonin
d)
Histamine
255.
Which character is found only in mammals?

a)
Neck
b)
Diaphragm
c)
Optic lobes of brain
d)
Tail
256.
Organ of mastication in cockroach is

a)
Labrum
b)
Labium
c)
Mandibles
d)
Maxilla
257.
Which of the following blood vessels is the largest in earthworm and possess valves?

a)
Dorsal blood vessel
b)
Sub-neural blood vessel
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c)
Ventral blood vessel
d)
Supra oesophageal blood vessels
258.
The dioecious animal is

a)
Liver fluke
b)
Hook worm
c)
Tapeworm
d)
Earthworm
259.
Metameric segmentation is the characteristic of

a)
Platyhelminthes and Arthropoda
b)
Echinodermata and Annelida

c)
Annelida and Arthropoda
d)
Mollusca and Chordata
260.
The taste receptors of cockroach are

a)
Compounds eyes
b)
Companiform sensillae

c)
Palps of maxillary and labium
d)
Tactile hairs
261.
Which of the following groups includes only arthropods?

a)
Prawn, Schistosoma, Planaria
b)
Cockroach, scorpion, prawn

c)
Chiton, Neopilina, scorpion
d)
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Chiton, prawn, cockroach
262.
Chitin is a

a)
Lipid
b)
Protein
c)
Polysaccharide
d)
Sphingomyelin
263.
Pheromone is

a)
A product of endocrine gland
b)
Used for animal communication

c)
mRNA
d)
Always protein
264.
The velocity of conduction of nerve impulse in frog is

a)
300 ms−1
b)
Same as of electricity

c)
Faster than sound
d)
30 ms−1
265.
Mark what is incorrect regarding to the phylum-Arthropoda

a)
Open type of circulatory system

b)
Bilaterally symmetrical, coelomate animals

c)
Diploblastic with head, thorax and abdomen

d)
Presence of Malpighian tubules and antennae

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266.
The migrating birds rely on the

a)
Anaerobic oxidation of proteins
b)
Highly efficient aerobic oxidation of fats

c)
Anaerobic oxidation of carbohydrates
d)
All of the above
267.
Choose a limbless amphibian from the list given below

a)
Salamander
b)
Necturus
c)
Ichthyopis
d)
All of these
268.
Which structure is not related to respiration in frog?

a)
Diaphragm
b)
Skin
c)
Buccal cavity
d)
Lungs
269.
Which of the following sets of characters are applicable in metamorphosis of tadpole larva of frog and toads?

a)
Reabsorption of gills and reabsorption of tail

b)
Reabsorption of gills and lengthening of tail

c)
Complete development of gills and reabsorption of tail

d)
Complex development of gills and lengthening of tail
270.
Study the following in Pheretima.
[Link] intestinal blood vessels
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[Link] intestinal plexus
[Link] intestinal plexus
[Link] intestinal blood vessel
Arrange the blood vessels in correct sequence of blood flow from ventral blood vessel to dorsal blood vessel.
The correct sequence is

a)
IV → II → I → III
b)
III → I → II → IV
c)
II → III → IV → I
d)
IV → II → III → I
271.
The peculiar pungent smell of cockroach is produced by the secretion of

a)
Pheromones
b)
Flame cells
c)
Abdominal glands
d)
Cervical glands
272.
Metamorphosis in cockroach is regulated by

a)
Corpora cardiaca
b)
Brain
c)
Thyroid
d)
Corpora allata
273.
Which of the following is a flightless bird?

a)
Ostrich
b)
Emu
c)
Kiwi
d)
All of these
274.
Gill is monopectinate in

a)
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Unio
b)
Chiton
c)
Octopus
d)
Pila
275.
Bioluminescence is well marked in

a)
Flatworms
b)
Ctenophores
c)
Cnidarians
d)
Aschelminthes
276.
Identify the correct pair of birds with a raft-like keel and lacking preen gland and syrinyx

a)
Tinamus and Apteryx
b)
Rhea and Dromeous

c)
Casuarius and Struthio
d)
Kiwi and Rhea
277.
Sponges are

a)
Pelagic
b)
Free-swimming
c)
Planktonic
d)
Sessile
278.
Which of the following has exoskeleton of scales and paired copulatory organ penis?

a)
Sharks
b)
Lizards
c)
Urodela
d)
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Urochordata
279.
An acoelomate animal with bilateral symmetry, is

a)
Hydra
b)
Liver fluke
c)
Physalia
d)
Obelia
280.
All chordates have the following characteristics

a)
Bilaterally symmetrical, presence of coelom, triploblastic, closed or open circulatory system
b)
Bilaterally symmetrical, presence of coelom, diploblastic or triploblastic

c)
Open circulatory system, diploblastic or triploblastic, coelom and bilaterally symmetrical
d)
Bilaterally symmetrical, coelom, present, triploblastic with closed circulatory system
281.
In Rattus rattus, internally cerebral hemisphere are connected by

a)
Corpus striatum
b)
Corpus cardiacum
c)
Corpus callosum
d)
Corpus allatum
282.
A triploblastic, pseudocoelomate, bilaterally symmetrical human parasite, which is oviparous and the
transmission is by contact. It is

a)
Filarial worm
b)
Hook worm
c)
Palalo worm
d)
Tape worm
283.
Ascaris is found in

a)
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Body cavity
b)
Lymph nodes
c)
Tissue
d)
Alimentary canal
284.
Common characteristic of mosquitoes, houseflies and cockroaches are

a)
One pair each of wings and halters

b)
Three pair of legs and one pair of developed wings

c)
Two pair of legs and two compound eyes

d)
Compound and simple eyes
285.
About how many times does the nymph of the Periplaneta americana undergo moulting before becoming an
adult?

a)
4
b)
2
c)
17
d)
3
286.
Jacobson’s organs which are additional olfactory organs are present in

a)
Rat
b)
Snakes
c)
Man
d)
All of these
287.
Stink gland is found in

a)
4th and 5th terga of cockroach
b)
5th and 6th terga of cockroach
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c)
5th and 6th sterna of cockroach
d)
4th and 5th sterna of cockroach
288.
In the 4th , 5th and 6th segments of earthworm, lying above pharyngeal mass and connected with pharyngeal
glands are found small, red coloured follicular bodies called

a)
Septal glands
b)
Blood glands
c)
Salivary glands
d)
Nephridia
289.
Different colours of frog skin are controlled by

a)
Hormones
b)
Melanocytes
c)
Nervous system
d)
Both (a) and (c)
290.
Which of the following is not true regarding phylum-Coelenterata?

a)
They are diploblastic animals

b)
They have cellular level of organisation

c)
They have nematocyte cells present on the tentacles

d)
The gastro-vascular opening is called the hypostome
291.
Hydra captures the victim by injecting the chemical

a)
Kaliotoxin
b)
Hypnotoxin
c)
Toxoplasmin
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d)
Sarafotoxin
292.
In Ascaris, the coelom is

a)
Schizocoelom
b)
Pseudocoelom
c)
True coelom
d)
Haemocoelom
293.
The feet with toes forming cloven hoof is seen in

a)
Horse
b)
Zebra
c)
Rhinoceros
d)
Sheep
294.
Petromyzon belongs to

a)
Agnatha
b)
Gnathostomata
c)
Protochordata
d)
Euchordata
295.
The second largest aquatic vertebrate is

a)
Blue whale
b)
Whale shark
c)
Sea elephant
d)
Dugongs
296.
In insects which feed on nectar, the proboscis is formed by

a)
Hypopharynx
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b)
Mandibles
c)
Glossa
d)
Labrium
297.
In Hydra, the beaded processes of sensory cells make synapsis with the process of

a)
Nerve cell
b)
Epithelio-muscular cell

c)
Both (a) and (b)
d)
None of the above
298.
In which of the following phyla, while the adult shows radial symmetry, the larva shows bilateral symmetry?

a)
Annelida
b)
Arthropoda
c)
Mollusca
d)
Echinodermata
299.
Which one of the following is not the characteristic feature of frog?

a)
The skin is moist and slimy

b)
Each of the fore limbs and hindlimbs end in five digits

c)
Hepatic portal and renal portal systems are present

d)
Skin, buccal cavity and lungs are the respiratory organs
300.
Trygon has

a)
Two chambered heart
b)
The males have claspers

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c)
Presence of gill slits
d)
All of the above
301.
Identify the figure A and B and choose the correct option

1. Female Ancylostoma
2. Female Ascaris
3. Male Taenia
4. Female Wuchereria
5. Male Ancylostoma
6. Male Ascaris
A B

a)
2 3
b)
4 3
c)
6 2
d)
6 3
302.
The larva of Bombyx mori is known as

a)
Nymph
b)
Trochophore
c)
Cocoon
d)
Caterpillar
303.
Mollusc, which does not have ink gland is

a)
Pila
b)
Loligo
c)
Sepia
d)
Octopus

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304.
The intermediate host of Schistosoma is

a)
Snail
b)
Mosquito
c)
Housefly
d)
Sheep
305.
One very special feature in the earthworm Pheretima is that

a)
The typhlosole greatly increases the effective absorption area of the digested food in the intestine

b)
The S-shaped setae embedded in the integument are the defensive weapons used against the enemies

c)
It has a long dorsal tubular heart

d)
Fertilization of eggs occurs inside the body
306.
What is left when bath-sponges dries up?

a)
Spicules
b)
Spongin fibres
c)
Tentacles
d)
Holdfast
307.
Which of the following can regenerate entire alimentary canal?

a)
Amphibian
b)
Fish
c)
Sea cucumber
d)
Birds
308.
In rabbit, end of a long bone is connected with another by

a)
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Tendon
b)
Ligaments
c)
Muscle
d)
Cartilage
309.
The long bones are hollow and connected by air passage. These are characteristic of

a)
Mammalia
b)
Aves
c)
Reptilia
d)
Sponges
310.
Choanocytes form the lining of paragastral cavity in

a)
Jelly fish
b)
Sponges
c)
Helminthes
d)
Echinoderms
311.
In Ophiuroidea, branched arms are seen in

a)
Gorgonocephalus
b)
Clypeaster
c)
Salmacis
d)
Gorgonia
312.
Characteristic of coelenterate is occurrence of

a)
Nematocysts
b)
Polymorphism
c)
Flame cells
d)
Choanocytes
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313.
Mammals evolved from therapsid reptiles in Triassic period. The type of skull in these reptiles is

a)
Anapsid skull
b)
Parapsid skull
c)
Synapsid skull
d)
Diapsid skull
314.
The level of organisation in Platyhelminthes is

a)
Cellular level
b)
Tissue level

c)
Organ level
d)
Organ-system level
315.
If a live earthworm is pricked with a needle on its outer surface without damaging its gut, the fluid that comes
out is

a)
Excretory fluid
b)
Coelomic fluid
c)
Haemolymph
d)
Slimy mucus
316.
The animal with bilateral symmetry in young stage, and radial pentamerous symmetry in the adult stage
belongs to the phylum

a)
Annelida
b)
Mollusca
c)
Cnidaria
d)
Echinodermata
317.
Which of the following snake is non-poisonous?

a)
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Cobra
b)
Krait
c)
Viper
d)
Python
318.
Excretory organ in phylum-Hemichordata is

a)
Proboscis gland
b)
Gills
c)
Collar
d)
None of these
319.
Classification of sponges is primarily based on the

a)
Body organization
b)
Body plan
c)
Skeleton
d)
Canal system
320.
Select the statement that explain neoteny

a)
Neonatal forms are found in mammals
b)
Larval stages become sexually mature

c)
Third larval stage of Ascaris shows need any
d)
None of the above
321.
Which of the following is incorrect for Aves?

a)
Heart is four chambered and animals are oviparous

b)
Presence of air cavities in bones and presence of feathers on the body

c)
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Digestive tract has additional chambers and animals are homiothermous

d)
The forlimbs are not modified into wings
322.
Select the phylum that is the largest of the kingdom-Animalia

a)
Phylum-Mollusca
b)
Phylum-Arthropoda
c)
Phylum-Annelida
d)
Phylum-Coelenterata
323.
What distinguishes an insect from a crustacean?

a)
Number of appendages
b)
Number of eyes

c)
Presence of wings
d)
Arrangement of nerve cord
324.
Biramous appendages are present in

a)
Insect
b)
Crustacea
c)
Onychophora
d)
Cephalopoda
325.
Which one of the following does not have an excretory system?

a)
Myxine
b)
Carcharodon
c)
Balanoglossus
d)
Asterias
326.

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Which one of the following groups of three animals each is correctly matched with their one characteristic
morphological feature?
Animal Morphological Feature

a)

Liver fluke, sea Bilateral

anemone, sea symmetry
cucumber

b)

Centipede, Jointed
prawn, sea appendages
urchin

c)

Scorpion, Ventral
spider, solid
cockroach central
nervous
system

d)

Cockroach, Metameric
locust, Taenia segmentati
on

327.
Metameric segmentation is the main feature of

a)
Annelida
b)
Echinodermata
c)
Arthropoda
d)
Coelenterata
328.
Which of the following figure shows coelomate condition? Refer to NCERT for figures

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a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
None of these
329.
Which among the following is an Indian monkey?

a)
Ramapithecus
b)
Macaca
c)
Gorilla
d)
Pongidae
330.
Vivipary is found in

a)
Coelenterata
b)
Protozoa
c)
Rabbit
d)
Pisces
331.
The number of gills present in osteichthyes is

a)
2 pairs
b)
6 pairs
c)
5 pairs
d)
4 pairs
332.
Reptiles are different from amphibians in

a)
The skin

b)
Structure of the heart

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c)
Development stages

d)
All of these
333.
The pseudocoelomate among these is

a)
Porifera
b)
Annelida
c)
Aschelminthes
d)
Mollusca
334.
Select which of the following is not an insect?

a)
Apis indica
b)
Aranea
c)
Anopheles
d)
None of these
335.
Which one is not found in testis of frog?

a)
Sertoli cell
b)
Seminiferous tubule
c)
Germinal cell
d)
Interstitial cell
336.
Asymmetrical animals are

a)
Amoeba
b)
Spongilla
c)
Spongia
d)
All of these
337.
Which class shows the presence of amnion and chorionic membranes during development?
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a)
Amphibian
b)
Osteichthyes
c)
Reptilia
d)
Chondrichthyes
338.
Body cavity lined by mesoderm is called

a)
Coelenteron
b)
Pseudocoel
c)
Coelom
d)
Blastocoels
339.
Animals of class-Mammalia have

a)
Seven cervical vertebrae
b)
Seven cranial nerve

c)
Single ventricular chamber
d)
Fourteen cervical vertebrae
340.
Order-primata contains

a)
Shrew and hedgehog
b)
Bats and vampire
c)
Monkeys and man
d)
Horses and zebra
341.
Which one of the following has an open circulatory system?

a)
Pheretima
b)
Periplaneta
c)
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Hirudinaria
d)
Octopus
342.
Collar cells are characteristic of

a)
Earthworm
b)
Roundworms
c)
Coelenterates
d)
Sponges
343.
Which of the following groups of animals have the following feature?
I. Diploblastic
II. Acoelomate
III. Radial symmetry

a)
Planaria, Physalia, Aurelia
b)
Taenia, Fasciola, Wuchereria

c)
Adamsia, Berore, Meandrina
d)
Fasciola, Sycon, Sea walnut
344.
Which one of the following animals is correctly matched with its particular named taxonomic category?

a)
Cuttlefish – Mollusca, a class
b)
Humans – Primata, the family

c)
Housefly – Musca, an order
d)
Tiger – tigris, the species
345.
Radial symmetry is seen in

a)
Echinodermata, Ctenophora and Cnidaria

b)
Mollusca, Porifera and Echinodemata

c)
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Porifera, Annelida and Arthropoda

d)
None of the above
346.
A detritivorous animal of economic importance is

a)
Earthworm
b)
Giriraja fow
c)
Caterpillar larva
d)
Leech
347.
The female genital pores of Pheretima posthuma located upon the segment

a)
14th
b)
16th
c)
18th
d)
15th
348.
Which statement is incorrect about Pleurobrachia?

a)
They are diploblastic
b)
They have tissue level organisation

c)
They have comb plates
d)
They are triploblastic
349.
Maximum diversity is found in which of the following phylum?

a)
Chordata
b)
Arthropoda
c)
Protozoa
d)
Annelida
350.
Biradial symmetry and lack of cnidoblasts are the characteristics of
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a)
Starfish and sea anemone
b)
Ctenoplana and Beroe

c)
Aurelia and Paramecium
d)
Hydra and starfish
351.
Which parasite is present in seminal vesicle of earthworm?

a)
Monocystis
b)
Nosema
c)
Sarcocystis
d)
Nictotherus
352.
In Pheretima, locomotion occurs with the help of

a)
Circular muscles
b)
Longitudinal muscles and setae

c)
Circular, longitudinal muscles and setae
d)
Parapodia
353.
In Mollusca, eye is present over a stalk, called

a)
Ostracum
b)
Operculum
c)
Ommatophores
d)
Osphradium
354.
Choose the correctly matched characters of the phylum

a)
Ctenophore – Radial symmetry – Cellular level of organisation – Acoelomate

b)
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Platyhelminthes – Bilateral symmetry – Organ and organ system level of organisation – Pseudocoelomate

c)
Echinodermata – Radial symmetry – Organ system level of organisation – Coelomate

d)
Coelenterata – Bilateral symmetry tissue level organisation – acoelomate
355.
Mollusc are usually

a)
Terrestrial and parasitic
b)
Aquatic and parasitic

c)
Aquatic or terrestrial
d)
None of these
356.
Third moulting in Ascaris larva takes place in

a)
Lung
b)
Liver
c)
Heart
d)
Intestine
357.
Which of the following statements are true/false?
I. Cell aggregate body plan is found in phylum-Platyhelminthes
II. Radial symmetry is the most common symmetry found in animals
III. Pseudocoelom is only found in phylum-Aschelminthes
IV. All triploblastic animals have a true coelom
V. Haemocoel is sometimes observed in animals belonging to phylum-Platyhelminthes

a)
I and V are true and II, III and IV are false
b)
II, III and V are true and I and IV are false

c)
I, II and III are true and IV and V are false
d)
I, II, IV and V are false, only III is true
358.
Book lungs and look gills are found in which of the following animals, respectively?

a)
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Prawns and lobsters
b)
Cockroaches and cuttle fish

c)
Pila and crabs
d)
Scorpion and king crabs
359.
In rabbit, foliate papillae are

a)
Situated on the margin of tongue
b)
Situated on the upper surface of tongue

c)
Situated at the base of tongue
d)
Situated at the sides of the base of the tongue
360.
Scientific name of starfish is

a)
Echinus
b)
Limulus
c)
Echidna
d)
Asterias
361.
The second layer of epidermis in rat integument is

a)
Stratum lucidium
b)
Stratum germinativum

c)
Stratum corneum
d)
Stratum granulosum
362.
Diploblastic animals belong to the phylum

a)
Protista

b)
Protozoa
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c)
Coelenterates

d)
Platyhelminthes
363.
Differentiated embryonic layers are called
I. ectoderm II. Endoderm
III. Mesoderm III. Mesoglea

a)
I, II and IV
b)
I, II and III
c)
II, III and IV
d)
I, III and IV
364.
The pair of amphibians found in Indian peninsula is

a)
Amphiuma
b)
Tyloto triton and Ichthyophis

c)
Hyla and Ambystoma
d)
Psittacus and Apteryx
365.
Which set includes pathogenic arthropods?

a)
Tse-tse fly, mosquito, flea-plague
b)
Crab, Culex, spider

c)
Anopheles, Culex, cray fish
d)
Silver fish, house fly, sandfly
366.
In which of the following reptiles four chambered heart is present?

a)
Lizard
b)
Snake
c)
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Scorpion
d)
Crocodile
367.
Which of the parts in cockroach are fundamentally similar in structure?

a)
Anal styles and labrum
b)
Maxillae and legs

c)
Mandibles and antennae
d)
Wings and anal cerci
368.
The respiratory pigment present in cockroach is

a)
Haemoglobin
b)
Haemocyanin
c)
Oxyhaemoglobin
d)
None of these
369.
Which of the following animal phyla does not possess a coelom?

a)
Platyhelminthes
b)
Annelida
c)
Mollusca
d)
Echinodermata
370.
Which of the following hormones regulates growth and metamorphosis in insect?

a)
Juvenile hormone
b)
Brain hormone

c)
Ecdysone
d)
Prothoracicotropic hormone
371.
Juvenile hormone is secreted by
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a)
Thyroid gland
b)
Thymus gland
c)
Adrenal gland
d)
Corpora allata
372.
Among the following, colonial insects are

a)
Locusts
b)
Mosquitoes
c)
White ants
d)
Bed bug
373.
Animals are classified on the basis of their symmetry into….. groups

a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
374.
Correct order of ear ossicles in rabbit is

a)
Incus, stapes, malleus
b)
Malleus, incus, stapes
c)
Malleus, stapes, incus
d)
Incus, malleus, stapes
375.
In rabbit, the two fibro-elastic strands of the larynx extend between the

a)
Thyroid and arytenoids cartilages
b)
Thyroid and cricoids cartilages

c)
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Santorini and thyroid cartilages
d)
Cricoid and tracheal cartilaginous rings
376.
Which of the following are true to the prototherians?
[Link] girdle is associated with T-shaped interclavicle.
[Link] glands are modified as sebaceous glands.
[Link] girdle possesses epipubic bones.
[Link] are with epiphyses.

a)
I and III
b)
I and II
c)
III and IV
d)
II and III
377.
Branch of zoology dealing with the study of fishes is known as

a)
Herpetology
b)
Ichthyology
c)
Mammology
d)
Ornithology
378.
Which of the following is a flightless bird?

a)
Columba and corvus splendes
b)
Struthio and penguin

c)
Tyto and psittacula
d)
All of the above
379.
Chloragogen cells are present in Pheretima. These are specialized for performing function of

a)
Nutrition
b)
Reproduction
c)
Excretion
d)
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Respiration
380.
Which of the following do not belong to class-Mammalia?

a)
B and E
b)
A and C
c)
E and C
d)
D and E
381.
Radial symmetry is found in

a)
Frog
b)
Starfish
c)
Humans
d)
Pheretima
382.
Which one of the following is the most effective in Ascaris infection?

a)
Chloroquinine
b)
Cinchona
c)
Colchicum
d)
Oil of Chenopodium
383.
Which of the following statements is true?

a)
All chordates are vertebrates
b)
All vertebrates are chordates

c)
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Invertebrates possess a tubular nerve cord
d)
Non-chordates have a vertebral column
384.
Bilateral symmetry, metameric segmentation, coelom and open circulatory system are the features of

a)
Annelida
b)
Arthropoda
c)
Mollusca
d)
Echinodermata
385.
The functional kidney of frog tadpole is

a)
Archinephros
b)
Pronephros
c)
Mesonephros
d)
Metanephros
386.
In Pheretima, the number of ring vessels per segment in 12th and 13th segments is

a)
10 pairs
b)
11 pairs
c)
12 pairs
d)
24 pairs
387.
Excretory organs in echinoderm is

a)
Nephridia
b)
Green glands
c)
Flame cells
d)
None of these
388.
Accessory gland associated with the genital organs in female rats are
[Link] bartholin
[Link]’s gland
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[Link] gland
[Link] gland

a)
I and II
b)
III and II
c)
IV only
d)
I only
389.
In rabbit, head of epididymis present at the head of the testis is called

a)
Vas deferens
b)
Cauda epididymis
c)
Gubernaculum
d)
Caput epididymis
390.
Phylum of Taenia solium is

a)
Aschelminthes
b)
Annelida
c)
Platyhelminthes
d)
Mollusca
391.
‘Water-vascular’ system is found in

a)
Sea-anemone
b)
Sea-pen
c)
Sea-cucumber
d)
Sea-horse
392.
Nucleated RBC is present in

a)
Man
b)
Rat
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c)
Frog
d)
Rabbit
393.
Fertilization in earthworm occurs in

a)
Cocoon
b)
Spermathecae
c)
Coelom
d)
Seminal vesicles
394.
Protandry refers to the

a)
Excretory organs present in Arthropoda
b)
Connecting links between 2 phyla

c)
Earlier maturation of male sex organs than female sex organs
d)
Features in ancient missing links
395.
Which of the following groups of animals maintains high and constant body temperature such as mammals?

a)
Reptiles
b)
Amphibians
c)
Birds
d)
Fishes
396.
Which of the following orders lack canine teeth?

a)
Rodentia
b)
Primates
c)
Carnivora
d)
None of these
397.
Animals active at night are
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a)
Diurnal
b)
Nocturnal
c)
Parasites
d)
Nocto-diurnal
398.
Which type of kidneys are found in amphibians?

a)
Holonephric
b)
Mesonephric
c)
Pronephric
d)
Metanephric
399.
A coelom is a

a)
Cavity between body well and gut wall
b)
Body cavity lined by mesoderm

c)
Body cavity not lined by mesoderm
d)
Body cavity lined by endoderm
400.
Starfish belongs to phylum

a)
Porifera
b)
Coelenterata
c)
Echinodermata
d)
Arthropoda
401.
Number of segments found in abdomen of cockroach are

a)
8
b)
10
c)
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12
d)
15
402.
In cockroach, the first pair of wings are known as

a)
Sterna
b)
Terga
c)
Integument
d)
Tegmina
403.
Bone marrow is absent in

a)
Reptiles
b)
Amphibians
c)
Aves
d)
Mammals
404.
In cockroach, larval and nymphal characters are maintained by

a)
Ecdysone
b)
Salivary glands
c)
Parotid gland
d)
Juvenile hormone
405.
Chondrichthyes is characterized by

a)
Placoid scale
b)
Ventral mouth

c)
Ctenoid scale and ventral mouth
d)
Placoid scale and ventral mouth
406.
Taxonomically, which of the following set belongs to Arthropoda?

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a)
Cattle fish, jelly fish, silver fish
b)
Bat, pigeon, kite

c)
Lobsters, spider, shrimps
d)
Oyster, otter, Octopus
407.
Which one of the following is not a characteristic feature of the sub-phylum-Vertebrata?

a)
Dorsal tubular nerve cord
b)
Ventral muscular heart

c)
Presence of notochord in the adult
d)
Presence of kidneys
408.
The post anal tail is present in

a)
Chordates
b)
Vertebrates
c)
Invertebrates
d)
All of these
409.
Natural pearl is

a)
A mollusk
b)
An annelid
c)
An arthropod
d)
An echinodermate
410.
In frog, chromosome number is reduced to half

a)
When 2nd polar body is separated
b)
When 2nd polar body is divided

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c)
When 3rd polar body is separated
d)
When 1st polar body is separated
411.
The excretory material of bony fish is

a)
Urea
b)
Protein
c)
Ammonia
d)
Amino acid
412.
Which of the following is present in phylum-Porifera?

a)
Amoebocytes
b)
Thesocytes
c)
Choanocytes
d)
All of these
413.
The worker honey bee normally lives for about

a)
10 days
b)
15 days
c)
30 days
d)
90 days
414.
The glands present in the skin of frog are

a)
Mucous and poisonous
b)
Sweat and mammary

c)
Sweat and sebaceous
d)
Mucous and sweat
415.
Cysticercus stage is found in
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a)
Taenia
b)
Plasmodium
c)
Leishmania
d)
Wuchereria
416.
The substance or structure found in the eyes of birds is

a)
Keratin
b)
Nectin
c)
Pleura
d)
Pectin
417.
Radula is found in

a)
Pila sp
b)
Chiton sp
c)
Lamellidens sp
d)
Pinctada sp
418.
In which animal, diapharagm has no role in respiration?

a)
Frog
b)
Rat
c)
Camel
d)
Rabbit
419.
Which one of the following phyla is correctly matched with its two general characteristics?

a)
Arhropoda – Body divided into head, thorax and abdomen and respiration by tracheae

b)
Chordate – Notochord at some stage and separate anal and urinary openings to the outside

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c)
Echinodermata – Pentamerous radial symmetry and mostly internal fertilization

d)
Mollusca – Normally oviparous and development through a trochophore or veliger larva
420.
The class name-Reptilia refers to

a)
They have scales or scutes presence on the body

b)
They shed their skin and undergo moulting

c)
They have creeping or crawling mode of locomotion

d)
None of the above
421.
‘Turbellarians’ are free living

a)
Nematodes
b)
Cestodes
c)
Flatworms
d)
Trematodes
422.
Which of the following belongs to the class-Amphineura?

a)
Chiton
b)
Nautilus
c)
Dentalium
d)
Pinctada
423.
The male cockroach can be identified by the presence of

a)
Collaterial gland
b)
Green gland
c)
Broad abdomen
d)
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Anal style
424.
Which of the following is a catadromous fish?

a)
Hilsa sp
b)
Mystus sp
c)
Anguilla sp
d)
Channa sp
425.
What is the scientific name of pinworm of man?

a)
Trichinella spiralis
b)
Dracunculus medinensis

c)
Trichuris trichuria
d)
Enterobius vermicularis
426.
Fasciola hepatica is a digenetic parasite. Sheep and snail are two hosts. Snail is

a)
Intermediate host
b)
Paratenic host
c)
Vector host
d)
Reservoir host
427.
The number of trigeminal nerve in frog is

a)
4th
b)
5th
c)
8th
d)
9th
428.
Animals are classified on the basis of which of the following features?
I. Coelomic cavity II. Level of organisation
III. Notochord IV. Skeletal structure

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a)
I and II
b)
I and III
c)
I, II and III
d)
II and IV
429.
Pylangium in frog is found in

a)
Conus arteriosus
b)
Sinus venosus
c)
Atrium
d)
Ventricle
430.
Select the group of animals that have a protostomous plan

a)
Culex, Dugesia, Aurelia
b)
Ancylostoma, Limulus, Physalia

c)
Apis indica, Loligo, Hirudinaria
d)
Ophiothrix, Rhabdopleura, Antedon
431.
Hydra possesses

a)
One testis and one ovary
b)
One testis and many ovaries

c)
Many testes and many ovaries
d)
Many testes and one ovary
432.
Which one of the following is an exotic carp species?

a)
Barbus stigma
b)
Cyprinus carpio
c)
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Labeo bata
d)
Cirrhinus mrigala
433.
A temporary, ectoparasitic, nocturnal insect with piercing and sucking type of mouth parts is

a)
Pediculus
b)
Cimex
c)
Tachardia
d)
Musca
434.
The unique character of animals belonging to class-Mammalia is

a)
Only mammals possesses hair on skin

b)
Completely four chambered heart

c)
Presence of mammary glands

d)
Fertilisation is internal
435.
Select the prosimians from the given options

a)
Lemurs, monkey and gibbons
b)
Chimpanzee, monkey and loris

c)
Tarsius, lemur and loris
d)
Chimpanzee, gibbons and orangutan
436.
Hormone responsible for metamorphosis in tadpole is

a)
Adrenaline
b)
Thyroxine
c)
Aldosterone
d)
Vasopressin
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437.
Which of the following animals has a true coelom?

a)
Ascaris
b)
Pheretima
c)
Sycon
d)
Taenia solium
438.
Right aortic arch is present in

a)
Reptiles only
b)
Mammals only
c)
Birds only
d)
Both (b) and (c)
439.
The type of asexual reproduction found in Hydra is

a)
Multiple fission
b)
Budding
c)
Sporulation
d)
Binary fission
440.
Neopallium is found in the brain of

a)
Amphibian
b)
Advanced reptiles
c)
Mammals
d)
Both (b) and (c)
441.
Insects have

a)
2 pairs of legs
b)
3 pairs of legs
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c)
4 pairs of legs
d)
1 pair of legs
442.
Which is not in pair in rabbit?

a)
Azygous vein
b)
Hemizygous vein
c)
Caudal vein
d)
All of these
443.
The golden age of reptiles was

a)
Proterozoic era
b)
Palaeozoic era
c)
Mesozoic era
d)
Coenozoic era
444.
Schistosoma is a parasite found in

a)
Testes of frog
b)
Liver
c)
Intestine
d)
Blood
445.
Which of the following characters are present in class-Crustacea?

a)
Ciphalothorax, gills and appendages
b)
Head and thorax, gills and appendages

c)
Cephalothorax, book gills and appendages
d)
Head and thorax, book gills and appendages
446.
Pseudocoelom is not found in
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a)
Ascaris
b)
Ancylostoma
c)
Fasciola
d)
None of these
447.
The skull of frog is

a)
Tricondylic
b)
Monocondylic
c)
Dicondylic
d)
Non-condylic
448.
Earthworms have no skeleton, but during burrowing the anterior end becomes turgid and acts as a Hydraulic
skeleton. It is due to

a)
Coelomic fluid
b)
Blood
c)
Gut peristalsis
d)
Setae
449.
Dugesia belongs to which class

a)
Trematoda
b)
Cestoda
c)
Turbellaria
d)
None of these
450.
What is true for Wuchereria bancrofti?

a)
Absence of an intermediate host
b)
Male worms are longer than female worms

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c)
Lives in bile ducts of human beings
d)
Seen in lymph of humans
451.
Identify the group, which includes animals all of which give birth to young ones directly.

a)
Dolphin, kangaroo, bat, cat
b)
Platypus, penguin, bat, hippopotamus

c)
Shrew, bat, kiwi, cat
d)
Lion, whale, ostrich, bat
452.
Skeletal system in phylum-Arthropoda is

a)
Endoskeletal spicules structures
b)
Endoskeletal siliceous structures

c)
Exoskeletal calcareous covering
d)
Exoskeletal chitinous covering
453.
The diagram represents the reproductive organ of male cockroach. Choose the correct combination of labeling

a)
A – 8th Sternum, B – Anal cercus, C – 10th tergum, D – Anal styles

b)
A – 10th tergum, B – Anal cercus, C – Anal styles, D – Sternum

c)
A – Anal styles, B – Anal cercus, C – 10th Tergum D – 8th Sternum

d)
A – 8th Sternum, B – Anal cercus, C – 10th Tergum, D – 8th Sternum
454.

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Coxal glands are excretory organs in

a)
Birds
b)
Scorpions
c)
Porifers
d)
Annelids
455.
Which of the following requires an invertebrate intermediate host?
Dugesia

Schistosoma

Echinococcus

Ancylostoma

Wuchereria

a)
III and IV
b)
II and V
c)
III and V
d)
I and IV
456.
Each male genital opening of Pheretima has separate openings of

a)
Two ducts
b)
Three ducts
c)
Five ducts
d)
Four ducts
457.
Which insect is useful for us?

a)
Periplaneta
b)
Musca
c)
Bombyx
d)

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Mosquitoes
458.
To which taxonomic group does whale belong to?

a)
Fishes
b)
Reptiles
c)
Arthropoda
d)
Mammals
459.
Flame cells are excretory organ of

a)
Planaria
b)
Hydra
c)
Hydrilla
d)
Cockroach
460.
Which of the following is true about hookworms?

a)
Fertilisation is external
b)
Presence of excretory tube and excretory pore

c)
Triploblastic and acoelomate animals
d)
Hermaphrodites
461.
Acoustic spots in frog are present in

a)
Osseous labyrinth
b)
Carotid

c)
Membranous labyrinth
d)
All of these
462.
Venom of viper affects

a)
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Nervous system
b)
Circulatory system
c)
Respiratory system
d)
None of these
463.
What is common among silver fish, scorpion, crab and honey bee?

a)
Compound eyes
b)
Poion glands
c)
Jointed appendages
d)
Metamorphosis
464.
The function of clitellum in Pheretima is

a)
Formation of cocoon
b)
Secretion of hormone

c)
Nutrition of sperm
d)
Respiration
465.
Select the phylum that is neither bilaterally symmetrical nor radially symmetrical nor radially symmetrical

a)
Ctenophora
b)
Coelenterata
c)
Porifera
d)
Annelida
466.
Hydra recognizes its prey by

a)
Nematocyst
b)
Some special organs

c)
Chemical stimulus of prey
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d)
Mechanical stimulus of prey
467.
Which one has no intermediate host?

a)
Taenia
b)
Ascaris
c)
Fasciola
d)
Plasmodium
468.
Which is true for honeybee?

a)
Queen is sterile haploid female
b)
Workers are diploid males and females

c)
Bee hive has four types of bees
d)
Drones are haploid fertile males
469.
Shell of molluscs is derived from

a)
Foot
b)
Mantle
c)
Ctenidia
d)
Placoid
470.
Rabbit is

a)
Carnivore
b)
Herbivore
c)
Both (a) and (b)
d)
Sanguivore
471.
Choose the animals that belong to phylum-Echinodermata from the options

a)
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Sea urchin, cuttle fish and sea lily

b)
Echinus, sea hare and sea cucumber

c)
Antedon, Ophiura and Echinus

d)
Ophiura, Chaetopleura and Echinus
472.
The animal’s body belonging to phylum-Mollusca is divided into

a)
Head, thorax and abdomen
b)
Head, muscular foot and abdomen

c)
Head, thorax and visceral hump
d)
Head, muscular foot and visceral hump
473.
Wriggler is the larva of

a)
Mosquito
b)
Butterfly
c)
Housefly
d)
Cockroach
474.
Addition of which element in water speed up the metamorphosis in frog tadpole larva?

a)
I2
b)
K
c)
Na
d)
Cl
475.
Phylum that exhibit radial or radial like symmetry are

a)
Coelenterates
b)
Echinoderms
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c)
Ctenophores
d)
All of these
476.
Characteristic symptom of ancylostomiasis is

a)
Gastro-intestinal disturbance
b)
Anaemia

c)
Nervous disorders
d)
All of the above
477.
Characteristic cells of Hydra are

a)
Archaeocytes
b)
Thesocytes
c)
Cnidoblasts
d)
Trophocytes
478.
The nitrogeneous metabolic waste in Hydra is mostly

a)
Ammonia and is removed from whole surface of body

b)
Urea and is removed mainly by tentacles

c)
Urea and is removed from whole surface of body

d)
Uric acid and is removed from whole surface of body
479.
The echinoderms are

a)
Arborial insects
b)
Marine animals
c)
Terrestrial insects
d)
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Freshwater worms
480.
List the phyla in the correct order of their placement in classification
I. Chordata II. Annelida
III. Arthropoda IV. Platyhelminthes
V. Ctenophora VI. Aschelminthes

a)
VI, I, V, IV, III, II
b)
II, III, IV, V, VI, I
c)
V, IV, VI, II, III, I
d)
III, II, VI, I, V, IV
481.
Superposition image formation takes place in cockroach during

a)
Bright light
b)
Diffused light
c)
Dim light
d)
None of these
482.
Which of the following has enterocoelomate invertebrate?

a)
Echinodermata
b)
Arthropoda
c)
Annelida
d)
Mollusca
483.
Which of the following is the character of dorsal blood vessel of the earthworm?

a)
Collecting in the whole body
b)
Collecting in first 13 segments

c)
Distributing in the whole body
d)
Distributing in the first 13 segments
484.
Which one is correct?
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a)
Notochord is ectodermal in origin present in some animals

b)
Notochord is a mesodermally derived rod like structure formed on the dorsal side in embryonic development
in some animals

c)
Arthropoda are non-chordates

d)
Both (b) and (c)
485.
Mammal’s heart is

a)
Myogenic
b)
Neurogenic
c)
Voluntary
d)
Sympathetic
486.
Which of the following organs in earthworm neutralizes human acid present in humus?

a)
Typhlosole
b)
Calciferous glands
c)
Intestinal caecum
d)
Gizzard
487.
Which one of the following is a matching pair of a body feature and the animal possessing it?

a)
Post-anal tail – Octopus

b)
Ventral central nervous system – Leech

c)
Pharyngeal gill slits absent in embryo – Chamaeleon

d)
Ventral heart – Scorpion
488.
Notochord is
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a)
Endodermally derived structure, formed on the dorso ventral side

b)
Ectodermally derived structure, formed on the dorsal side

c)
Mesodermally derived structure, formed on the dorsal side

d)
Mesodermally derived structure, formed on the ventral side
489.
Some vertebrae in birds fuse to form

a)
Sacrum
b)
Synsacrum
c)
Coccyx
d)
None of these
490.
Tube-within-tube body plan is found in which animal?

a)
Euspongia
b)
Fasciola
c)
Hydra
d)
None of these
491.
WBCs of frog are

a)
Nucleated amoeboid
b)
Biconvex
c)
Concave
d)
Non-nucleated
492.
Animals having a built in thermostat to maintain constant body temperature are known as

a)
Biothermic
b)
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Poikilothermic
c)
Oligothermic
d)
Homeothermic
493.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of snakes?

a)
Eggs
b)
Sternum
c)
Scales
d)
Kidney
494.
Sea fan belongs to

a)
Coelenterata
b)
Porifera
c)
Echinodermata
d)
Mollusca
495.
Choanocyte is the characteristic feature of

a)
Sponges
b)
Arthropods
c)
Annelids
d)
None of these
496.
Features common to the animals belonging to class-Amphibia and class-Reptilia are

a)
Presence of scales with internal fertilisation and usually four chambered heart
b)
Presence of tympanum, poikilotherms and usually three chambered heart

c)
Presence of cloaca, oviparous and external fertilisation
d)
Skin is moist
497.
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Two-chambered heart is a feature of

a)
Amphibians
b)
Fishes
c)
Reptiles
d)
Birds
498.
Choose the cartilaginous fishes from the following

a)
Catla and Sawfish

b)
Pristis and Carcharodon

c)
Scoliodon and Hagfish

d)
Trygon and Lamprey
499.
Which of the following is not correctly matched?

a)
Sycon – Canal system
b)
Starfish – Radial symmetry

c)
Ascaris – Flame cell
d)
Prawn - Haemocoel
500.
Which of the following vertebrates show the formation of middle ear (eustachian recess) for the first time?

a)
Exocoetus
b)
Rana
c)
Echis
d)
Hippocampus
501.
The most powerful poison produced by vertebrates is

a)
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Paratotoxin
b)
Hypotoxin
c)
Haemotoxin
d)
Batrachotoxin
502.
What is true about class-Insecta?

a)
Two pairs of wings
b)
One pair of wings

c)
Three pairs of jointed legs
d)
No wings
503.
Asymmetry in Gastropoda is due to

a)
Torsion
b)
Coiling
c)
Twisting
d)
None of these
504.
Choose the respiratory organ that are not present in phylum-Arthropoda

a)
Tracheal system
b)
Gills

c)
Water vascular system
d)
Book lungs
505.
The jawless vertebrate is

a)
Crocodile
b)
Loris
c)
Hyla
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d)
Petromyzon
506.
In the given diagram different parts are indicated by alphabets. Choose the answer, in which these alphabets
correctly match with the parts they indicate.

a)
A-Rostellum B- Hooks C- Sucker D- Proglottids

b)
A-Suctorial mouth B-Hooks C- Sucker D- Segments

c)
A-Mouth B-Tentacles C- Sucker D- Segments

d)
A-Sucker B- Hairs C- Ring D-Proglottids
507.
A list of animals is given below. Identify the animals with open circulatory system and choose the correct
answer
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[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]

a)
II, IV and VI
b)
I, II, IV and VI
c)
III, IV, V and VII
d)
II, IV, V and VI
508.
Parthenogenesis is a term of

a)
Sexual reproduction
b)
Asexual reproduction

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c)
Budding
d)
Regeneration
509.
The integument of the frog is always kept moist because

a)
It cannot move with dry skin
b)
It performs cutaneous respiration

c)
It cannot catch food with dry skin
d)
It cannot jump better with moist skin
510.
What is true about Mollusc?

a)
Presence of metameric segmentation

b)
Presence of mantle cavity and coelom cavity

c)
Presence of tissue level of organisation

d)
Presence of chitinous exoskeleton
511.
Higher phylum like echinoderms are

a)
Triploblastic animals
b)
Quadroblastic animals

c)
Diploblastic animals
d)
Uniblastic animals
512.
From the following statements select the wrong one.

a)
Millipeds have two pairs of appendages in each segment of the body

b)
Prawn has two pairs of antennae

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c)
Animals belonging to phylum-Porifera are exclusively marine

d)
Nematocysts are characteristic of the phylum-Cnidaria
513.
The skeleton of corals is composed of

a)
Siliceous spicules
b)
Calcium sulphate
c)
Calcium carbonate
d)
Potassium sulphate
514.
The type of symmetry belongs to animals is

a)
Transverse symmetry
b)
Lateral symmetry

c)
Bilateral symmetry
d)
Oblique symmetry
515.
Scientific name of king cobra is

a)
Naja naja
b)
Bungarus coerulus
c)
Naja Hannah
d)
Vipera russelli
516.
Symmetry in Cnidaria is

a)
Radial
b)
Bilateral
c)
Pentamerous
d)
Spherical
517.
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What is missing in the following diagram?

a)
Podium and tiedamanns body
b)
Madrepori canal and madreporite

c)
Madreporite and podial canal
d)
None of the above
518.
Frog’s tadpole is

a)
Uricotelic
b)
Ureotelic
c)
Ammonotelic
d)
Aminotelic
519.
Sub-class-Prototheria is related with egg laying mammal such as

a)
Kangaroo
b)
Echidna
c)
Primate
d)
None of these
520.
Which of these is referred to as ‘Venus flower basket’?

a)
Spongilla
b)
Sycon
c)
Euplectella
d)

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Cliona
521.
Identify the aquatic mammal(s) from the following
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[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]

a)
I and III
b)
II and IV
c)
V only
d)
IV and V
522.
Which of the following is a viviparous fish?

a)
Exocoetus
b)
Gambusia
c)
Clarias
d)
Labeo
523.
Members of this phylum exhibit adaptations to widely varied environmental conditions. Identify the phylum

a)
Porifera
b)
Coelenterata
c)
Echinodermata
d)
Mollusca
524.
What is true about Nereis, scorpion, cockroach and silver fish?

a)
They all have jointed paired appendages
b)
They all possess dorsal heart

c)
None of them is aquatic
d)
They all belong to the same phylum
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525.
Salamandra belongs to sub-class

a)
Apoda
b)
Urodela
c)
Anura
d)
None of these
526.
Chloragogen cells of earthworms are analogous to vertebrate

a)
Lungs
b)
Liver
c)
Gut
d)
Kidneys
527.
Which of the following characters is present essentially in chordates?

a)
Ventral spinal chord

b)
Dorsal heart

c)
Pharyngeal gill slits

d)
Blood flow in forward direction in ventral blood vessels
528.
Which of the following is not absent in Mollusca?

a)
Heart
b)
Pedicellaria
c)
Ctenidia
d)
Mantle
529.
In Echinodermata, tube feet are related with

a)
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Locomotion
b)
Excretory system

c)
Respiratory system
d)
Reproductive system
530.
The mantle in the phylum-Mollusca is a

a)
Calcareous shell
b)
Chitinous outer covering

c)
Soft spongy layer of skin
d)
None of these
531.
Select the correct statement.

a)
Birds are poikilothermic.
b)
Flatworms are coelomic animals.

c)
Earthworm is metamerically segmented.
d)
Fishes are radially symmetrical.
532.
Which stage in the life cycle of Taenia solium infects the intermediate host?

a)
Hexacanth larva
b)
Oncosphere
c)
Cysticercus larva
d)
Miracidium
533.
Choose the false option

a)
Amoeba-Asymmetrical

b)
Coelenterates-Diploblastic, radial symmetry, non-chordates
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c)
Chordates-Petromyzon, Ornithorhynchus, Equus

d)
Annelid-Pseudocoelomate
534.
Blood of earthworm is

a)
Red in colour, due to dissolved haemoglobin in corpuscle

b)
Red in colour, due to dissolved haemoglobin in plasma

c)
Blue in colour, due to dissolved haemocyanin in plasma

d)
Blue in colour, due to dissolved haemocyanin in corpuscles
535.
Which bird travels the longest distance each year?

a)
Flamingo
b)
Bubulcus
c)
Sterna macrura
d)
None of these
536.
Which of the following sets of derivatives of integumentary structures characterize birds, as glorified reptiles?

a)
Scales and claws
b)
Syrinx and uropygial gland

c)
Claws and uropygial gland
d)
Syrinx and scales
537.
Which is not correct?

a)
Ovaries matured first in earthworm
b)
Spermatheca present in 6-9 segments

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c)
Male genital apertures at 18 segment
d)
One pair of ovary in 13 segment
538.
Rostellum and hooks are absent in the scolex of

a)
Taenia saginata
b)
Taenia solium

c)
Echinococcus granulosus
d)
Fasciola hepatica
539.
Ink glands are found in

a)
Sponge
b)
Star fish
c)
Sepia
d)
Jelly fish
540.
Which of the following is a monogenetic parasite?

a)
Taenia solium
b)
Ascaris
c)
Fasciola hepatica
d)
Plasmodium vivax
541.
Choose the correct option with reference to Ascaris.

a)
Hatching of embryos takes place in the stomach due to lytic enzyme

b)
Adulthood is reached inside the body of the host in ten days time

c)
Development and moulting takes place in the alveoli of lungs

d)
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Hatching of embryos takes place within ten hours
542.
Which type of cells absent in sponges?

a)
Trophocytes
b)
Myocytes
c)
Archaeocytes
d)
Cnidocytes
543.
Which one of the following statements about all the four of Spongilla, leech, dolphin and penguin is correct?

a)
Penguin is homeothermic, while the remaining three are poikilothermic

b)
Leech is a fresh water form, while all others are marine

c)
Spongilla has special collar cells called choanocytes, which are not found in the remaining three

d)
All are bilaterally symmetrical animals
544.
In Pheretima, gizzard, buccal cavity, pharynx, oesophagus, pharyngeal nephridia receive the blood from which
of the following blood vessel?

a)
Supra oesophageal
b)
Lateral oesophageal
c)
Dorsal blood
d)
Subneural
545.
Bat belongs to order

a)
Chiroptera
b)
Lagmorpha
c)
Urodla
d)
Hymenoptera
546.
The Indian salamander is
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a)
Siren
b)
Tylototriton
c)
Ambystoma
d)
Necturus
547.
Earthworms are

a)
Ureotelic, when plenty of water is available

b)
Uricotelic, when plenty of water is available

c)
Uricotelic under conditions of water scarcity

d)
Ammonotelic when plenty of water is available
548.
The notochord is derived from which of the following layers?

a)
Ectoderm
b)
Mesoderm
c)
Endoderm
d)
Placoderm
549.
Book lungs are respiratory organs in

a)
Insects
b)
Arachnids
c)
Molluscans
d)
Echinoderms
550.
Which of the following is a harmful social insect?

a)
Termite
b)
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Bombyx mori
c)
Tachardia lacca
d)
Apis indica
551.
Which type of respiratory organs are present in spiders and scorpions?

a)
Book lungs
b)
Gills
c)
Gill books
d)
Lungs
552.
Spermathecae in Pheretima is located in the segments

a)
14 to 18
b)
10 to 13
c)
6 to 10
d)
6 to 9
553.
In bony ventebrates, the laying down of none is often preceded by the presence of

a)
Chitin
b)
Starch
c)
Cartilage
d)
Platelets
554.
The nerve net of Hydra lacks

a)
Neurons
b)
Connections

c)
Dendrites
d)
Directions in impulse
555.
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Spider web is formed by a fluid secreted by its

a)
Abdominal gland
b)
Salivary gland
c)
Cephalothorax
d)
None of these
556.
Choose the group of parasitic animal

a)
Wuchereria – Pheretima – Nereis

b)
Liverfluke – Dugesia - Ascaris

c)
Fasciola – Taenia – Ancylostoma

d)
Wuchereria – Fasciola – Dugesia
557.
Pneumatic bones are expected to be found in

a)
House lizard
b)
Flying fish
c)
Pigeon
d)
Tadpole of frog
558.
Maximum life span of dog in year is

a)
5
b)
10
c)
15
d)
20
559.
The group of anamniota includes

a)
Reptiles and birds
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b)
Birds and mammals

c)
Fishes and amphibians
d)
Reptiles and mammals
560.
Osteichthyes and Chondrichthyes are similar in which of the following features?

a)
Presence of two chambered heart and ctenoid scales
b)
Presence of 10 pairs of cranial nerve and absence of neck

c)
Presence of opesthonephric kidneys and bony endoskeleton
d)
Presence of poison stings and electric organs
561.
Medusa is the reproductive organ of

a)
Hydra
b)
Aurelia
c)
Obelia
d)
Sea anemone
562.
Teeth of rabbit are

a)
Thecodont
b)
Diphyodont
c)
Heterodont
d)
All of these
563.
Which one of the following pairs of items correctly belongs to the category of organs mentioned against it?

a)
Thorns of Bougainvillea – Analogous organs and tendrils of Cucurbita

b)
Nictitating membrane and – Vestigial organs blind spot in human eye

c)
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Nephridia of earthworm – Excretory organs and Malpighian tubules of cockroach

d)
Wings of honey bee and wings of crow – Homologous organs
564.
Which one of the following groups of animals is bilaterally symmetrical and triploblastic?

a)
Coelenterates (Cnidarians)
b)
Aschelminthes (roundworms)

c)
Ctenophores
d)
Sponges
565.
Ovoviviparity is seen in this caecilian

a)
Wuchereria
b)
Typhlonectus
c)
Ichthyophis
d)
Uraeotyphlus
566.
Right lung of rat has four lobes. The left lung has how many lobe/lobes?

a)
One
b)
Two
c)
Three
d)
Four
567.
The cloaca in frog is a common chamber for the urinary tract, reproductive tract and

a)
Alimentary canal
b)
Portal system

c)
Hepatic portal vessels
d)
Notochord
568.
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Pecten, a comb-like structure is found in the eye of

a)
Fishes
b)
Frogs
c)
Birds
d)
Mammals
569.
Food of Hydra is

a)
Aquatic plants
b)
Aquatic animals

c)
Algae and aquatic animals
d)
Some crustaceans
570.
Dry skin with scales or scutes without gland is a characteristic of

a)
Fishes
b)
Reptilia
c)
Amphibia
d)
Aves
571.
Metagenesis in seen in

a)
Hydra
b)
Aurelia
c)
Obelia
d)
Adamsia
572.
Sea mouse belongs to phylum

a)
Mollusca
b)
Cnidaria
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c)
Arthropoda
d)
Annelida
573.
Arms are absent in

a)
Sea urchin
b)
Sea cucumber
c)
Both (a) and (b)
d)
None of these
574.
Integumentary nephridia are also called

a)
Enteronephric

b)
Exonephric

c)
Sometimes enteronephric and sometimes exonephric

d)
Both (a) and (b)
575.
Which of the following is wrongly matched?

a)
Arthropoda – Cockroach
b)
Annelida – Hydra

c)
Echinodermata – Star fish
d)
Nemathelminthes – Ascaris
576.
Scorpion belongs to a class to which one of the following also belong?

a)
Ticks
b)
Crabs
c)
Both (a) and (b)
d)
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Cockroaches
577.
Which is common between earthworm, leech and centipede?

a)
They have Malpighian tubules
b)
They are hermaphrodite

c)
They have ventral nerve cord
d)
They have no legs
578.
Haemocoel is found in

a)
Hydra and Aurelia
b)
Taenia and Ascaris

c)
Cockroach and Pila
d)
Balanoglossus and Herdmania
579.
Which one of the following is not a mammalian character?

a)
Presence of milk producing gland
b)
They have two pairs of limbs

c)
Skin is unique in possessing hair
d)
Homodont type of dentition
580.
The flightless bird among the following is

a)
Columba
b)
Neophron
c)
Struthio
d)
Corvus
581.
Phylum-Aschelminthes is different from phylum-Platyhelminthes in

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a)
Symmetry
b)
Shape of the body

c)
Number of germ layers in embryonic stage
d)
None of the above
582.
Which of the following statements is true?

a)
All living members of class-Cyclostomata are parasites on some fishes

b)
There are about 25,000 species in the class-Osteichthyes

c)
Ciona belongs to the sub-phylum-Cephalocohordata

d)
Arthropods are diploblastic animals
583.
In phylum-Porifera opening through which water leaves the spongocoel is called

a)
Ostia
b)
Omadidia
c)
Osculum
d)
Choanocytes
584.
In which one of the following the genus name, its two characters and its class/phylum are correctly matched?
Genus Two characters Class/Phylum

a)

Salaman (i) A tympanum Amphibia

dra Represents ear n
(ii) Fertilisation
is external

b)

Pteropus (i) Skin Mammali

possesses hair a
(ii) Oviparous

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c)

Aurelia (i) Cnidoblast Coelenter

(ii) Organ level ata
of organisation

d)

Ascaris (i) Body Annelida

segmented
(ii) Males and
females distinct

585.
If an earthworm is left in 40% KOH solution for a long time, which part would be left undissolved?

a)
Setae
b)
Spermathecae
c)
Sand particles
d)
Circular muscles
586.
Select the false statement.

a)
In rats, the teeth are heterodont and thecodont

b)
In female rats, the urinary and genital apertures are located above anus

c)
In female rats, six pairs of nipples are present on the ventral surface of the trunk

d)
In rats, 12 pairs of cranial nerves and 33 pairs of spinal nerves are present
587.
Which of the following belongs to class-Insecta?

a)
Julus
b)
Silver fish
c)
Lobsters
d)
Prawn
588.
Male and female cockroach are differ due to presence or absence of

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a)
Anal cerci
b)
Anal style
c)
Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
d)
Anal sitae
589.
The internal buds of freshwater sponges are otherwise called.

a)
Choanocyte
b)
Gemmule
c)
Osculum
d)
Blastula
590.
In honey bee, the drones are

a)
Sterile male
b)
Fertile male
c)
Fertile female
d)
Sterile female
591.
Excretory organ of spider is

a)
Coxal glands
b)
Flame cells
c)
Malpighian tubule
d)
Nephridia
592.
In nemathelminthes, the coelom not lined by peritoneum is called

a)
Acoelom
b)
Pseudocoelom
c)
Enterocoelom
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d)
Haemocoel
593.
Which of the following are not members of sub class-Anura?

a)
Hyla, Xenopus and Pipa
b)
Rhacophorus and Bufo

c)
Ambystoma and lchthyophis
d)
Rana tigerina and Alytes
594.
Spermathecae in earthworm is

a)
For producing sperm

b)
For storage of sperm obtained from male earthworm

c)
Both (a) and (b)

d)
None of the above
595.
Which of the following is not a feature of Protopterus?

a)
Breathes through lungs
b)
Walks by fins used as legs

c)
Cannabilism
d)
It gives birth to young ones
596.
All mammals without any exception are characterized by

a)
Viviparity and biconcave red blood cells

b)
Extra-abdominal testes and a four chambered heart

c)
Heterodont teeth and 12 pairs of cranial nerves
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d)
A muscular diaphragm and milk producing glands
597.
Which one of the following is a flightless bird?

a)
Passer
b)
Corvus
c)
Aptenodytes
d)
Pavo cristatus
598.
The sclerite, covers the top to the head and the space between the two compound eyes in Periplaneta, is

a)
Clypeus
b)
Labrum
c)
Vertex
d)
Genae
599.
Cross fertilisation is favoured by

a)
Neoteny
b)
Metagenesis
c)
Protandry
d)
None of these
600.
Complete metamorphosis is found in

a)
House-fly and mosquito
b)
House-fly and cockroach

c)
Mosquito and cockroach
d)
None of the above
601.
The herbivorous insect that has piercing and sucking type of mouth parts is

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a)
Cimex
b)
Culex
c)
Apis
d)
Tachardia
602.
Ctenophora shows affinities with

a)
Cnidaria
b)
Aschelminthes
c)
Cephalopoda
d)
Turbellaria
603.
A gradual decrease in the size of the tail during metamorphosis in the life cycle of frog is a good example for

a)
Programmed cell death
b)
Cell necrosis

c)
Cell senescence
d)
Pinocytic activity
604.
Ecdysone is secreted from

a)
Insect
b)
Trematoda
c)
Nematode
d)
Polychaeta
605.
The animal that never performs locomotion is

a)
Ascaris
b)
Leucosolenia
c)
Both (a) and (b)
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d)
Hydra
606.
Salamander can regenerate

a)
Tail
b)
Limbs
c)
External gills
d)
All of these
607.
Which is a condition that in connected in the both external and internal structures and it is first found in which
phylum of the animal kingdom

a)
Mutagenesis-Platyhelminthes
b)
Metagenesis-Coelenterata

c)
Appendages-Arthropoda
d)
Metamerism-Annelida
608.
In the pectoral girdle of frog, there is a cup like cavity on each side called

a)
Acetabulum
b)
Sigmoid arc
c)
Glenoid cavity
d)
Thoracic cavity
609.
In mammals, the secondary palate is formed by the union of

a)
Premaxilla, pterygoid and squamosal bones
b)
Maxilla, quadrate and palatine bones

c)
Premaxilla, maxilla and palatine bones
d)
Premaxilla, quadrate and squamosal bones
610.
Salivary gland in earthworm is found in
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a)
Dorsal wall of buccal cavity
b)
Ventral wall of buccal cavity

c)
Pharyngeal wall
d)
None of the above
611.
Which of the following is absent in the mouth part of housefly?

a)
Labrum
b)
Epipharynx
c)
Mandibles
d)
Maxillary palps
612.
Roundworms are different from Platyhelminthes in the following features

a)
Roundworms are triploblastic

b)
Roundworms have a complete digestive system

c)
Roundworms have flame cells

d)
All of the above
613.
Changes that allow the conversion of larva into adult, is called

a)
Metagenesis
b)
Alternation
c)
Metamorphosis
d)
Metastasis
614.
In earthworm, the dorsal wall of the intestine from the 26 th segment to 95th segment forms a median internal
fold called

a)
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Trochophore
b)
Typhlosole
c)
Clitellum
d)
Trachea
615.
Eggs of cockroach are

a)
Alecithal
b)
Microlecithal
c)
Telolecithal
d)
Cintrolecithal
616.
3-segmented club shaped maxillary palp is present in

a)
Male Culex
b)
Male Anopheles
c)
Female Culex
d)
Female Anopheles
617.
The radial symmetry is observed in
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]

a)
II, III and V
b)
I, II, III and V
c)
II, III and I
d)
II and V
618.
Which of the following does not belong to the class-Hexactinellida?

a)
Hyalonema
b)
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Cliona
c)
Euplectella
d)
None of these
619.
All flatworms differ from all roundworms in having

a)
Triploblastic body
b)
Solid mesoderm

c)
Bilateral symmetry
d)
Metamorphosis in the life history
620.
Which brain structure in rabbit is directly related to vision?

a)
Corpus albicans
b)
Hippocampal lobe

c)
Corpus callosum
d)
Corpora quadrigemina
621.
Which of the following statements are true?

a)
Phylum-Porifera-Presence of choanocytes and nematocysts

b)
Phylum-Coelentrata-Meandrina belongs to this phylum

c)
Phylum-Ctenophora-All exhibit bilateral symmetry

d)
Phylum-Platyhelminthes-Wuchereria belongs to this phylum
622.
Class-crustacea differs from Insecta in having

a)
Two pairs of antennae
b)
Jointed foot

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c)
Chitinous cuticle
d)
None of these
623.
Pearls are produced by the animals of phylum

a)
Annelida
b)
Arthropoda
c)
Mollusca
d)
Echinodermata
624.
Third cleavage of frog’s development is

a)
Vertical
b)
Equatorial
c)
Latitudinal
d)
None of these
625.
Which of the following animals is sanguivorous?

a)
Nereis
b)
Tapeworm
c)
Earthworm
d)
Hirudinaria
626.
Spiders belong to class

a)
Insect
b)
Chilopoda
c)
Diplopoda
d)
Archinda
627.
Temperature changes in the environment affect most of the animals which are

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a)
Homeothermic
b)
Aquatic
c)
Poikilothermic
d)
Desert living
628.
Part of the right lung of rat which is not distinguishable due to passage of post caval through it is

a)
Anterior
b)
Middle
c)
Posterior
d)
Post caval
629.
In Mollusca, the osphradium has function of

a)
Reproduction
b)
Respiration

c)
Testing physical and chemical qualities of food
d)
Excretion
630.
Which is not correct for birds?

a)
Exothermic
b)
Pneumatic bones
c)
Lung with air sacs
d)
Amniotes
631.
From Ascaris egg, first larva hatches out in the

a)
Intestine of host
b)
Stomach of host

c)
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Outside the body
d)
Uterus of female Ascaris
632.
Choose the correct option for Wuchereria?
I. Triploblastic with the presence of an excretory pore
II. Presence of a muscular pharynx
III. Males longer than females
IV. Cellular level of organisation

a)
II and III are True
b)
I and IV are True
c)
I and II are True
d)
III and IV are True
633.
Engulfing of food either in solid or liquid is called

a)
Sporozoic nutrition
b)
Holozoic nutrition

c)
Parasitic nutrition
d)
Saprophytic nutrition
634.
When the circulatory system lacks arteries, veins and capillaries, it is called as

a)
Closed type
b)
Mixed type

c)
In appropriate information
d)
Open type
635.
Which one of the following exhibits concentric ‘tube within tube’ plan?

a)
Cbidaria
b)
Annelida
c)
Platyhelminthes
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d)
Nematode
636.
The part of spermatheca of earthworm that acts as store house of spermatozoa is

a)
Ampulla
b)
Diverticulum
c)
Both (a) and (b)
d)
None of these
637.
Absence of circulatory system in Hydra is compensated by

a)
Pseudocoelomic fluid
b)
Gastrovascular cavity

c)
Presence of tentacles
d)
None of these
638.
Which one of the following is a matching pair of an animal and a certain phenomenon it exhibits?

a)
Chamaelon – Mimicry
b)
Taenia – Polymorphism

c)
Pheretima – Sexual dimorphism
d)
Musca – Complete metamorphosis
639.
Periplaneta Americana has themoreceptor sensillae on

a)
1st, 2nd and 3rd segments of tarsus of legs
b)
3rd, 4th and 5th segments of tarsus of legs

c)
Pedicel of antenna
d)
15th segment of anal cerci
640.
Mark the false statement for the phylum-Annelida
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a)
They are bilaterally symmetrical coelomate animals

b)
They have both monoecious and dioecious animal representatives

c)
Excretory system consists of flame cells

d)
They do not have asexual reproduction
641.
In tissue level of organisation the

a)
Cells are arranged as loose cell aggregate

b)
Tissues are grouped to form organs

c)
Cells performing the same function are arranged into groups

d)
Tissues are grouped to form systems
642.
Phylum-Ctenophora is divided into following classes

a)
Tentaculata and Micropharyngea
b)
Nuda and Macropharyngea

c)
Tentaculata and Nuda
d)
Nuda and Hormiphora
643.
Medusa is the reproductive structure of

a)
Hydra
b)
Obelia
c)
Sea anemone
d)
None of these
644.
The limbless amphibian is
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a)
Ichthyophis
b)
Hyla
c)
Rana
d)
Salamandra
645.
A single opening of the digestive system is found in

a)
Protista
b)
Ctenophore
c)
Porifera
d)
Platyhelminthes
646.
Aquatic reptiles are

a)
Ammonotelic
b)
Ureotelic
c)
Ureotelic in water
d)
Ureotelic over land
647.
In earthworm, gizzard is found, in which of the following segments?

a)
9th segment
b)
18th segment
c)
13th segment
d)
16th segment
648.
Phallomerase in male Periplaneta arise from

a)
8th and 9th sternum
b)
7th sternum
c)
8th sternum
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d)
9th sternum
649.
Animal undergoes inactive stage during winter known as

a)
Aestivation
b)
Hibernation
c)
Adaptation
d)
Acclimatization
650.
Conglobate gland is found in

a)
Female cockroach
b)
Male cockroach
c)
Anopheles mosquito
d)
Culex mosquito
651.
Pearl is produced in the bivalve belonging to the genus

a)
Ostraea
b)
Pinctada
c)
Pecten
d)
Lamellidens
652.
Select the correct set of animals of class-Mammalia.

a)
Lion, hippopotamus, penguin, bat
b)
Lion, bat, whale ostrich

c)
Hippopotamus, penguin, whale, kangaroo
d)
Whale, bat, kangaroo, hippopotamus
653.
Which is the first class among the tetrapods to shows completely 4-chambered heart?

a)
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Amphibia
b)
Reptilian
c)
Aves
d)
Mammalia
654.
Choose the kind of erythrocyte found in Reptiles

a)
Circular – biconvex – nucleated
b)
Oval – biconcave – denucleated

c)
Circular – biconcave – denucleated
d)
Oval – biconvex – nucleated
655.
Gonads of Obelia occur

a)
On blastocyst
b)
In hydrula stage

c)
In radial canals of medusa
d)
At bases of tentacles of medusa
656.
Cerebral hemispheres of rat are connected by

a)
Corpus luteum
b)
Corpus callosum
c)
Corpus albicans
d)
Corpus spongiosum
657.
Sub classes for class-Mammalia are

a)
Eutheria and Metatheria
b)
Ornithorhynchus and Pleurorhynchus

c)
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Hemiechinus and Macropus
d)
Theria and Prototheria
658.
Dermatobiasis in cattle is caused by

a)
Maggots of bot fly
b)
Wriggler of mosquito

c)
Nits of lead louse
d)
Drones of honeybee
659.
In frog’s heart which of the following is considered as pace-maker?

a)
Pylangium
b)
Synangium
c)
Sinus venosus
d)
Truncus arteriosus
660.
Proboscis gland in Balanoglossus is associated with

a)
Digestion
b)
Respiration
c)
Circulation
d)
Excretion
661.
Which of the following is common in Annelida and Arthropoda?

a)
Basal nerve cord
b)
Dorsal nerve cord
c)
Ventral nerve cord
d)
Anterior nerve cord
662.
The poisonous fluid present in nematocyst of Hydra is

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a)
Venom
b)
Haematin
c)
Toxin
d)
Hypnotoxin
663.
Asexual reproduction in sponges takes place by

a)
Binary fission
b)
Budding
c)
Fragmentation
d)
Encystment
664.
Which animal shows coprophagy?

a)
Giraffe
b)
Elephant
c)
Rabbit
d)
Snake
665.
Which one of the following statements about certain given animals is correct?

a)
Roundworms (Aschelminthes) are pseudocoelomates

b)
Molluscs are acoelomates

c)
Insects are pseudocoelomates

d)
Flatworms (Platyhelminthes) are coelomates
666.
The location of lymph glands in Pheretima is

a)
4th, 5th and 6th segments
b)
10th to 20th segments
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c)
26th to the last segments
d)
13th segments
667.
The young one of cockroach is called

a)
Caterpillar
b)
Nymph
c)
Fingerling
d)
Maggot
668.
Which of following has discoidal placenta?

a)
Rabbit
b)
Deer
c)
Sheep
d)
Pig
669.
Body cavity of Hydra is called

a)
Haemocoel
b)
Coelenteron
c)
Enterocoel
d)
Pseudocoel
670.
Which one of the following features is common in silverfish, scorpion, dragon fly and prawn?

a)
Three pairs of legs and segmented body

b)
Chitinous cuticle and two pairs of antennae

c)
Jointed appendages and chitinous exoskeleton

d)
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Cephalothorax and tracheae
671.
Match the items labelled A, B, C and D in the given diagram with the given characters and choose the correct
answer

I. Nerve cord
II. Post-anal part
III. Notochord
IV. Gill Slits
A B C D

a)
II IV III I
b)
I III II IV
c)
III I IV III
d)
IV II III I
672.
Which of the following is present in the integument of frog but not in mammals?

a)
Dermis
b)
Mucous gland

c)
Sweat glands
d)
Stratum germinativum
673.
The canal system is characteristic feature of

a)
Helminthes
b)
Coelenterates
c)
Sponges
d)
Echinoderms
674.
Which one of the following parasites shows alternation of generation and alternation of host in its life cycle?

a)
Fasciola
b)

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Ascaris
c)
Wuchereria
d)
Taenia
675.
Pancreas is absent in which group of vertebrates?

a)
Reptiles
b)
Cyclostomates
c)
Birds
d)
Mammals
676.
The nematocysts inject …… in its prey

a)
Coelenteron
b)
Neurotoxin
c)
Hypnotoxin
d)
Hypotoxin
677.
Tubular heart of cockroach has how many chambers?

a)
10
b)
13
c)
12
d)
11
678.
Non-chordates show

a)
Notochord
b)
Dorsal tubular nerve chord

c)
Pharyngeal gill cleft
d)
Absence of hepatic portal system
679.
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In earthworms, setae are present in all segments, expect the

a)
First and the last segments
b)
First and the clitellum

c)
First segments
d)
First, clitellum and last segments
680.
Canal system in Porifera is not concerned with

a)
Respiration
b)
Nutrition
c)
Sexual reproduction
d)
None of the above
681.
Preen glands occur on

a)
Reptilia
b)
Aves
c)
Pisces
d)
Mammalia
682.
Fossil representatives of phylum-Arthropods are called

a)
Triplolites
b)
Tagmalites
c)
Trilobites
d)
Archaeopods
683.
Study the following features of a fish.
It is a crossopterygian fish.

It is found in the river Chalumnae.

It does not exhibit aestivation.

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It is an urecotelic animal.

Which of the above are true to ‘Neoceratodus’

a)
I and II
b)
II and IV
c)
I and III
d)
I and IV
684.
Which of the these statements are wrong?
[Link] are lateral appendages in arthropods used for swimming.
[Link] in molluscs are structures involved in excretion.
[Link] are dioecious.
[Link] adults show radial symmetry.
[Link] are diploblastic.

a)
I and II
b)
I and III
c)
I, IV and V
d)
III and V
685.
The Mediterranean type of popular fowls are called

a)
White leghorn
b)
New Hampshire
c)
Plymouth rock
d)
Rhode island red
686.
In which of the following animals, post anal tail is found?

a)
Earthworm
b)
Lower invertebrate
c)
Scorpion
d)
Snake

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687.
In earthworm, neurons are

a)
Motor
b)
Associated
c)
Sensory
d)
All of these
688.
Pseudocoelomate animals belong to the phylum

a)
Platyhelminthes
b)
Arthropoda
c)
Mollusca
d)
None of these
689.
Cells that are peculiar to the phylum-Porifera

a)
Chimeras
b)
Chondrocytes
c)
Dendrocytes
d)
Choanocytes
690.
The number of heart chambers found in cockroach is

a)
4
b)
7
c)
5
d)
13
691.
Study the following sentences.
[Link] is a terrestrial arthropod.
[Link] prosoma bears a pair of chelicerae, a pair of the pedipalps and four pairs of walking legs.
[Link] metasoma ends in a telson.
[Link] pair of walking legs are modified as poisonous claws.
Which of the above are true for Heterometrus?
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a)
I and III
b)
I and II
c)
I and IV
d)
III and IV
692.
What is common among Planaria and Hydra?

a)
Both belong to phylum-Coelenterata
b)
Both are diploblastic

c)
Both have regenerative capacity
d)
Both have a water vascular system
693.
Choose the correct combination of labeling from the options given.

a)
A-Testis, B-Spermatheca, C-Seminal vesicle, D-Ovary, E-vas deferens, F-Accessory gland

b)
A-Spermatheca, B- Testis, C- Ovary, D- Seminal vesicle, E- vas deferens, F- Accessory gland

c)
A- Spermatheca, B- Testis, C- Seminal vesicle, D- Ovary, E- vas deferens, F- Accessory gland

d)
A- Spermatheca, B- Testis, C- Accessory gland, D- Ovary, E- vas deferens, F- Seminal vesicle,
694.
Changes that allow the conversion of larva into adult, are called

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a)
Metagenesis
b)
Alternation
c)
Metamorphosis
d)
Metastasis
695.
In cockroach, vision is due to

a)
One compound eye
b)
Two compound eyes

c)
Two simple eyes
d)
Two compound and two simple eyes
696.
Which of the following features is not found in Aves

a)
Preen glands on tail
b)
Crop and a gizzard
c)
Air cavities in bones
d)
Teeth inside the beak
697.
The cockroach of genus-Blatta is also called

a)
German cockroach
b)
Australian cockroach

c)
Oriental cockroach
d)
American cockroach
698.
Which animal of the following belongs to class-Crustacea?

a)
Cockroach
b)
Cyclops
c)
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Grasshopper
d)
Mosquito
699.
In which segment, the clitellum is present in earthworm?

a)
16 segments
b)
17-19 segments
c)
14-16 segments
d)
5-6 segments
700.
Tissue level of organisation is seen in

a)
Platyhelminthes
b)
Chordata
c)
Arthropoda
d)
None of these
701.
Which of the following animals sows discontinuous distribution?

a)
Green muscle
b)
Bats
c)
Lung fish
d)
Pacific salmon
702.
Excretion in phylum-Porifera is

a)
Ureotelic
b)
Uricotelic
c)
Ammoniotelic
d)
Aminotelic
703.
Body of earthworm is divided into how many similar segments, which are called metameres or somites?

a)
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60 to 120
b)
100 to 120
c)
80 to 120
d)
120 or more
704.
Arthropods are characterized by

a)
Jointed appendages
b)
Open blood vascular system

c)
Triploblastic
d)
All of the above
705.
Which of the following respires through gills?

a)
Whale
b)
Turtle
c)
Frog
d)
Prawn
706.
Annelids have a central nerve cord that is

a)
Impermeable to K+
b)
Hollow
c)
Dorsal
d)
Ventral
707.
Animals that do not belong to class-Crustacea include

a)
Lobster and daphnia
b)
Millipede and Centipede

c)
Crab and shrimp
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d)
None of the above
708.
Urochordate animals have

a)
Notochord that extends from head to tail region
b)
Notochord is present throughout larval stages and adult life

c)
Notochord present only in adult stages
d)
Notochord present only in larval stage
709.
Thigmotaxis is not shown by

a)
Paramecium
b)
Amoeba
c)
Ascaris
d)
Hydra
710.
In a copulating pair of earthworm, which two processes take place?

a)
External fertilization and cross fertilization
b)
Cross fertilization and reciprocal fertilization

c)
Internal fertilization and cross fertilization
d)
Reciprocal fertilization and internal fertilization
711.
The second largest number of species containing phylum in the animal kingdom is

a)
Annelida
b)
Arthropoda
c)
Mollusca
d)
Chordata
712.
Which of the following statements is false?

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a)
Male round worm is smaller than female

b)
Earthworms are hermaphrodites

c)
Echinoderms are protostomous coelomates

d)
Human teeth are anatomically comparable to scales of shark
713.
Limbless amphibians are called

a)
Paddle worms
b)
Glow worms
c)
Caecilian worms
d)
Pin worms
714.
Salient feature of Arthropoda is

a)
Aquatic and free living
b)
Chitinous exoskeleton and jointed appendages

c)
Both (a) and (b)
d)
None of the above
715.
Which of the following are absent in snakes?

a)
Pectoral girdle
b)
Urinary bladder
c)
Sternum
d)
All of these
716.
Which of the following is not a Porifera

a)
Sycon
b)
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Spirulina
c)
Euspongia
d)
Spongilla
717.
Tube-feet are the locomotory organs of

a)
Platyhelminthes
b)
Echinodermata
c)
Mollusca
d)
Arthropoda
718.
Which one of the following characters is not typical of the class-Mammalia?

a)
Seven cervical vertebrae
b)
Thecodont dentition

c)
Ten pairs of cranial nerves
d)
Alveolar lungs
719.
In cockroach, which of the following is the principal motor centre?

a)
Supraoesophageal ganglia
b)
Suboesophageal ganglia

c)
Metathoracic ganglia
d)
Abdominal ganglia
720.
Excretory organs in Taenia are

a)
Flame cells
b)
Nephridia
c)
Nephrons
d)
Kidneys
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721.
How many eggs are found in egg chamber of female cockroach?

a)
2
b)
4
c)
8
d)
16
722.
A dorsal horn is present on the………. of mulberry silk worm (caterpillar).

a)
8th abdominal segment
b)
6th abdominal segment

c)
5th abdominal segment
d)
2nd thoracic segment
723.
In Hydra, reproduction occurs in favourable conditions by

a)
Budding
b)
Gametes
c)
Gemmules
d)
Binary fission
724.
Which of the following are amphibians?

a)
A and C
b)
B and D
c)

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C and D
d)
A and D
725.
Which of the following is an exclusive character of class-Mammalia?

a)
Homoiothermy
b)
Internal fertilization

c)
Presence of a 4-chambered heart
d)
Presence of a muscular diaphragm
726.
Skeletal system in echinoderms is

a)
Formed by the distension of the water vascular system

b)
Calcareous exoskeleton

c)
Siliceous endoskeleton

d)
None of the above
727.
Which one of the following animals possesses high regeneration capacity?

a)
Planaria
b)
Taenia
c)
Salpa
d)
Periplaneta
728.
Veliger larva occurs in phylum

a)
Mollusca
b)
Echinodermata
c)
Arthropoda
d)
Cnidaria
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729.
Tadpole’s tail is a/an

a)
Excretory organ
b)
Attachment organ
c)
Respiratory organ
d)
Locomotory organ
730.
The largest phylum in respect of number of species is

a)
Coelenterata
b)
Arthropoda
c)
Protozoa
d)
Porifera
731.
Read the following paragraph.
An insect whose mouthparts are biting and chewing type in the larval condition, while they are siphoning type
in the adult and this insect gives an economically important substance during yet another stage of its
development.
The insect is

a)
Anopheles
b)
Laccifer
c)
Bombyx
d)
Apis
732.
Which of the following statements are true/false?
I. Mollusca possess cellular level of organisation
II. Arthropoda are true coelomates
III. Platyhelminths are pseudocoelomates
IV. Ctenophora have bilateral symmetry
Choose the correct option

a)
I and II are True
b)
Only II are True
c)
I and IV are True
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d)
II, III and IV are True
733.
Which of the following is not a defence evolved by a prey to avoid predators?

a)
Ejection of noxious chemicals
b)
Possession of toxic hairs

c)
Mimicry of inedible objects
d)
Secretion of pheromones
734.
The correct sequence of arrangements of segments in the leg of cockroach is

a)
Tibia, trochanter, femur, tarsus and coxa
b)
Trochanter, coxa, tibia, femur and tarsus

c)
Coxa, femur, trochanter, tibia and tarsus
d)
Coxa, trochanter, femur, tibia and tarsus
735.
The function of iris in the eyes of frog is to

a)
Alter the size of pupil
b)
Move nictitating membrane

c)
Refract light rays
d)
Move the lens forward and backward
736.
Which of the following pairs is correct?

a)
Annelida – Polychaeta – leech
b)
Arthropoda – Crustacea – cockroach

c)
Mollusca – Cephalopoda – Octopus
d)
Protozoa – Hydra
737.
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Which one of the following groups of animals is correctly matched with its one characteristic feature without
even a single exception?

a)
Chordata – possess a mouth provided with an upper and a lower jaw

b)
Chondrichthyes – possess cartilaginous endoskeleton

c)
Mammalia – give birth to young ones

d)
Reptilia – possess 3-chambered heart with one incompletely divided ventricle
738.
Chitin as exoskeleton is found in

a)
Periplaneta
b)
Ascaris
c)
Pheretima
d)
Hydra
739.
In Pheretima, the glands that help in binding the worms during copulation are

a)
Prostate glands
b)
Albumin glands
c)
Accessory glands
d)
Mucous glands
740.
Which one of the following animals lay eggs yet the female secretes milk?

a)
Bat
b)
Kangaroo
c)
Platypus
d)
Ostrich
741.
Taenia solium derives its energy from the breakdown of

a)
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Nucleic acids
b)
Amino acids
c)
Glycogen
d)
Glycerol
742.
Which statement is incorrect for animals belonging to class of Chondrichthyes?

a)
Presence of placoid scales
b)
Absence of air bladder

c)
Presence of cartilaginous endoskeleton
d)
Notochord is persistent only at larval stage, after that it disappears
743.
Pouched mammals are

a)
Prototherians
b)
Metatherians
c)
Eutherians
d)
Therians
744.
Ascaris is

a)
A parasite
b)
An autotroph

c)
Facultative autotroph
d)
Facultative heterotrophy
745.
Which one of the following match is incorrect?
Column I Column I

a)

Garden Hemidactylus
lizard flavirisidis

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b)

Mountain Varanus
lizard

c)

Worm Rhineura
lizard

d)

Collared Iguana
lizard

746.
The colour of the body in earthworm is brown due to

a)
Porphyrin
b)
Haemoglobin
c)
Blood
d)
Haemocyanin
747.
Class-Crustacea have the following features

a)
Tracheae and Malpighian tubules
b)
Tracheae and green glands

c)
Book gills and coxal glands
d)
Gills and antennal glands
748.
Budding is found in

a)
Sycon
b)
Hydra
c)
Fasciola
d)

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Obelia
749.
Which one of the following is not used in organic farming?

a)
Glomus
b)
Earthworm
c)
Oscillatoria
d)
Snail
750.
Highest degree of polymorphism is found in

a)
Protozoa
b)
Cnidaria
c)
Platyhelminthes
d)
Arthropoda
751.
Botryoidal tissue is found in

a)
Hirudinea
b)
Polychaeta
c)
Oligochaeta
d)
All of these
752.
The sea snakes have

a)
Cylindrical tail
b)
Dry horny scale at tail end

c)
Laterally compressed tail
d)
Dorso-ventrally flattened tail
753.
Which one of the following correctly describes the location of some body parts in the earthworm Pheretima?

a)
Two pairs of accessory glands in 16-18 segments
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b)
Four pairs of spermathecae in 4-7 segments

c)
One pair of ovaries attached at intersegmental septum of 14 th and 15th segments

d)
Two pairs of testes in 10th and 11th segments
754.
Tachyglossus is a connecting link between

a)
Reptiles and birds
b)
Amphibians and reptiles

c)
Birds and mammals
d)
Reptiles and mammals
755.
Radial symmetry is seen in

a)
Hydra
b)
Schistosoma
c)
Taenia
d)
Fasciola
756.
Which of the following phylum or class exhibit the presence of a notochord?

a)
Arthropods
b)
Echinodermata

c)
Chondrichthyes
d)
Porifera
757.
Which of the following is correctly matched?

a)
Wallago attu – Cat fish
b)
Tengra – Carp
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c)
Catla catla – Cat fish
d)
Payas – Carp
758.
In contrast to annelids, the Platyhelminthes show

a)
Radial symmetry
b)
Presence of pseudocoel

c)
Bilateral symmetry
d)
Absence of body cavity
759.
In Pheretima, the anterior loops carry blood from

a)
Commissural blood vessels
b)
Ventral blood vessels

c)
Supraoesophageal
d)
Lateral oesophageal
760.
The enteronephric nephridia in Pheretima consists which of the following parts given below?
A nephrostome

Terminal nephridial duct

Septal excretory canal

Supra intestinal excretory canal

Long thick walled excretory canal

a)
II, V
b)
I, III, IV, V
c)
III, IV, V
d)
I, III, IV
761.
Blastula of frog has

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a)
Blastopore
b)
Blastocoel
c)
Archenteron
d)
Gastropore
762.
Which of the following is not found in Hydra?

a)
Epithelio-muscular cells
b)
Cnidocyte

c)
Choanocyte
d)
Nerve cells
763.
An egg laying mammal is

a)
Delphinus
b)
Macaca
c)
Ornithorhynchus
d)
Macropus
764.
Which of the following have the highest number of species in nature?

a)
Insects
b)
Birds
c)
Angiosperms
d)
Fungi
765.
Which of the following is correct for the circulatory system of cockroach?

a)
It is present on the dorsal side and it has thirteen units of heart in abdominal region

b)
It is present on the ventral side and it has ten abdominal and three thoracic units of heart
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c)
It is present on the ventral side and it has thirteen units of heart in abdominal region

d)
It is present on the dorsal side and it has ten abdominal and three thoracic units of heart
766.
Which one is absent in frog?

a)
Phrenic nerve
b)
Renal portal vein
c)
Both (a) and (b)
d)
None of these
767.
‘Portuguese man of war’ is

a)
Obelia
b)
Physalia
c)
Aurelia
d)
Branchiostoma

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1 Flatworms (phylum-Platyhelminthes) are triploblastic

(d) animals with organs. The cells of the body wall are
Annelids have true coelom, metameric segmentation arranged in three germ layers.
and closed circulation. Sponges, ctenophores and corals are diploblastic
2 animals.
(a) 8
A transverse section of Pheretima taken through the (d)
10th segment shows the following structures - stomach, Organ system level of organisation is seen in
dorsal blood vessel, ventral blood vessel chordates, annelids and mollusk. i.e., in all phyla from
supraoesophageal vessel, anterior loops, ring vessel Platyhelminthes on wards
and micronephridia. 9
3 (b)
(d) Sea fan (Gorgonia) belongs to phylum-Coelenterata,
Sycon belongs to phylum-Porifera. The porifers are whereas sea cucumber (Cucumaria), sea urchin
most primitive group of multicellular animals. They (Echinus) and sea lily (Antedon) belong to phylum-
have no tissue grade of organization and represent cell Echinodermata.
aggregated body plan, hence, included in the sub- 10
kingdom-Parazoa. (b)
4 The king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) is the world’s
(a) longest venomous snake, which can be measured upto
Salamandra (salamander) is a member of class- 6.7 metres or 22 feets in length. King cobra is a snake
Amphibia. A tympanum represents the ear. eater and its diet probably consists of other snakes like
5 pythons and even smaller ones of its species.
(d) 11
In frog’s heart, a number of muscular ridges called (a)
columnae carne projected from the wall of ventricle Book lungs are the respiratory organs of scorpions and
into its cavity, dividing the peripheral part of the cavity spiders.
into a number of pockets. It prevent suction that would 12
occur with a flat surfaced membrane and thus impairs (a)
the heart’s ability to pump efficiently. The important transverse vessels in first 13 segments
6 are lateral hearts (segments 7 and 9), anterior loops
(c) (segments 10 and 11) and lateral oesophageal hearts
Annelids do not possess pseudocoelom but true (setgments 12 and 15).
coelom. 13
7 (c)
(a)

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Sea anemone (Metridium) belongs to class-Anthozoa Metatherians are pouched mammals. The complete
of phylum-Coelenterata. It inhabiting warm coastal development of embryo takes place in abdominal
Wales along the North Atlantic and Pacific coasts. pouch or marsupium.
14 25
(d) (c)
Trochophore is ciliated larval stage of polychaetes (eg, A clasper is a male anatomical structure found in some
Neries), molluscs and rotifers. Neopilina, Chiton and groups of animals, and used in mating. Male
Pila belong to phylum-Mollusca. cartilaginous fish like shark have claspers formed from
15 the posterior portion of their pelvic fin which serves as
(d) intromittent organs used to channel semen into the
It represent the dorsal blood vessel of earthworm. It is female’s cloaca during mating.
the largest blood vessel. Behind the 13th segment, it is 26
collecting vessel and between 1- 3, it is distributing (d)
vessel. Platyhelminthes (e.g., Planaria, liver fluke and
16 tapeworm) possess the simplest tubular excretory
(d) system called protonephridia flame cells or
Hydroskeleton is found in and Annelids, echinoderms solenocytis. Excretory material is ammonia in aquatic
and other invertebrate for respiration flatworms.
17 27
(a) (c)
Aschelminthes are dioecious with separate sexes and Ommatidium is the basic unit of arthropod compound
females are usually longer than males eye. It comprises a cornea lens, crystalline cone, a
18 group of usually 7-8 retinal cells radially arranged
(c) around a central rhabdome. Ommatidia serve the
Development may be direct or with larval stages called purpose of photoreception.
glochidium or veliger 28
19 (a)
(c) In the blood of Periplaneta, there is no respiratory
Presence of seven cervical vertebrae is characteristic pigment because air is conducted directly to the body
feature of mammals only. tissues.
20 29
(c) (b)
Crossopterygian are called lobed fined fishes. Wuchereria bancrofti (the filarial worm) belongs to
Neoceratodus (order-Dipnoi) is a crossopterygian fish. phylum-Nemathelminthes.
It is found in Burnett and Mary rivers of Queen’s land, 30
Australia (c)
21 The given cross-section is of Planaria (acoelomate), a
(a) flatworm. Flatworms are devoid of cavities in between
In Pheretima posthuma (earthworm), septae are the alimentary canal and body wall, hence are
absent between 3/4 and 9/10 segments. acoelomate.
22 31
(c) (c)
Oviducts of frog are independently developed by Typhlosolar region in earthworm is from 27 segments
Mullerian ducts. onwards and continue upto last 23-25 segments in
23 front of anus. Typhlosole increases the absorptive
(b) surface area.
Drones are the male honey bees, developed 32
parthenogenetically and have a life span of about five (b)
weeks (or 1-2 months). When the coelom arises as a result of a split in the
24 mesoderm sheet, it is called schizocoel. In enterocoel,
(c) the coelom arises as an outgrowth of the enteron. The
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pouches pinch off and enlarge until they squeeze out (d)
off the blastocoel. In biradial symmetry, the body can be divided into two
Schizocoel is seen in Annelida, Arthropoda, Mollusca similar halves by one or two vertical planes only, e.g.,
and Chordates. Echinodermata are entercoelomates sea anemones. The animals, which show radial and
33 biradial symmetry have oral and aboral sides.
(b) 42
The middle ear of frog consists of only a single rod (b)
shaped bone called columella auris which extend The house fly is characterized by one pair of wings,
across the tympanic chamber from tympanic sponging and lapping types of mouth parts and short
membrane to fenestra ovalis. Columella auris is also antennae.
present in reptiles and birds. It transmits sound to the 43
inner ear and homologous to the mammalian stapes. (a)
34 Zoological name of common Indian krait is Bungarus
(d) caeruleus. Kraits are highly poisonous snake.
Most of the species of true toad belongs to genus Bufa. 44
35 (d)
(b) Fasciola hepatica (Sheep lever fluke) belongs to
The oxygenated blood from two lungs is collected by phylum-Platyhelminthes. These worms have
right and left pulmonary venis, which unite to from a incomplete alimentary canal, there is a single opening
common pulmonary vein (pulmocutaneous vein) for both digestion and egestion. This is also called as
which open directly into the left auricle on the dorsal blind sac body plan.
side. 45
36 (a)
(b) Lophomonas is the cellulose digesting zooflagellate
Ventral nerve cord is common to leech (Annelida), found in wood cockroach.
cockroach and scorpion (Arthropoda). 46
37 (c)
(d) Spiracles are 10 in number, out of these 2 pairs are
Archaeocytes are the totipotent cells, which provide found in thoracic portion, while rest 8 pairs are found
great regenerating power to sponges. Sex cells (sperm in abdominal portion.
and ova) arise from undifferentiated archaeocytes. 47
38 (b)
(b) Phylum-Mollusca lack Malpighian tubules, instead
Necturus is also known as mud puppy and belongs to have feather like gills in the mantle cavity that are
sub-class-Urodela useful for respiration and excretion
39 48
(d) (a)
Metamorphosis is a charge from juvenile to adult stage Down feathers are found only in newly hatched birds,
in which larval stage is quite different from adult stage. its the first feathery covering on the body which
In retrogressive metamorphosis, the larva possesess provide insulation to new hatched ones
advanced characters which are lost during the 49
development and adult is either sedentary or (a)
degenerated with primitive characters. All Abdomen of adult consists of 10 segments, while
urochordates display retrogressive metamorphosis embryo has 11 segments.
40 50
(b) (b)
Aves have two additional chambers to the alimentary Class-Cyclostomata includes round mouthed fish like
canal: the crop and the gizzard. Birds eat tiny pebbles lampreys (Petromyzon) and hags (Myxine)
that lodge in the gizzard and help the muscular gizzard 51
in crushing food. Birds have 12 pairs of cranial nerves (c)
41
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In mammals the teeth are heterodont (i.e., consists of All the snakes mentioned are poisonous snakes
incisors, canines, premolar and molars) thecodont (in 61
sockets of jaw bones). The brain has 12 pair of cranial (d)
nerves. Chamaeleon belongs to sub-order-Zacertilia includes
52 lizards of order-Squamata. Syndactyly (a condition
(d) where two or more digits are fused together);
Most members of phylum-Platyhelminthes are prehensile tail and long protrusible tongue are the
endoparasites characterised by the presence of hooks unique features of Chamaeleon.
and suckers for attachment inside the host 62
53 (c)
(c) Ichthyophis is a limbless amphibian of 15-22 cm length
The submaxillary and submandibular glands of rabbit that lives in burrows in moist soil.
are the largest salivary glands. They are found near the 63
angles of mandible. Their large duct that is Wharton’s (c)
duct open just behind the lower incisors. Beak or bill of birds is formed due to prolonged growth
54 in jaw bones. Beak of birds never bears teeths, rest
(d) three options may become exception in birds.
Petromyzon belongs to class-Cyclostomata. 65
Cyclostomata are aquatic, marine or freshwater (b)
vertebrates. Diencephalon (thalamencephalon) is small and
55 narrow. Its roof consists of anterior choroid plexus and
(b) floor consists of hypothalamus. Pineal body is present
Ctenoplana belongs to phylum-Ctenophora. dorsally and pituitary ventrally upon infundibulum. Its
Reproduction in all the animals belonging to phylum- cavity is diocoel or third ventricle.
Ctenophora takes place by sexual reproduction only 66
57 (c)
(a) Pseudocoelom is the body cavity of Aschelminthes.
Maxillae are appendages of 5th head segment and 67
known as first pair of maxillae. The first maxillae of (c)
cockroach has biramous structure, with protopodite Ammocoetes is a filter feeding larval stage in animals
containing cardo as its basal portion alongwith stipes belonging to class-Cyclostomata
articulated at90 ° . Stipes bear a five jointed expedite or 68
maxillary palp towards outside (its basal podomer (d)
called palpifer) and endopodite towards inside, with The respiratory system of cockroach consists of
two closely placed podomeres celled galea and lacinia. tracheae, tracheoles and spiracles. In cockroach, 10
58 pairs of spiracles are present on the lateral side of the
(b) body. Two pairs are in thoracic region and remaining
Ornithorhynchus anatinus (Duck-billed platypus) is a eight pairs are in the abdominal region.
monotreme mammal, which belongs to sub-class- 69
Prototheria (primitive egg laying mammals), order- (a)
Monotremata (living prototherians). In each of the segments, 7, 9, 12 and 13 of earthworm,
59 a pair of large, thick, rhythmically contractile vertical
(d) vessels celled hearts are present, i.e., four pairs of
Echinoderms are characterized by the presence of a hearts are present.
well developed water vascular system (a system of 70
water filled canals) which provides Hydraulic power (c)
for thousands of tube feet which are sac like Pheretima is earthworm, Tubifex is blood worm both
protrusions of body wall used for locomotion, feeding belong to Class-Oligochaeta. Nereis belongs to class-
and respiration. Polychaeta
60 71
(d) (a)
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Pluteus is a larval form of Echinodermata. 81
72 (c)
(b) Phylum-Platyhelminthes have an incomplete
In Leucosolenia, archaeocytes give rise to the sex cells alimentary canal, but the alimentary canal is complete
(ova and sperms) and play an important role in in phylum-Aschelminthes with a mouth and anus. This
regeneration. is the first phylum with a complete alimentary canal
73 82
(a) (c)
Nitrogenous Waste - Example Exoskeleton of arthropods has chitinous cuticle that
Ammonia – Hydra sheds at intervels called ecdysis for growth and
Urea – Mammals like rabbit development.
Uric acid – Reptiles and insects 84
74 (d)
(a) Phylum-Platyhelminthes (flatworms) are the only
Nematoblasts or cnidoblasts are specialized and forms, with triploblastic, unsegmented, acoelomate
modified interstitial cells, which are found in and bilateral symmetry. They reproduce both sexually
coelenterates, e.g., Hydra. and asexually and also have some parasitic forms, e.g.,
75 Fasciola, Taenia, etc.
(a) 85
Moth is an insect. (b)
76 Beavers or castor fibre have well developed
(d) echolocation system like that of bats.
Phylum-Annelida is so named because the animals 86
belonging to this phylum has the body which/has is (a)
marked into distinct segments or metameres Coelenterata (coelom + enteron) or phylum-Cnidaria
77 shows both sexual and asexual reproduction. The
(a) larval stages are planula (Obelia) and ephyra
The moulting hormone of the prothoracic glands, (Aurelia).
named ecdyson, was isolated in a crystalline form in 87
1954 by Butenandt and Karlson. Ecdyson is a steroid (a)
hormone, known to trigger moulting it acts on the Parrot (birds), platypus and kangaroo (both
tissue to promote all the changes characterizing a mammals) are homeothermic animals.
moult. 88
78 (c)
(d) In bilateral symmetry the animal body can be divided
The feeding organ in phylum-Mollusca is a radula, it is into identical left and right halves, in only one plane
a file like rasping organ. Undulating membranes and 89
suctorial organs are present in ciliated protozoans (d)
79 Earthworm respires through general body surface and
(d) has no respiratory organs.
Coelom allow the internal organ to grow. It separates 90
the gut from body wall muscles (b)
80
(b) Vermicompost is highly degraded organic matter rich
Body of Ascaris is elongate, cylindrical gradually in N 2∧K resulting from activity of earthworm. Humus
tapering at both ends. There is no metameric is the decomposed plant material of the soil. A horizon
segmentation. In Ascaris, between body wall and contains high amount of humus.
visceral organs is a spacious fluid filled cavity. This
91
cavity is not true coleom as it is not lined by coelomic
(a)
epithelium, has no relations with reproductive and
Wuchereria - Lymphangitis
excretory organs and develops from blastocoel.
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Plasmodium - Febrile paroxysm 100
Fasciola - Hyperplasia (b)
92 Horse, donkey, rhinoceros, zebra, etc are the members
(a) of order-Perissodactyla which includes hoofed
For a long time cnidarians and ctenophores were mammals with unguligrade foot porture and hoof is
grouped together in the phylum-Coelenterata because formed of uneven number of toes (i.e., odd toed
these are similar in general appearance, but now, ungulates), while camel, llama, cheetal, etc., are the
Ctenophora became a new phylum. members of order-Artiodactyla which includes the
93 even toed ungulates.
(d) 101
The characteristic feature of Echinodermata is the (c)
presence of water vascular system, which helps in the Green gland or antennary glands are located in the
process of locomotion. It is a modified part of coelom coxa of antenna in prawn.
and consists of madreporite, stone canal, ring canal, 102
radial canal, Tiedeman’s bodies, lateral canals and (c)
tube-feet. Tergum is found on the abdomen of cockroach.
94 103
(a) (c)
In nematodes, syncytial epidermis and longitudinal Cuckoo does not make a nest of its own and lays eggs
muscles are in four bands. in the nest of crow to be hatched and the young to be
95 read. Crows, parrots and sparrow, make their own
(d) nest.
Phylum-Chordata is divided into three sub-phyla- 104
Urochordata, Cephalochordata and Vertebrata. (b)
Urochordata is also called as Tunicata. Urochordata Amphibians have opisthonephric kidney. Lepus is the
and Cephalochordata are also called as Protochordata generic name for hare, it is a solitary animal
96 105
(b) (b)
A-Thread tube; B-contractile fibril; C-Lasso. Fasciola hepatica infects its intermediate host at
The figure is representing the various component of miracidum stage and its primary host at metacercaria
Cnidoblast or cnidocyte, found in animals of phylum- stage.
Coelenterata, Cnidocytes/Cnidoblasts contains 106
stinging capsule, which releases the toxin, thus used in (d)
the defense mechanism, by the animals belonging to Exocoetus possesses aglomerular kidney.
phylum coelenterate 107
97 (b)
(c) Aedes albopictus is the scientific name of Asian tiger
Platyhelminthes are bilaterally symmetrical organisms mosquito.
with organ level body organisation 108
98 (b)
(a) In bilaterally symmetrical animals, the response to
An arthropod body consists of head, thorax and external stimulus is quicker and more precise.
abdomen, but in some cases head and thorax may be 109
fused to form cephalothorax. Class-Insecta have body (b)
divided into head, thorax and abdomen. Tentaclest are present only in animals belonging to
99 class-Tentaculata, while comb plates are unique
(a) features of phylum-Ctenophora
The mouth parts of male mosquitoes are of ‘sucking 110
type’, while those of female mosquitoes are of piercing (a)
and sucking type (of pierce the skin and suck the blood Three types of body cavity are true coelom,
for feeding). pseudocoelom and haemocoel. In phylum-Arthropoda
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and Mollusca a haemocoel is seen, the true coelom is When living organisms emit light this property is
reduced and blood fills the spaces between the viscera called bioluminescence. This is usually seen in animals
111 belonging to phylum-Ctenophores. Ctenoplana belongs
(a) to phylum-Ctenophores. Phylum-Coelenterata and
Prawn (Palaemon) belongs to class-Crustacean of Cnidaria do not exhibit bioluminescence
phylum-Arthropoda. Hydra and sea anemone are 120
coelenterates snail belongs to class-Gastropoda of (a)
phylum-Mollusca. Bee wax is a real product of honey bee as it is secreted
112 by hypodermal glands of worker bees. It is used in
(b) polishes, churches, modelling and to wax the thread.
Due to protandry, self-fertilization does not occur in 121
earthworm. In that case, earthworm testis mature (c)
earlier than ovaries which lead to cross fertilization Loligo, Teredo and Octopus are the members of
between two worms. phylum-Mollusca.
113 122
(a) (c)
Pearl is obtained from pearl oyster (Pinctada vulgaris), Rhabditiform is the larva of Ascaris. It is also called
while honey from Apis indica, lac from Kenia lacca and first juvenile stage.
silk from Bombyx mori. 123
114 (b)
(d) Poikilothermic animals are also known as ectothermic
In rabbit four salivary glands are present, which are: animals. Shark are oviparous, animals as they give
birth to young ones by laying eggs coxal glands are the
[Link] excretory organ of members belonging to class-
[Link] orbital Arachnids the copper containing in respiratory
pigment called haempcyanin is present in phylum-
[Link] Mollusca and Arthropoda but the structure of
haemocyanin in these two phylum different and Pila
[Link] maxillary belongs to class in- Mollusca
124
115
(b)
(d)
Skin in amphibians is naked, i.e., scales are absent.
In Scoliodon (dog fish), a faint lateral line runs along
Glands are present, which keeps it moist. It functions
either lateral side of trunk and tail and over the head
in respiration besides protection.
region. It contains special receptor organ.
Birds (Aves) are warm blooded or homiothermic or
116
endothermal tetrapods as the temperature of the body
(a)
remain constant as compared to that of surrounding.
2033
Dental formula of rabbit is ×2=28 While, amphibians and reptiles are cold blooded or
1023
poikilothermal or ectothermal tetrapods as the
117
temperature of the body varies according to the
(d)
surrounding.
Amphids in Ascaris are gustatory sensory or
125
chemoreceptors, i.e., these excited by chemical
(a)
changes.
Nematoblasts (cnidoblasts) are sensory in nature and
118
acts as a organ for offence and defence.
(b)
126
All the poisonous snakes have poison apparatus in
(b)
their head. Two maxillary teeth are enlarged, grooved
Male Ascaris is monodelphic (i.e., single testis) and
or tubular.
female Ascaris is didelphic (i.e., has two ovaries).
119
127
(c)
(a)
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In Scoliodon or dog fish, there are present some pores, 137
the ampullary pores on the upper and lower surface of (c)
the head, each of which leads into an ampulla (pl. Chordates possess dorsal, hollow, fluid-filled nerve
ampullae) called ampulla of Lorenzini. Through these, cord. It is formed by infolding of a mid-dorsal strip of
the fish receives information of the temperature ectoderm and it generally sinks below surface. It lies
fluctuations in the surrounding water. above the notochord and outside the coelom, it has a
128 hollow canal running from one end to the other. This
(d) dorsal tubular nerve cord persists throughout life in
Hydra vulgaris is more or less colourless. most chordates but few degenerates it before maturity.
129 It serves for the integration and coordination of body
(d) activities.
In seaconally breeding mammals, the testis descend in 138
scrotum only in breeding season. They remain in the (a)
abdomen at other time, e.g., bat and otter. A gastrovascular cavity is found in Coelenterates called
130 coelenteron.
(a) 139
Correct sequence in embryonic development of frog is (c)
Zygote – cleavage – blastula - gastrula. Lampreys and Myxine (hag fish) belong to the class-
131 Cyclostomata, group-Agnatha of vertebrata. Agnatha
(b) have mouth without jaws, the mouth is ventral,
Larva of Sycon is amphiblastula, which has flagella suctorial and circular.
only at one pole. 140
132 (a)
(d) Kangaroo rat is a desert rodent. It’s body is covered by
Sea horse (Hippocampus guttalatus) is the most hairs. Its urine is more than 20 times concentrated as
peculiar bony fish, which belongs to class-Osteichthyes its plasma. This concentrated waste enables it to live in
of group-Agnatha or Pisces. dry or desert environment, where little water is
133 available to drink. Most of its water is metabolically
(c) produced from the oxidation of carbohydrates, fats and
Sponges are filter feeders, also known as suspension proteins in the seeds that it eat. The animal remains in
feeders. Food particles strained out of the water cool burrow during day time and the respiratory
current moisture condensed in nasal passages.
134 141
(c) (b)
Anecic worms may go very deep into soil upto 60-90 Three types of nephridia are found in earthworm
cm and form vertical and complicated burrows for according to their location, namely the septal
their movement, e.g., Lumbricus terrestris, nephridia, pharyngeal nephridia and integumentary
Aporrectodea lenga. nephridia.
135 142
(b) (c)
Limulus or king crab is also called a living fossil Platyhelminthes exhibits organ level of organisation.
136 Aschelminthes are pseudocoelomates
(c) 143
Reptilians, birds and mammals are amniotes. (d)
Amphibians like salamander and Necturus (the mud
puppy) are not amniotes. Angius is the glass snake Order Example
(Reptilia), Eudynamis is the cuckoo or koel (Aves) and Lepidoptera Butterfly
Pteropus the large bat or flying fox is a mammal are all
amniotes. All amniotes have special embryonic Hemiptera Cimex (bed bug)
membranes (amnion, chorion, allantois, yolk sac) that
Homoptera Aphis (aphid)
surround the embryo during development
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 Bidder’s canal lies inside the kidney of male frog.
144 Sperm from testes are carried into the Bidder’s canal.
(a) 154
The colony of Physalia is a massive type colony, (c)
containing many zooids. Among the zooids, a large In human larynx contains vocal cords, the sound
cup-shaped float is seen, which is bright blue in colour producing elastic fibres called voice box. The sound
and remains above the sea water normally. On the producing organ in birds is syrinx.
undersurface of float many gastrozooids, gonozooids 155
and dactylozooids are present. The colony, thus, shows (c)
a very high degree of polymorphism (i.e., existence of Nidology is the study of bird nests
two distinctly different forms in a species). 156
145 (b)
(b) The 10th tergum of cockroach bears a pair of long
In tortoise (Testudo), class-Reptilia, phylum-Chordata, tapering anal cerci. Each anal cercus is made of 15
both exoskeleton and endoskeleton are found. segments.
146 157
(a) (d)
In sponges, choanocytes are also known as collar cells. In flies and mosquito, metathorax bears a pair of small
147 drumstick shaped or club-shaped processes called
(c) halteres or balancers.
Fasciola or liverfluke, Planaria and Taenia or 158
tapeworm are examples of animal that belonging to (b)
phylum-Platyhelminthes. Wuchereria of filiarial worm Phylum-Mollusca is the second largest phylum of
is an example of phylum-Aschelminthes animals. These are mostly aqutic, triploblastic,
148 coelomate animals with organ system level of
(c) organisation.
True segmentation is also called metamerism 159
149 (a)
(b) Tube feet are the soft, hollow, extensile and retractile
Crab, centipede and cockroach belongs to phylum- appendages of echinoderms.
Arthropoda. These have jointed appendages and 160
chitinous exoskeleton. (d)
150 Earthworm is hermaphrodite. Four pairs
(c) spermathecae are located in 6th to 9th segments (one
Reptiles like snake, lizard have three and half pair in each segment). There are two pairs of testes
chambered heart but exceptionally crocodile have four present in 10th and 11th segment. One pair of ovaries is
chambered heart. attached at the inter-segmental septum of the 12th and
151 13th segments. Two pairs of accessory glands are
(c) present one pair each in 17th and 19th segments and a
Typhlosolar region is a part of intestine, which runs pair of prostate glands in between 17th and 19th
from 27th segment upto 24 to 25 segments in front of segments.
the anus. In this part, the mid-dorsal wall of intestine is 161
thrown into longitudinal fold called typhlosole, which (d)
increases the absorptive surface of the intestine. Solenocytes or flame cells are the excretory organs of
152 phylum-Platyhelminthes.
(d) 163
The bee humming bird is only 57 mm long. It is the (a)
smallest known bird Echidna belongs to Prototheria group of class-
153 Mammalia. It is oviparous and only female incubates
(b) the eggs. Young laps the milk from mammary gland.
164
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(a) (b)
Ootheca of cockroach contains 16 fertilized eggs. In earthworm as well as cockroach, a ventral nerve
Nymph of cockroach emerge out from ootheca. cord extends back along the midventral axis from the
165 sub-pharyngeal ganglion.
(a) 175
Echinodermata exhibits organ system level of (c)
organisation and radial symmetry. Arthropoda exhibits Secondary radial symmetry is found in phylum-
complete digestive system. Notochord in present on Echinodermata. The members of this phylum are
the dorsal side in vertebrates exclusively marine forms, in which the larvae are
166 bilaterally symmetrical but later on, the symmetry of
(b) adults usually becomes pentamerous radial.
Nephridia are part of the excretory and 176
osmoregulatory system. Organs of bursa are (a)
copulatory organs present in male hookworms. Metamerism or true segmentation is seen when the
Spicules are present in animals belonging to phylum- body is externally and internally divided into segments
Porifera. Longitudinal and circular muscles are useful 177
in locomotion in animals of the phylum-Annelida (a)
167 In cockroach, there are 6 abdominal ganglia. These are
(d) found in first 7 abdominal segments 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7.
Canal system of Leucosolenia is of ascon type. It is the There is no abdominal ganglia in 5th segment.
simplest type canal system found in sponges, in this 178
ostia, spongocoel and osculum together form canal (b)
system. Siphonophora is an order of hydrozoa, a class of
168 marine invertebrates belonging to phylum-Cnidaria.
(b) 179
The zoological name of North Indian hare is Lipus (d)
ruficaudatus. Amphibians are characterised by three-chambered
169 heart they are cold-blooded animals and their skin is
(d) moist and generally lack scales
The sponges possess an endoskeleton in the form of 180
calcareous spicules, siliceous spicules and sponging (b)
fibres. Excretory organs of cockroach are Malpighian tubules,
170 which open into the alimentary canal at the junction of
(a) midgut and hindgut. Free ends of these tubules are
Archaeocytes are undifferentiated embryonic closed.
amoebocytes of sponges with blunt pseudopodia and 181
large nucleus. These show totipotency and it can (c)
produce other types of cells needed by sponges. In cockroach, mandibles are a pair of hard, strong,
171 large, dark coloured triangular structures which move
(b) in horizontal motion and crush food between them.
Air bladder is present in bony fishes, e.g., Anabas, Gizzard or proventriculus has an outer layer of thick
which is respiratory balancing and sound producing circular muscles and thick inner cuticle forming six
organ. highly chitinous plate called teeth. The gizzard acts as
172 the grinding chamber and helps in grinding the food
(a) particles.
Cow and buffalo are secondary hosts for Taenia 182
saginata. (b)
173 Balanoglossus conecting link betweenchordata and
(d) non-chordata.
Bat produces high frequency sounds in echolocation. Peripatus is a connecting link between Annelida and
174 Arthroposa.
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183 (d)
(b) Animals of class-Gastropoda undergo twisting or
Canal system is found in sponges, which belongs to torsion of the visceral mass during development, leads
phylum-Porifera. to a symmetrical embryo becoming an asymmetrical
184 adult
(d) 194
Spider belongs to Arachnida. (d)
185 Ureotelic animals include man and all other mammals
(a) and aquatic mammals like whales. So, whale is
Echinoderms are exclusively marine and largely ureotelic not ammonotelic.
bottom dwellers, enterocoelous coelomate, 195
triploblastic animals. (d)
186 A sexual reproduction in Sycon (Scypha) is
(a) accomplished by budding.
Hydra is exclusively carnivorous and obtained its food 196
as a predator. (b)
187 In bilaterally symmetrical animals, the response to
(c) external stimulus is quicker and more precise
Animals belonging to sub-Phylum-Urochordata are 197
Ascidia, Salpa and Doliolum (a)
188 Archaeornithes is a sub-class of Aves and includes
(d) ancient extict birds. Archaeopteryx lithographica was a
Generally, cross-fertilization takes place in liver fluke lizard bird that belongs to this sub-class
(Fasciola hepatica), rarely self-fertilization takes place. 198
Fertilization is internal in liver fluke. (d)
189 Chondrichthyes lacks swim bladders, that help them to
(c) maintain bouyancy hence must swim constantly to
Certain animals like the Chamaeleon are able to change avoid sinking. Chondrichthyes are ureotelic animals.
colour, this is known as metachrosis Both statements (a) and (b) are false for
191 Chondrichthyes
(c) 199
Buccal cavity – 1st to 3rd segment (d)
Stomach – 9th to 14th segment Poriferans are called pore bearing animals. Mostly they
Typhlosole – 26th to 95th segment are marine and very few are freshwater. The
Testis – 10th to segment freshwater sponge is Spongilla.
Gizzard - 8th segment 200
192 (c)
(b) V –spot in microfilaria of Wuchereria represents
rudiment excretory system. Adult Wuchereria lives in
Animal Characteristic Taxon the human lymph vessels and lymph glands. It causes
Duck-billed Oviparous Mammalian the disease elephantiasis or filariasis.
platypus 201
(a)
Millipede Oviparous Arthropoda Spider is the animal that have 19 body segments, 6
Silver fish Three long Arthropoda pairs of appendages and respires through trachea and
terminal cerci book lungs.
202
Sea Diploblastic Cnidaria (a)
anemone In the heart of rabbit, the left auriculo-ventricular
valve consists of two flaps and is termed as bicuspid or
193
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mitral valve. It is attached to the papillary muscles 210
chordae tendinae. (c)
203 Super-class-Aves is divided into sub-classes
(c) Archaeornithes and Neornithes
Polyp and medusa are the two basic body forms 211
present in Cnidarians (c)
204 Phylum-Coelenterata or Cnidaria are divided into
(d) class-Scyphozoa, Anthozoa and Hydrozoa. Actinozoa is
Plantulae are adhesive pads (soft pads), which are another name for class-Anthozoa. Class-Desmospongia
located at each of the tarsus in the legs of cockroach. belongs to phylum-Porifera
205 212
(a) (b)
Hydra has great power of regeneration. Just below the Star fish (Asterias) belongs to class-Asteroidea, sub-
tentacles there is a growth zone where interstitial cells phylum-Eleutherozoa, phylum - Echinodermata.
give rise to all other cells of the body. One 213
characteristic feature of regenerating piece in Hydra is (b)
that it retains polarity. End nearer to mouth develops Pinctada sp are the bivalve mollusks, commonly
mouth and tentacles, while the end nearer to base known as pearl oysters. These belong to sub-class-
forms a new pedal disc. Zamellibranchia, class-Bivalvia or pelycipoda, phylum-
206 Mollusca and kingdom-Animalia.
(b) 214
All statements are false (b)
The correct statement are Sugarcane leaf hopper, Pyrilla perpusilla, is a serious
(i) In higher phyla organ and organ system level of pest of sugarcane. Both nymphs and adults suck the
organisation is seen cell sap of succulent leaves of sugarcane by their
(ii) Phylum-Platyhelminthes have organ level of body rostrum.
organisation 215
(iii) Cellular level of organisation is seen when the (d)
cells are arranged as loose cell aggregates Blood vascular system in earthworm (Pheretima
(iv) Molluscs exhibit organ level of body organisation posthuma) is closed type (i.e., blood flows in definite
207 blood vessels). The blood is red in colour due to
(a) presence of haemoglobin or erythrocruorin dissolved
Solenocytes and nephridia are found in in plasma.
Platyhelminthes and annelids respectively. They are 216
excretory in function. (b)
208 Aurelia (jelly fish) belongs to class-Scyphozoa, in
(b) which medusoid phase is dominant and polypoid
The correct order of classification of Rana tigrina is : phase is absent.
Phylum – Chordata 217
Group – Craniata (b)
Division – Gnathostomata Platyhelminthes are also called flatworms, as they are
Class – Amphibia dorso-ventrally flattened
Order – Anura 218
Genus – Rana (a)
Species – tigrina Cilia of gills of bivalve molluscs help in feeding.
209 219
(c) (c)
Blind sac body plan is exhibited by some eumetazoans In rabbit, allantois comes in contact with chorion and
like cnidarians (e.g., Hydra) and flateworms (e.g., their mesodermal layers fuse together and becomes
Fasciola) in which, the body of animal has a single highly vascular. Thus, a compound layer is formed
opening which acts as both mouth and anus. called allanto-chorion or chorio- allantoic. Its chorionic
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villi invade the maternal uterine wall (endometrium) (b)
forming an allantoic placenta for absorbing nutrients. Ascaris sperm is without flagellum, tail less,
220 asymmetric and amoeboidal.
(c) 230
Ovoviviparous are heavily yolked eggs that develop in (d)
the reproductive tract of the mother, without deriving Female Anopheles feeds on blood of man and large
nourishment from her producing egg that are hatched animals, while male Anopheles sucks juices of flowers
within the body and fruits only. Because of their blood-sucking
221 adaptation, female Anopheles causes viral, bacterial
(a) and protozoan infections.
Boring sponges, such as Cliona, attach themselves to 231
shells of oysters, clams, branches, etc. (b)
222 Presence of water vascular system is the most
(a) distinctive characteristic of echinoderms
Arthropods are the most successful group of animals. 232
Their success is due to unique chitinous cuticle. (c)
Exoskeleton is light weight, tough and composed of The labellum in housefly is made of a pair of large oval
structural polysaccharide chitin. and fleshly oral lobes, which are transversed by a
Exoskeletal is made up of chitin and strengthened with network of fine grooves or channels called
proteins and calcium carbonate occurs on the outside. pseudotracheae, because of their resemblance to
It usually occurs in the forms of plate called sclerites. tracheae in appearance.
223 233
(b) (d)
Nephridia of earthworm performs same function Options (a) and (b) is a transverse section, option (c)
(excretion) as the flame cells in Planaria. is a horizontal section and option (d) is a vertical
224 section or a sagittal section
(d) 234
Phylum-Arthropoda is the first largest phylum. (c)
Phylum-Mollusca is the second largest phylum Insects and spiders belong to phylum-Arthropoda.
225 However, insect body is divided into three divisions
(b) the head, thorax and abdomen. Spiders have two body
If a living Hydra is cut into two, three or more very divisions the cephalothorax and abdomen. Insects have
small pieces, every piece develops into a new three pairs of legs and spiders have four pairs of legs.
individual. Spinnerets are silk producing present only in spiders.
226 Antennae and wings are absent in spiders
(c) 235
The centrum of 8th vertebrae of frog is amphicoelous, (c)
i.e., concave at both ends. Its transverse processes are Aschelminthes lack a mineralised skeleton. High fluid
somewhat narrower, pointed and directed straight pressure in the pseudocoelom helps in maintaining the
outwards. The neural spine is somewhat flattened and body form, hence called as a hydroskeleton
directed upwards. 236
227 (c)
(d) Locust are of no economic importance, instead are
Solenocytes or flame cells are the excretory organs of gregarious pests that may even destroy crops
phylum-Platyhelminthes 237
228 (c)
(c) The Devonian period is known as ‘the age of fishes’. It
Food storage in Leucosolenia occurs by thesocytes. is famous for the thousands of species of fish that
Thesocytes with rounded pseudopodia are food laden developed in Devonian, sea. The Devonian period of
amoebocytes. Palaeozoic era lasted from 417 million years ago to
229 354 million years ago.
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238 (d)
(a) Hirudinaria have a posterior sucker for locomotion.
Animals belonging to the phylum-Porifera are Leech creep by looping and swim by undulations of
supported by spicules or sponging fibres body.
239 248
(d) (b)
Small red coloured follicular bodies called blood The dorsal diverticulum of urethara in male rabbit is
glands are found in these segments. These produce uterus musculinus.
white blood corpuscles (leucocytes) and haemoglobin. 250
240 (a)
(a) Genital pouch of Periplaneta americana is divisible into
Scales are found in pisces and reptiles. Scales play an genital chamber and oothecal chamber. Ootheca of
important role in identification and classification of cockroach is formed of a protein secreted by collateral
fish species. Types of scales are-placoid, cosmoid, glands.
gamoid and cycloid. 251
241 (b)
(c) Pupa of mosquito has a comma-shaped body,
The animals, in which the mesoderm is present as consisting of swollen unsegmented cephalothorax
scattered pouches in between the ectoderm and (head + thorax) and a stender, depressed 9-
endoderm, are called pseudocoelomates, e.g., segmented abdomen. Pupa is commonly known as
Aschelminthes. Ascaris is a member of Aschelminthes tumbler.
and its adult has a body cavity called pseudocoel. 252
242 (b)
(b) Hemicyclops belongs to the extinct class-Ostracodermi.
Bungarus (kraits) are highly poisonous snakes. 253
Common krait has black or steel grey colour with (d)
white arches on the back. Central scales of back are In Pheretima, nephridia are excretory organs. These
larger and hexagonal. are found in all body segments except the first two.
243 These are originated from ectoderm.
(c) 254
In coelomates, the problem of diffusion of food from (a)
gut to tissues is solved by developing a circulatory Leeches secrete anticoagulant ‘hirudin’ from salivary
system. After digestion and absorption, most of the glands. Hirudin does not allow blood clotting of host.
absorbed food materials are passed into paracellular 255
spaces (in between the enterocytes) from where they (b)
enter blood capillaries and then transported to tissues. Presence of diaphragm is the characteristic feature of
244 mammals along with mammary gland, pinna, 7-
(a) cervical vertebra, etc.
The generic name of tusk shell is Dentalium. 256
245 (c)
(b) Mandibles work in chewing. Abductor and adductor
Sponges are hermaphrodites, i.e., sexes are not muscles associated with the mandibles move in
separate and sexual reproduction takes place by horizontal plane to cut and chew the food particles,
gamete formation. Both eggs and sperms are produced these are brought in between the mandibles by the
by the same individual first maxillae.
246 257
(b) (a)
Chordates have a notochord, central nervous system in In dorsal blood vessel, blood flows from behind to
dorsal with pharynx performed by gill slits and heart is forward by the rhythmic contraction and they also
ventral, post anal tail is present possess valves, which prevent the backward flow of
247 blood.
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258 Tadpole larva lives in water, so it has gills and a tail but
(b) during metamorphosis gills and tails are reabsorbed.
Hoodworm (Ancylostoma) is a dioecious animal. 270
259 (d)
(c) There are five longitudinal blood vessels in Pheretima.
Metameric segmentation is the characteristic of Ventro-intestinal blood vessels supplies blood to
Annelida (e.g., earthworm) and Arthropoda (e.g., integumentary nephridia. The dorso-intestinal blood
cockroach). Metamerism is body structure having vessel receives blood from intestine and a pair of
repeated segments. It helps to develops specialization cimmissural vessel.
of organs. 271
260 (a)
(c) Pheromones are also known as ectohormones. These
The taste receptor (gustatoreceptors) are organs of are secreted upon skin surface and produce
taste. In cockroach, they are mainly confined to the tips characteristic smell by mature female cockroach,
of maxillary palps, labial palps, labium and which is detected by the antennal chemoreceptors of
hypopharynx. male.
261 272
(b) (d)
Cockroach, scorpion and prawn belong to phylum- The corpora allata are concerned with the production
Arhropoda. of moulting and pupating hormones in insects.
262 273
(c) (d)
Chitin is a polysaccharide. Flightless birds show discontinuous distribution. They
263 have well developed powerful legs, small head,
(b) rudimentary eyes and wings, e.g., ostrich, emu, kiwi,
Pheromones are used for animal communication. cassowary, etc.
These are screted from exocrine glands as liquid, 274
transmitted as liquid or gases and smelled or tasted by (d)
other animals of the same species. Gill of Pila consists of a long ctenidial axis with a single
264 row of a long series of triangular leaflets known as
(d) lamellae. Such a gill is called monopectinate.
The velocity of conduction of nerve impulse in frog is 275
30 metre/second. (b)
265 Bioluminescence is the property of a living organism to
(c) emit light. It is well marked in ctenophores.
All statements are true except (c). Although body of 276
arthropods is divided into head, thorax and abdomen (c)
but arthropods are triploblastic, coelomate animals Struthio camelus (ostrich) is a gregarious polygamous
267 and omnivorous flightless bird. Oil glands, preen gland
(c) are absent. Syrinx is also absent.
Ichthyopsis is a limbless amphibian Casuarius sp is a flightless bird. The head is beautifully
268 coloured due to presence of helmet like horny casque.
(a) The preen gland and syrinx are absent.
Diaphragm is abrent in frog and is not related to 277
respiration. Frog has developed various types of (d)
external respiration to suit its amphibious mode of life. Sponges are sessile, i.e., live permanently attached to
They include cutaneous respiration, buccopharyngeal rocks or other surfaces.
respiration and pulmonary respiration. 279
269 (b)
(a) Platyhelminthes are bilaterally symmetrical animals.
The body of animal can be divided into two equal
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halves through only one plane, e.g., liver fluke the vicinity of arthrodial membrane, a pair of stink
(Fasciola hepatica). glands are present.
280 288
(d) (b)
All chordates are bilaterally symmetrical, coelomates, Blood glands are located in the 4th, 5th and 6th segments
triploblastic with closed circulatory system and organ above the pharyngeal mass. These serve for
system level of organisation manufacture of blood corpuscles and haemoglobin.
281 289
(c) (d)
In Rattus rattus, there are two large cerebral Frogs have three types of pigmentations or
hemisphere which are smooth internally. These chromatophores (melanophores, iridophores and
spheres are connected by a bundle of nerve fibre called xanthophores). These chromatophores are controlled
corpus callosum. by the frog’s central nervous system and hormones.
282 290
(b) (b)
Hookworm (Ancylostoma) is triploblastic bilaterally Phylum-Coelenterata or Cnidaria have tissue level of
symmetritical and pseudocoelomate. organisation. Cellular level of organisation is only
283 present in phylum-Porifera
(d) 291
Ascaris lumbricoides is a common intestinal parasite of (b)
man, therefore, it is found in alimentary canal. Nematocysts in Hydra discharge and inject poisonous
284 fluid hypnotoxin, which paralyses the prey.
(b) 292
Cockroach, housefly and mosquito belong to phylum- (b)
Arthropoda. In mosquito and housefly, the second pair Pseudocoelom is false coelom, derived from embryonic
of wings forms a knob like structure known as ‘haltere’ blastocoel.
or ‘balancer’. Its function is to balance the body during 293
flight. (d)
285 The feet with toes forming cloven hoof is seen in sheep.
(c) 294
The development of Periplaneta americana is (a)
paurometabolous meaning there is development Petromyzon (lamprey) belongs to phylum-Chordata,
through nymphal stage. The nymphs look very much group-Craniata, sub-phylum-Agnatha and order-
like adults. The nymph grows by moulting about 13 Petromyzontia.
times to reach the adult form. The next to last nymphal 295
stage has wing pads but only adult cockroaches have (b)
wings. Blue whale is considered as the largest aquatic
286 vertebrate. Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is a show
(d) moving, filter feeding, largest living fish species. It is
Jacobson’s organ are present in all but they are well considered as the second largest aquatic vertebrate,
developed in snakes and lizards. It is an auxillary which can grow upto 60 feet length and 13.6 tonnes in
olfactory sense organ located in the vomer bones, weight.
between the nose and the mouth. 296
287 (c)
(b) In the insect which feeds on nectar, the proboscis is
The posterior region of body of cockroach is called formed by glossa.
abdomen. The abdomen of adult consists of 10 297
segments, while embryo has 11 segments. In female (a)
cockroach, abdomen is broader than in male. In Hydra possess a very primitive type of nervous system
between sclerites (terga) of 5/6 segments specially in with bipolar and multipolar neurons lying above

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muscular processes forming irregular and (b)
discontinuous nerve plexus. Masses of bath sponges are collected and allowed to
298 die and decay. Gradually, the entire living part
(d) disintegrates, while the skeleton made up of dense
Echinoderms are exclusively marine and largely network of fibres composed of sulphur containing
bottom dwellers, enterocoelus coelomate, triploblastic flexible collagen like protein (s-origin) is left. It is used
animals. The adult echinoderms have pentamerous for scrubbing the body at the time of bath, as well as
radial symmetry derived from an original bilateral few mopping and polishing floors, furniture, shoe, etc.
symmetry. 307
299 (c)
(b) Sea cucumber (Cucumaria) is an echinoderm that has
In frog, the forelimbs have four digits (as thumb is the capacity to regenerate entire alimentary canal.
absent in forelimbs), while hindlimbs have five digits. 308
300 (b)
(d) Ligaments consist of mainly collagen fibres and some
Trygon is also called sting ray and belongs to class- elastic fibres. It connects one end of a long bone to
Chondrichthyes. They have two-chambered heart, another.
males have claspers and respiration is by exchange of 309
gases with the water through gills (b)
301 In Aves, long bones are hollow and connected by air
(c) passage.
A-Male-Ascaris 310
B-Female-Ascaris (b)
Females in phylum-Aschelminthes are longer than The cavity common to all sponges is spongocoel or
male paragastric cavity. It is lined by endoderm, which
302 contains a single layer of collared, flagellated cells,
(d) called choanocytes. Each cess contains a single
The larva of Bombyx mori is known as caterpillar. A nucleus, 1-2 contractile vacuoles, food vacuoles,
fully grown caterpillar has a length of about 7.5 cm. blepharoplast, rhizoplast and a single basal granule
These larvae are voraceous feeder so they have (kinetosome) from which a single, long, whip-like
continuous supply of food. Each caterpillar larvae has flagellum is originated.
well developed mandibulate type of mouth parts 311
adapted to feed easily on the mulberry leaves. (a)
303 The body outline of Ophiuroidea (e.g.,
(a) Gorgonocephalus sp) is similar to the Asteroidea, i.e.,
Ink gland is not found in Pila. ophiuroids have five arms joined to central body disc,
304 i.e., branched arms.
(a) 312
Schistosoma mansoni is the common human blood (a)
fluke. It belongs to class-Trematoda of Coelenterates have nematocysts as its characteristics
Platyhelminthes. Blood fluke is digenetic, primary host feature.
is man and secondary or inter mediate host is snail. 313
305 (c)
(a) The skull of mammals represents a highly modified
A pair of short and conical intestinal caecae project synapsid pattern. In synapsids, the temporal region of
from the intestine on the 26th segment. The skull develops a single opening bound horizontal along
characteristic feature of the intestine between 26-35 its lower border by a bony connection between jugal
segment is the presence of internal median fold of and squamosal bones.
dorsal wall called typhlosole. This increases the 314
effective area of absorption in the intestine (c)
306
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Organ level of organisation is present in (d)
Platyhelminthes. The animals belonging to this phylum In the members of phylum-Echinodermata like
are bilaterally symmetrical, triploblastic and Asterias (star fish), Echinus (sea urchin), Antedon (sea
acoelomate lily), Cucumaria (sea cucumber) and Ophiura (brittle
315 star) an excretory system is absent.
(b) 326
The body cavity of earthworm is true coelom (c)
(schizicoel) as it is formed by the division of Scorpion, spider and cockroach have ventral solid
mesoderm. The coelom is filled with milky, alkaline central nervous system.
coelomic fluid, which contains different types of 327
corpuscles. Thus, if a live earthworm is prickled with a (a)
needle on its outer surface, the coelomic fluid will Metameric segmentation is a feature of Annelida.
come out. 328
316 (a)
(d) A true coelom is seen when the body cavity is lined by
Echinoderms are triploblastic animals with organ mesoderm
system level or organization. Larval forms possess 329
bilateral symmetry, while adults have radial symmetry. (b)
317 Macaca is an Indian monkey.
(d) 330
Python is a non-poisonous snake. (c)
318 An animal whose female gives birth to young one is
(d) called viviparous and this phenomenon as vivipary,
Excretory organ in animals belonging to phylum- e.g., rabbit, dog, humans, etc.
Hemichordata is the proboscis gland 331
319 (d)
(c) Class-Osteichthyes contains freshwater and marine
Sponges are classified on the basis of skeleton. bony fishes having skin with cycloid, ctenoid scales.
320 The bony fishes possess four pairs of gills situated in
(b) gill or branchial chambers. Each gill consists of two
Neoteny refers to larval stages becoming sexually rows of slender gill filaments.
mature and able to reproduce 332
321 (d)
(d) Reptiles are different in their integuments. Amphibians
Mammary gland is a characteri-stic feature of class- have smooth moist skin, while the reptilian skin is
mammalia scaly, rough and dry, and is periodically shed off by a
322 process of moulting. The amphibian heart is three-
(b) chambered, while the reptilian heart is four-
Phylum-Arthropoda is the largest phylum of the chambered. The amphibian larva usually undergoes
kingdom-Animalia. It includes over 2/3rd of all known metamorphosis unlike reptilian young one
species 333
323 (c)
(a) Aschelminthes are triploblastic, bilaterally
The appendages are mostly biramous in crustaceans, symmetrical, pseudocoelomate (false coelom derived
while typically three pairs (hexapoda) in insects. from embryonic blastocoel), unsegmented organisms.
324 334
(b) (b)
Biramous appendages are present in crustacean (aranea) (spider) is an Arachnida and not an insect
(prawn). It consists of a basal protopodite with two 335
rami, an inner endopodite and an outer exopodite. (d)
325 Interstitial cell are absent in testis of frog.
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336 Only phylum-Coelenterata, Ctenophora and
(d) Echinodermata display radial symmetry. Mollusca
Amoeba and sponges are asymmetrical exhibit bilateral symmetry
338 346
(c) (a)
Coelom is the secondary body cavity which exists Detritivores are animals, which feed on decaying
between the body wall and the digestive tube and is organic matter, e.g., earthworm.
lined on all sides by mesoderm. 347
339 (a)
(a) In Pheretima posthuma or common Indian earthworm,
The number of cervical vertebrae are seven in almost female genital pores are present upon 14th segment.
all mammals including human beings. 348
340 (d)
(c) Pleurobrachia belongs to phylum-Ctenophora.
The order-Primata is divided into three sub-orders: Ctenophora are diploblastic, with tissue level of
organisation and presence of comb plates. Comb plates
[Link], e.g., lemur and Loris is characteristic feature of phylum-Ctenophora,
[Link], e.g., tarsier. Plurobrachia are not triploblastic
349
[Link], e.g., monkeys, apes and man. (b)
Phylum-Arthropoda is the largest phylum of animal
Shrew and hedgehog belongs to order-Insectivora of kingdom including about 900,000 species in all
class-Mammalia. Horse and Zebra belong to order habitats, which constitute about 70% of all the known
perissodactyla while bats and vampire belongs to species of animals.
order chiroptera. 350
(b)
341
(b)
Ctenoplana and Beroe lack cnidolasts and have biradial
symmetry. These belong to phylum-Ctenophora.
In open circulatory system, the blood flows in open
351
spaces like lacunae and sinuses and it bathes the cells
(a)
directly, eg, arthropods (cockroach or Periplaneta).
342
Monocystis are typically endoparasites of earthworm
and occur in their coelom and seminal vesicles.
(d)
352
Collar cells or choanocytes are present only in sponges.
(c)
343
In Pheretima, locomotion occurs with the help of
(c)
circular, longitudinal muscles and setae.
Only Coelenterates and Ctenophora and diploblastic
353
acoelomates, with radial symmetry. Adamsia is sea
(c)
anemone, which belong to phylum-Coelenterates and
Meandrina sinuosa belongs to phylum-Coelenterates. In Mollusca, each eye is located upon, stumpy peduncle
called ommatophore.
Berore is a Ctenophora
354
344
(c)
(d)
Ctenophora have radial symmetry with tissue level of
A group of individual organisms with fundamental
organisation, acoelomate animals. Platyhelminthes
similarities is called species. One species is
have bilateral symmetry with organ and organ-system
distinguished from the other closely related species on
level of organisation but are also acoelomate animals.
the basis of distinct morphological differences. Tiger
Characters of echinoderms are true. Coelentrata have
(Panthera tigris) is one of the species of Panthera.
bilateral symmetry with tissue level organisation
345
acoelomate animals
(a)
355
(c)
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Mollusca are terrestrial or aquatic, present both in Ichthyophis peninsularis is a species of caecilian found
freshwater and marine water in India.
356 365
(a) (a)
The third moulting in Ascaris larva takes place in lung. The mosquito (Culex, Anopheles and Aedes) are
357 pathogenic. The fleas (Pulex) is also pathogen, i.e,
(d) ectoparasites of birds and mammals, feeding on blood
Cell aggregate body plan is only found in Porifera. and the tse-tse fly is pathogen for sleeping sickness.
Bilateral symmetry is the most common symmetry 366
found in animals. Pseudocoelom is only found in (d)
Aschelminthes. Triploblastic animal like Crocodiles have a completely four chambered heart
Platyhelminthes lacks a coelom. Haemocoel is present similar to the birds and mammals.
in Mollusca and Arthropoda 367
358 (b)
(d) Maxillae and legs are similar in structure.
Book lungs and book-gills are organs for respiration 368
found in scorpion and king crabs, respectively (d)
359 In cockroach, there is no respiratory pigment. Every
(d) tissue of body is in direct communication with
Foliate papillae, persent in rabbit, are located at sides atmospheric air for gaseous exchange. For this, a
of the base of tongue and are the smallest papillae. complicated system of air tubes or trachea (tracheal
360 system) is present, which open at surface through
(d) spiracles or stigmata.
Asterias is the scientific (generic) name of starfish. 369
361 (a)
(a) The animals of phylum-Platyhelminthes are
The sequence of layers in the epidermis of vertebrate triploblastic bilaterally symmetrical, acoelomate and
skin (integument) from uppermost layer to the inner mostly parasitic.
one is 370
Stratum coneum → stratum lucidium → stratum (a)
granulosum → germinative layer → dermis. Metamorphosis is the phenomenon of passing through
Hence, the second layer in the rat integument is different juvenile forms before becoming adult or
stratum lucidium. imago. In insects, the process of growth and
362 metamorphosis is regulated by juvenile hormone
(c) which is secreted by the corpora allata (components of
Poriferans and Coelenterates are diploblastic animals, retrocerebral complex).
while all animals in and after Platyhelminthes are 371
triploblastic animals. Protozoa are single celled (d)
animalcules and do not form any germ layers Corpora allata is small endocrine gland in the insect
363 head. Juvenile hormone is secreted by this gland,
(b) which is responsible for maintenance of larval
Mesoglea is the undifferentiated layer present in condition during moulting.
between the ectoderm and endoderm in sponges. The 372
third germinal layer is a differentiated layer, which is (c)
present between the ectoderm and endoderm and is While ants are social, colonial and polymorphic insects.
called mesoderm 373
364 (a)
(b) On the basis of symmetry animals are classified into
Tyloto triton is a genus of newt known as crocodile radiats and bilateria
newts, out of which T. verrucosus (Himalayan 374
crocodile newt) is found in Indian peninsual. (b)
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The middle ear of mammals is a air filled chamber 384
containing a remarkable chain of three tiny bones or (b)
ossicles, known as the malleus (hammer), incus (anvil) The member of phylum-Arthropoda show bilateral
and stapes (strirrup), named because of their fancied symmetry, three germ layers in body wall, external
resemblance to these objects. metamerism, jointed and paired appendages,
375 haemocoel and open type of circulatory system with
(a) dorsal heart.
In rabbit, the two fibroelastic strands of the larynx 385
extend between the thyroid and arytenoid cartilages. (b)
376 Kidney of frog tadpole is pronephric; kidney of
(a) amphibia is mesonephric, while of birds and mammals
T-shaped interclavicle in the pectoral girdle is the is metanephric.
reptilian character present in prototheria. The pelvic 386
girdle of prototherian possesses epipubic bones. (c)
377 In Pheretima, the fing vessels are characteristic
(b) circular vessels of stomach situated with its muscular
Ichthyology – Study of fishes coat. There are about 12 vessels per segment.
Mammalogy – Study of mammals 387
Herpetology – Study of reptiles and amphibians (d)
Ornithology – Study of birds Echinoderms are ammonotelic and nitrogenous waste
378 are excreted via gills, bursae, respiratory trees and
(b) tube feet
Struthio is the ostrich, it runs very fast but is a 388
flightless bird, as is also penguin which is adapted for (d)
swimming due to its habitat in polar region Vestibular Bartholin glands are the accessory glands
379 associated with the female reproductive system. The
(c) glands are located subcutaneously within the wall of
Chloragogen cells are involved in synthesis and the vaginal opening and secrete lubricating fluid, into
storage of fat and glycogen. Their special function is the vestibule and vaginal opening during coitus.
deamination of excess amino acids and formation of 389
urea. They also store waste products in yellow (d)
granules. So, these are excretory as well as storage A compact, somewhat flattened and whitish mass,
cells. called epididymis is closely abutted against the dorsal
380 aspect of each testis. In rabbit, head of epididymis
(c) present at the head of the testis is called caput
A- Pteropus or flying fox epididymis, while the smaller posterior enlarged part
B- Balaenoptera or the blue whale of epididymis is called cauda epididymis.
C- Chelone or turtle 390
D- Ornithorhynchus or platypus (c)
E-Scoliodon or dog fish Taenia solium (tapeworm) belongs to phylum-
C and E- These not mammals. C is a reptile and E is a Platyhelminthes.
Chondrichthyes 391
381 (c)
(b) Echinoderms have water-vascular system (ambulacral
Starfish shows radial symmetry. It belongs to phylum- system) with tube-feet for locomotion, feeding and
Echinodermata. respiration, e.g., Cucumaria (sea cucumber).
382 392
(d) (c)
Oil of Chenopodium, alcopar, bendex, dewormis, Nucleated RBCs are present in frog.
meber, etc, are some of the antihelminthic drugs used 393
to exterminate Ascaris. (a)
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Fertilization is external and occurs in cocoon. Cocoon (d)
is formed around clitellum. Juvenile hormone is produced by corpora allata in
394 insect, it favours the development of juvenile
(c) characteristics.
Protandry refers to earlier maturation of male sex 405
organs than female sex organs (d)
396 Chondrichthyes is one of the classes of super-class-
(a) Pisces, sub-phylum-Vertebrata and phylum-Chrodata.
Order-Rodentia comprises of rodents like rats, The members of class-Chondrichthyes are marine
squirrels, guinea-pigs, beavers, etc. The animal of this animals with streamlined body and have cartilaginous
order lack canines and the toothless space in the jaw is endoskeleton. Mouth is located ventrally. The skin is
termed as diastema. The other two orders have canine tough, containing minute placoid scales. The teeth are
teeth. Canines are large in order-Carnivora modified placoid scales which are backwardly directed
397 e.g., Dog fish (Scoliodon), saw fish (Pristis), great white
(b) shark (Carcharodon), sting ray (Trygon), etc.
The animals, which are active at night and rest during 406
the day are called nocturnal. (c)
398 Lobsters, spiders and shrimps all belong to same
(b) taxonomic group, i.e., Arthropoda.
Tubules of mesonephric kindney arise in the middle of 407
nephric ridge. The mesonephrose usually becomes (c)
functional in the embryo but persists in adults of fishes Notochord is only present in the embryonic stage, it is
and Amphibia. replaced by vertebral column (back bone) in the adult
399 forms.
(b) 408
Body cavity lined by mesoderm is a coelomic cavity. (c)
Coelom is absent in acoelomate animals. When the All members of the phylum-Chordata exhibit the
mesoderm is present as scattered pouches in between following four characteristic features - presence of
ectoderm and endoderm, the animals are called dorsal nerve cord, the notochord, postanal tail and
pseudocoelomates pharyngeal slits. The post anal tail is a muscular region
400 of the body that extends beyond the anus. It includes
(c) skeletal support and musculature that improves the
Starfish is a member of phylum-Echinodermata. locomotion of many aquatic chordate species.
401 409
(b) (a)
Abdomen of cockroach is divisible into ten segments in Pearl is produced by certain bivalve Mollusca.
adults and 11 in embryo. Each segment has four 410
sclerites. (d)
402 In frog, when 1st polar body is separated by meiosis
(d) then chromosome number becomes half.
Forewing is modified into the leathery tegmina in 411
cockroach. It is reduced, often serves not so much in (c)
flight. Tegmina is a protective cover for the delicate The excretory material of bony fishes like
membranous hindwings when at rest. Hippocampus is ammonia.
403 412
(c) (d)
Bone of the birds like ostrich, owl are hollow and Choanocytes are flagellated collar cells present in the
known as pneumatic, i.e., bone marrow is absent in choanocytic layer. Food particles strained out by water
bones of birds. This is the adaptation for aerial life of are passed on to amoebocytes and food is stored in
birds. thesocytes. Amoebocytes, thesocytes and choanocytes
404 are all present in sponges
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413 of the 9th sternum of the male cockroach only. They are
(d) sensitive to touch.
The queen bee normally lives for about five years. The 424
worker bees live only for about 90 days due to their (c)
heavy duty life. Catadromous fish spend most of their lives in fresh
414 water, then migrate to the sea to breed. This type is
(a) exemplified by eels of the genus, Anguilla, numbering
The skin of frog is smooth or rough, having mucous 16 species.
and poisonous glands. 425
415 (d)
(a) The human pinworm is Enterobius vermicularis.
Cysticercus is the larval form of a tapeworm (Taenia), 426
which grows into the adult when eaten by the primary (a)
host and consists of a scolex inverted into a larger Snails (e.g., Limnaea, Planoribs, Bulinus) are the
bladder. secondary or intermediate host of Fasciola hepatica.
416 427
(d) (b)
Pectin is found in the eyes of birds Trigeminal nerve or trigeminus is 5th pair of cranial
417 nerves.
(a) 428
Pila possesses radula. Radula is a rasping organ of (c)
molluscs situated in a sac on the underside of the Animals are classified based on coelomic cavity, level
buccal cavity. It is used for tearing plant material by of organisation and presence or absence of notochord
rubbing it against the hardened surface of the mouth. 429
418 (a)
(a) Conus arteriosus is a muscular and contractile
Diaphragm has no role in the respiration in frog but in structure, present in right auricle of frog which
mammals it increase the surface area for respiration. consists of pylangium (bulbus arteriosus) and
419 synangium (ventral aorta).
(a) 430
Arthropoda is the largest phylum of animal kingdom. (c)
Body of Arthropoda is divisible into head, thorax and Prostostomous animals are those whose mouth is
abdomen, and respiration by tracheoles and spiracles. derived from the blastropore of the embryo and the
420 anus is formed at the opposite end. Animals belonging
(c) to phylum-Platyhelminthes, Aschelminthes, Annelida,
All animals belonging to this class creep or crawl Mollusca and Arthropoda are prostostomous animals.
421 Apis, indica, honey bee belongs to phylum-Arthropoda,
(c) Loligo, a squid belongs to Mollusca and Hirudinaria, a
Turbellaria is a class of phylum-Platyhelminthes. cattle leech belongs to phylum-Annelida. In option (a)
Turbellarians are mostly free living faltworms, majorly Aurelia belongs to Coelenterata, In option (b) Physalia
aquatic (marine), presence of cilia, body unsegmented, also belongs to coelenterata and option (d) contains
mouth ventral, suckers absent with tango-chemo-and echinoderms
photoreceptors, e.g., Planaria (Dugesia), Bipalium, etc. 431
422 (d)
(a) There are many testes and single ovary in Hydra.
Chiton belongs to class-Amphineura (polyplacothora). 432
423 (b)
(d) The species which are improted in India from other
Anal styles are paired, thin small unjointed countries are called exotic species. Common carp
outgrowths, which project backwardly from the sides (Cyprinus carpia) is imported from China.
433
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(b) (3 pairs), located on the thoracic segments. Insects
Cimex is a temporary, ectoparasitic, nocturnal insect form the largest class of animals.
with piercing and sucking types of mouth parts. 442
434 (d)
(c) Azygous vein, hemizygous vein and caudal veins are
Mammalia is the only class, which has the presence of not in pair in rabbit.
mammary glands. It is a unique characteristic among 443
the members of this class but four chamber heart and (c)
internal fertilisation found in the members of class- Mesozoic era – Age of reptiles
Mammalia as well as Aves Coenozoic era – Age of mammals
435 Palaeozoic era – Age of fishes
(c) 444
Prosimians means the animals which originate before (d)
monkeys. These include lemur, loris and tarsius. Apes Schistosoma is commonly called blood fluke. It is a
include gibbon, orangutan, chimpanzee and gorilla parasite and found in blood and lives in the hepatic
436 portal system and mesenteric blood vessels of human
(b) beings.
The hormone thyroxine is secreted by the thyroid 445
gland. Thyroxine necessarily takes part in the process (a)
of metamorphosis in tadpole. Class-Crustacea belongs to sub-phylum-Mandibulata of
437 phylum-Arthropoda. In crustaceans, the head often
(b) joined with thorax to form cephalothorax, respiration
The animals, which have true coelom are called by gills or body surface and appendages typically
eucoelomates or coelomates, e.g., annelids, biramous.
echinoderms and chordates. Among given options, 446
Pheretima (annelid) has true coelom (schizocoel; (c)
derived by splitting up of embryonic mesoderm). The Pseudocoelom is not found in Fasciola.
coelom is filled with milky white alkaline coelomic 447
fluid. (c)
438 Skull of frog is triangular in shape. It is decondylic and
(c) platybaric due to presence of two occipital condyles
Presence of right aortic arch is characteristic to all and absence of an inter orbital septum. The skull is
birds. completely cartilagenous in tadpole stage but becomes
439 mostly bony in the adult frog.
(b) 448
In Hydra, the asexual reproduction mainly occurs (a)
through external budding in the middle and basal part The body cavity (coelom) of earthworm is filled with
of the body. The bud initially seen as a protuberance an alkaline, colourless or milky coelomic fluid
which gradually grows as a diverticulum. Soon, it containing water, salts, some proteins and four types
develops gastrovascular cavity, tentacles, hypostome of coelomic corpuscles. During burrowing and
and mouth. The cavity of bud later on separates off locomotion, contraction of septa (which partioned
from the parent body. Thus, forming a young Hydra. coelom into series of coelomic chambers) increases
440 pressure on coelomic fluid, thus making the anterior
(d) body segment turgid and elongated.
In advance reptiles and all mammals, a new 449
association centre, the neopallium appears in the (c)
cerebral cortex. Dugesia is a genus of Dugesiid triclad, common
441 representative of class-Turbellaria
(b) 450
Members of class-Insecta (phylum-Arthropoda) are (d)
also known as Hexapoda due to the presence of six legs
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Wuchereria bancrofti infection causes filariasis or In frog, acoustic spots are present in membranous
elephantiasis, Culex mosquito is its intermediate host. labyrinth.
Female worms are twice as long as the male worms. 462
Wuchereria live in lymph vessels and lymph glands (b)
451 Snake venom is a complex mixture of organic
(a) compounds secreted by poison glands. Venom of Viper
Dolphin, kangaroo, bat and cat are mammals, which is haemolytic, so affects circulatory system, while
give birth to young ones directly. venom of cobra affects nervous system, i.e., neurotoxic
452 in nature.
(d) 463
Animals of phylum-Arthropoda have an hard, chitinous (c)
outer covering, they lack any endoskeletal structures Silverfish, scorpion, crab and honeybee all belongs to
454 phylum-Arthropoda which have jointed appendages as
(b) their characteristics feature.
Scorpions have one pair of coxal glands situated near 464
the base of third pair of walking legs. (a)
455 The function of clitellum in Pheretima is the formation
(b) of cocoon.
Schistosoma is a blood fluke of the class-Trematoda of 465
phylum-Platyhelminthes. It has a intermediate host, (c)
snail. It causes the disease schistosomiasis in humans. Phylum-Porifera consists of sponges that are
Wauchereria bancrofti is a nematode. Its intermediate considered as asymmetrical. Animals belonging to
host are the species of Culex. Phylum-Ctenophora and Coelenterata are radially
456 symmetrical and animals belonging to Annelida are
(b) bilaterally symmetrical
Each male genital opening (in 18th segment) of 466
Pheretima has separate openings of three ducts (one (a)
prosthatic duct and two vasa deferentia, i.e., spermatic Nematocysts are the stinging cells of coelenterates so
duct). that they are called cnidrians. By using the nematocyst,
457 they paralyze the prey by injecting poison.
(c) 467
Bombyx mori is a silk producing insect, which is reared (b)
on mulberry leaves for commercial production of silk. Ascaris does not have intermediate host. It is a
458 monogenetic parasite.
(d) 469
The whales are large marine mammals. (b)
459 Molluscs are the soft bodied, unsegmented animals
(a) covered by a shell. In between the shell and body wall
Flame cells are the specialized hollow excretory or is a covering called mantle, which secretes the shell.
osmo-regulatory structures. These are found in 470
Planarians. (b)
460 An animal, which feeds only on plant and plant product
(b) is called herbivore and this type of feeding habit is
Hookworms belongs to phylum-Aschelminthes and called herbivorous, e.g., rabbit, cow, etc.
have generic name Ancylostoma. They have an 471
excretory tube and excretory pore to remove the body (c)
waste from body cavity. Fertilisation in this phylum is Cuttlefish or Sepia, Chaetopleura or chiton and
internal. They are triploblastic pseudocoelomate Aplysea or sea-hare belong to phylum-Mollusca.
animals and sexes are usually separate, i.e., dioecious Antedon or sea lily, Cucumaria or sea cucumber,
461 Echinus or sea urchins and Ophiura or brittle star
(c) belong to phylum-Echinodermata
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472 Superposition image formation normally does not take
(d) place in cockroach owing to noncontractile pigment
The body of animals belonging to phylum-Arthropoda sheath separating ommatidia.
are divided into head, thorax and abdomen, while 482
animals belonging to phylum-Mollusca are divided into (a)
head, muscular foot and visceral hump Enterocoelomate means the members having coelom,
473 in which embryonic stage has communication with the
(a) archenteron. It is called enterocoel.
The aquatic larva of mosquitoes is termed as wriggler 484
as it swims actively in water by wriggling movements. (d)
474 All phyla from Porifera to Echinodermata, including
(a) phylum-Arthropoda are non-chordates, i.e., lacking
The metamorphosis of frog is controlled by the thyroid notochord
hormones that contains iodine element. Thus, addition 485
of I 2 element in water speeds up the metamorphosis in (a)
frog tadpole. Myogenic heart has contraction initiated by a special
475 node of modified heart muscles called sino-atrial node
(d) (SA node), e.g., the heart of vertebrates, tunicates and
Phylum-Coelenterates, echinoderms and ctenophores molluscs.
are the only phylum which exhibits radial symmetry. 486
However, one must remember that Echinoderms look (b)
like radially symmetrical but their original symmetry Earthworm has a straight alimentary canal
is bilateral representing a tube within tube plan. Wall of stomach
476 contains calciferous glands, the secretion of which
(d) neutralized the acidity of soil or humus.
Ancylostomiasis is the condition of infection by Typhlosole is a highly glandular vascular longitudinal
Ancylostoma hookworms. Humans, who have become ridge increasing the area for absorption of digested
infected will show symptoms of intestinal bleeding, food.
abdominal pains, anaemia, severe diarrhoea and 487
malnutrition. (b)
477 The nervous system of leech consisting of ventral-
(c) central nervous system, peripheral nervous system
Cnidoblasts, stinging cells are unique cells of the and sympathetic nervous system.
phylum-Cnidria. Functions of cnidoblast cells are 488
offence, defence and food capturing. (c)
478 Notochord is derived from mesoderm and formed on
(a) the dorsal side, during embryonic development
In Hydra, the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide 489
and the excertion of waste nitrogeneous matter (b)
(chiefly ammonia) occur directly by diffusion through In some birds, a synsacrum is formed by fusion of
cell membrane to outside. posterior thoracic lumbar, sacral and anterior caudal
479 vertebrae.
(b) 490
All existing species of Echinodermata are marine. (b)
480 Tube-within-tube is a body plan in which two tubes
(c) are present, an outer body wall and an inner digestive
The correct order of the phyla is Ctenophora, tract. The body cavity between the two tubes is filled
Platyhelminthes, Aschelminthess, Annelida, with a fluid. All animals from phylum-Platyhelminthes
Arthropoda and Chordata to Chordates have tube-within-tube body plan and
481 may be either protostomous or deuterostomous
(d) 491
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(a) Batrachotoxin is produced by arrow frogs of genus-
WBCs are colourless, nucleated and mostly amoeboid Dendrobates. It is the most powerful nerve poison
cells of at least five types in amphibia (frog). produced by vertebrates
492 502
(d) (c)
Homeothermic are the animals having a nearly Presence of three pairs of jointed legs is the
uniform or constant body temperature. These animals characteristics feature of class-Insecta of phylum-
are known as warm blooded animals, e.g., birds, man. Arthropoda.
493 503
(b) (c)
Breast bone is known as sternum. It is absent in Asymmetry n gastropods is due to torsion a
snakes. characteristic feature that distinguish gastropod from
494 other molluscs.
(a) 504
Sea fan (Gorgonia) belongs to phylum-Coelenterata. (c)
495 Water vascular system is characteristic of phylum-
(a) Echinodermata. Tracheal system, gills, book gills and
Choanocytes (collar cells) are cells with single flagella book lungs are all organs of respiration in animals
generating current by which sponges draw water belonging to phylum-Arthropoda
through their ostia and capture food particles. 505
496 (d)
(b) Petromyzon is the jawless vertebrate. It is also known
Class-Amphibia and class-Reptilia share the following as sea lamprey.
features. Presence of tympanum is seen in both classes, 507
which represents the ear. Animals of both classes are (d)
cold-blooded or poikilotherms and usually have a Invertebrates having open circulatory system are
three-chambered heart with the exception of a cockroach, prawn, silverfish, snail, leech, spiders,
crocodile crabs, Pila, etc.
497 509
(b) (b)
Fishes (super class-Pisces) have two chambered heart In frog, respiration take place through skin, lungs and
(one auricle and one ventricle), with very well bucco pharyngea. To perform cutaneous (skin)
developed sinus venous and conus arteriosus. respiration the skin should be moist due to the
However lung fishes have three chambered heart (two presence of mucous secreting glands.
auricles and one ventricle). 510
498 (b)
(b) Phylum-Mollusca do not have metameric
Pristis (sawfish), Scoliodon (dogfish), Trygon, segmentation, they have a calcareous, exoskeleton
carcharodon (great white shark) are (cartilaginous) with organ system level of organisation, but shows the
fishes while myxine (hagfish), Petromyzon (lamprey) presence of mantle cavity and coelomic cavity during
are bioless fishes development
499 511
(c) (a)
Flame cells are excretory organ of Platyhelminthes. Phylum-Echinodermata are triploblastic animals i.e.,
The excretory organ of Ascaris is protonephridia. form three germ layers during embryonic
500 development. Phylum-Platyhelminthes, Aschelminthes,
(b) Annelida, Arthropoda, Mollusca, Echinodermata,
Amphibians (i.e., Rana) show the formation of middle Hemichordata and Chordata includes all triploblastic
ear for the first time. animals
501 512
(d) (c)
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Animals belonging to phylum-Porifera are mostly 521
marine, few fresh water, all aquatic. (a)
513 Balenoptero (blue whale) and Delphinus (dolphin) are
(c) aquatic mammals.
Skeleton of corals is composed of calcium carbonate. 522
Siliceous spicules and calcareous spicules are present (b)
in phylum-Porifera Gambusia is a viviparous teleost fish which feeds on
514 insect larvae, while Exocoetus, Clarias and Labeo are
(c) oviparous.
Only two types of symmetry are exhibited by animals, 523
i.e., rest of the animals are asymmetrical, i.e., bilateral (d)
and radial Animals of the phylum-Mollusca exhibit adaptation to
515 various types of environmental conditions, such as
(c) aquatic, (both marine as well as freshwater),
Naja hannah is the zoological name of king cobra Naja terrestrial and amphibious.
naja is commonly called the Indian cobra or Nag. 524
Bungarus coerulus - common krait, Viper ruselli – (c)
viper. Nereis living in burrows in sand or mud often with
516 clams. Scorpion are abundant in deserts. Cockroaches
(a) are found in warmth, dampness and plenty of organic
Radial symmetry is the characteristic feature of food to devour. Lepisma (sliver fish) residing in damp
coelenterates and echinoderms. Section of these coal places and feeding on starch of starchly matter.
animals in two or more planes produces halves which 525
are approximately mirror images of each other. (b)
Bilateral symmetry occurs in most metazoans. These Salamandra or the spotted salamander belongs to sub-
have only one plane in which they can be divided into class-Urodela
two halves, which are mirror images of each other. In 526
spherical symmetry, the body of the individual can be (b)
divided into similar halves by any plane passing Chloragogen cells are analogous to liver of vertebrates
through the centre. This type of symmetry is found in because chloragogen cells and liver of vertebrates
Volvox, a colonial green algae. perform same function like glycogen synthesis, urea
517 formation but structurally they are different from each
(b) other.
Madreporic canal joins the madreporite to the ring 527
ambulacral vessle. Water vascular system is feature, (c)
found only in Echinoderms Chordates at some time in their life history, exhibit the
518 following three characters:
(c)
Animals which excrete ammonia as a waste product Presence of notochord; notochord is a rod-like
are called ammonotelic animals and this phenomenon structure made up of chordal cells.
is called ammonotelism, e.g., frog’s tadpole, Ascaris, Presence of dorsal tubular nerve cord.
leech, etc.
519 Presence of gill clefts during development.
(b)
Kangaroo are marsupials and Echidna is the egg laying 528
mammals, which is placed in Prototheria sub-class of (b)
Mammalia. Pedicellariae are small pincer like processes found on
520 the body surfaces of certain echinoderms.
(c) 529
Euplectella is one of the most beautiful glass sponges (a)
and commonly called venus flower basket.
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Tube feet are locomotory organs of echinoderms Sepia or cuttle fish is a mollusc, which possesses ink
consisting of elongated outgrowths of the body wall, gland. This gland produces ink, which is released to
able to be protruded or retracted by alteration of fluid form a small cloud for escaping from the enemy.
pressure in the water vascular system. In starfish, they 540
are arranged in rows in ambulacral groove. (b)
530 Ascaris is monogenetic parasite with no intermediate
(c) host.
The body of Mollusca is covered by a calcareous shell 541
but the mantle is a soft and spongy layer of skin over (c)
the visceral hump Larva of Ascaris first inter the host intestine and
531 reaches the liver through portal system and lymph
(c) channel, now its reaches to heart and then to lungs. In
Earthworm (Pheretima posthuma) has segmented lungs, larva settle down in capillaries of alveoli for
body. It belongs to phylum-Annelida. sometime and undergoes two moulting one after the
532 other.
(b) 542
The six-hooked embryo of Taenia solium is called (d)
hexacanth. Hexacanth along with all its membranes is Cnidocytes or stinging cells are spherical or oval cells
called oncosphere. The oncospheres are passed out found in entire epidermis except that of basal disc and
along with human stools, which is eaten up by the pig are found only in cnidarians. Archaeocytes,
(secondary or intermediate host). Thus, oncospheres trophocytes and myocytes are found in sponges.
reach in the intestines of pigs and infect them. 543
533 (c)
(d) Spongilla belongs to phylum-Porfera, in which,
Annelids are true coelomates choanocytes are the characteristic cells, these are
534 absent in leech, dolphin and penguin.
(b) 544
The blood of earthworm contains a red coloured (c)
respiratory pigment haemoglobin. It is found in In Pheretima posthuma, the dorsal blood vessel is
dissolved state in the plasma. considered as dorsal tubular heart. This blood vessel is
535 a collecting blood vessel behind 13th segment, while in
(c) initial 13 segment, it works as the distributing vessel.
Sterna macrura is the Arctic Term. It is a migratory The blood flows in it from backward to forward.
bird that travels 40,000 km from one pole to the other, 545
annually (a)
537 Bat belongs to order - Chiroptera, class - Mammalia.
(a) 546
Earthworm, Pheretima posthuma is a monoecious (b)
(hermaphrodite) animal but in them cross-fertilization Tylototriton verrucosus or Indian salamander, belongs
takes place, male reproductive organs mature prior to to order-Urodela.
female reproductive organ. This situation is known as 547
protandry. (d)
538 Class – Oligochaeta includes terrestrial earthworms
(a) and some other species that live in freshwater. Aquatic
In Taenia saginata, scolex is small and rounded like a oligochaetes excrete ammonia, while terrestrial
pin head. It has no rostellum and hooks. Scolex of T. oligochates excrete urea but Lumbricus produces both
solium is with rostellum and armed with hooks. ammonia and urea.
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Notochord is a mesodermally derived rod-like Bones of Aves (e.g., pigeon) are pneumatic. Pneumatic
structure formed on the dorsal side during embryonic bones contain air cavities to reduce weight. Pneumatic
development in some animals bones help in aerial mode of life.
549 558
(b) (d)
Arachnids have book lungs as respiratory organs. Maximum life span of dog is 20 years.
550 559
(a) (c)
Termite is a harmful social insect as it destroys wood, Amnion is an extra-embryonic membrane that
paper, leather, clothes and even the plant bodies or surrounds embryo. The animals which lack amnion are
crops in the fields. Bombyx mori (produces silk), known as anamniotes, e.g., fishes, amphibians. In the
Tachardia lacca (produces lac) and Apis indica (mainly amniota group, we have all animals which have extra-
produces honey and wax) are useful or beneficial embryonic membranes like reptiles, birds and
insects. mammals.
551 560
(a) (b)
In scorpion and spiders, the respiratory organs are Animals belonging to class-Chondrichthyes and
book lungs. Osteichthyes have 10 pairs of cranial nerves and
552 absence of neck. Chondrichthyes have a cartilaginous
(d) endoskeleton, placoid scales, opisthonephc kidneys
Spermathecae or receptacula seminales are present and two-chambered heart. Class-Osteichthyes have
ventro-laterally, one pair in each segments of 6, 7, 8 two chambered heart, optisthonephric kidneys,
and 9 in earthworm. Spermathecae receive sperms ctenoid scales and a bony endoskeleton
from another worm during copulation and store them 561
in their diverticula in Pheretims a and in ampullae in (b)
other earthworm. Medusa is the reproductive organ found in Aurelia
553 (jelly fish).
(c) 562
The laying down of bones in bony vertebrates is (d)
preceded by the presence of cartilage. Teeth of rabbits are:
554
(d) [Link]; having deep rooted teeth in bony socket
The nerve net of Hydra lacks directions in impulse. as in other mammals.
Never net of Hydra is unpolarized so that impulses can [Link]; having two sets of teeth in life time,
pass in all directions (diffuse transmission). temporary and permanent teeth as in other mammals.
555
(a) [Link]; having different types of teeth, e.g.,
Spider is a common arachnid which secretes webs. incisors, canines, premolars, molars, e.g., mammals.
Spinnerets (spinning argon) produce silken threads
for construction of spider web to trap insects. Spider 563
web is formed by a fluid secreted by its abdominal (c)
glands. In annelids like Nereis, earthworm, leech, etc, the
556 tubular coiled structures called nephridia are
(c) excretory organs. In phylum-Arthropoda, insects
Dugesia or Planaria is a free living Platyhelminthes, centipedes, millipedes and arachnides possess
Pheretima is earthworm and Nereis are both non- Malpighian tubules as their principal excretory organ.
parasitic animals. Fasciola, Taenia and Ancylostoma 564
are all parasitic (b)
557 Aschelminthes are bilateral symmetrical and
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Coelenterates are radially symmetrical and Integumentary nephridia are scattered on the entire
diploblastic animals, e.g., Obelia. inner surface of body wall in all the segments except
Ctenophores are biradial symmetrical and diploblastic first two. These are exonephric.
animals, e.g., Ctenoplana. 575
Sponges are asymmetrical or radially symmetrical and (b)
diploblastic animals, e.g., Sycon. Hydra belongs to phylum-Coelenterata.
565 576
(b) (a)
Caecilians are in order of amphibians that superficially Scorpion and ticks belongs to Arachnida class of
resemble earthworms or snakes. Some caecilians are phylum-Arthropoda.
ovoviviparous which means that the eggs hatch inside 577
the mother and the young live in her until maturity, (c)
e.g., Typhlonectus. Typhlonectus is a fully aquatic Ventral nerve cord possess segmental ganglia. It is
caecilian found only in south America. common in earthworm, leech and centipede.
567 578
(a) (c)
In frog, cloaca is the common chamber for urinary Haemocoel is a cavity formed by combination of many
tract, reproductive tract and alimentary canal. sinuses and filled with haemolymph, in which the
568 viscera are embedded. This type of body cavity ie,
(c) haemocoel is present in members of phylum-
Pectin is found in all birds except kiwi. It is a comb-like Arthropoda (like cockroach) and phylum-Mollusca
structure found in the eyes near blindspot and helps in (like Pila).
accommodation and nutrition of eye ball. 579
569 (d)
(d) In mammals, dentition is of heterodont type. In
Hydra is carnivorous and feeds upon small animals heterodont, more than one type of teeth are present,
specially some crustaceans, e.g., Cyclops, Daphnia. like in humans four type of teeth (incisor, canine,
570 premolar and molar) occur.
(b) 580
The skin of reptiles is dry, cornified and devoid of (c)
glands. Struthio camelus (true ostrich) is known as flightless
571 bird. It belongs to order-Struthionifirmes, sub-class-
(c) Neornithes of class-Aves.
Metagenesis is seen in those forms of phylum- 581
Coelenterata that exist in both body forms, i.e., polyp (b)
and medusa. Polyps produce through asexual Animals of both phylum-Aschelminthes and phylum-
reproduction and medusa also arise through budding Platyhelminthes show bilateral symmetry and are
form polyps. These are meant for sexual reproduction triploblastic, however they greatly differ in their shape
in Obelia, Metagenesis is alternation of generation of the body. Platyhelminthes are dorsoventrally
572 flattened, while animals of phylum-Aschelminthes are
(d) circular in a cross-section of their body
Aphrodite, a marine polychaete, which is commonly 582
called ‘sea mouse’, belongs to phylum-Annelida. (b)
573 ‘Pisces’ is the largest class of vertebrates in number of
(c) species. There are about 40,000 species in super class-
Arms are absent in the class-Echinoidea (e.g., sea Pisces including about 25,000 species of the class-
urchins and sand dollars) and holothuroidea (e.g., sea Osteichthyes (the freshwater and marine bony fishes).
cucumbers). 583
574 (c)
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Ostia are the minute pores on the body, through which Drones are fertile males in a colony of social bees, i.e.,
water enters the central cavity (called the spongocoel) honeybee (Apis sp). The function of drones is to
and water exits the spongocoel through the osculum fertilize the queen of their own or some other colony
584 and they die after mating with the queen bee, as the
(a) male reproductive organ explode within the female.
Salamandra (salamander) is a member of class- 591
Amphibia. A tympanum represents the ear and (a)
fertilisation is external Ascaris lacks segmented body, Spiders belong to the order-Araneae of class-
Pteropus is viviparous, Aurelia have tissue level of Arachnida. They have the coxal glands as excretory
organisation organ.
585 592
(a) (b)
Setae are S-shaped rod-like, chitinous structures. In Aschelminthes (Nemathelminthes), the space
586 between body wall and the alimentary canal
(b) represents pseudocoelom because, it is not lined by
In female rats, the urinary and genital apertures are mesoderm.
separate but open into vulva through a vaginal orifice 593
(copulatory organ of female rat). (c)
587 Ambystoma or the tiger salamander is a urodele and
(b) chthyophis belongs to sub-class-Apoda
Lepisma (silver fish) belongs to class-Insecta. 594
588 (b)
(b) Spermathecae are used to store sperms after
copulation.
595
Male Cockroach Female Cockroach (d)
Body is relatively Body is relatively A Protopterus is also called as the African lung fish. It
smaller and more larger and thicker. breathe through its lungs via its mouth. Its paired fins
flattened. Abdomen has only 7 are used as legs to walk in shallow water. It is a
Abdomen has 9 distinct segments. carnivore and exhibits cannabilism as protopterus lay
distinct segments. Hind end of abdomen eggs. During birth to young one is a characteristic
is blunt and boat- features of mammals
Hind end of shaped.
abdomen is 596
Seventh sternite is
somewhat pointed. divided. (c)
Seventh sternite is Anal styles are All mammals have heterodont teeth and 12 pairs of
undivided. absent. cranial nerves.
A pair of anal styles 597
are articulated with
(c)
9th abdominal Wings are smaller;
sternite. Aptenodytes (penguin) is a flightless aquatic bird
extend only up to
Wings are relatively hind end of body. occurs in flocks in the Antarctic region and some island
larger; extend of South Africa.
somewhat beyond 598
hind end of body. (c)
Head of the cockroach is formed by the fusion of six
589 segments and is covered by six sclerities. The six
(b) sclerites that cover the head are two epicranial plates
Gemmules are internal buds containing archaeocytes (separated by a Y-shaped suture line called vertex),
and are concerned with asexual reproduction in all one frons, one clypeus and two genae.
freshwater sponges and a few marine sponges. 599
590 (c)
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Protandry and protogyny is present in bisexual Posteriorly, scapula forms a deep cup like depressing
animals, when testes and ovaries do not mature, the glenoid cavity.
simultaneously it ensures cross-fertilisation 609
600 (c)
(a) The hard palate is formed from premaxilla, maxilla and
House fly and mosquitoes show complete palatine bone.
(holometabolus) metamorphosis. Complete 610
metamorphosis has four stages-egg, larva, pupa and (c)
adult. In earthworm, pharyngeal wall possesses salivary
601 gland.
(d) 611
Tachardia is the herbivorous insect that has piercing (c)
and sucking type of mouth parts. Mandibles are absent in the mouth parts of housefly.
602 The mouth parts of housefly are sponging type not
(a) biting type.
Trichocysts are sac-like defence organelles in the 612
ectoplasm of Paramecium; these discharge straight, (b)
tapering rods, which might spear a naked intruder. Platyhelminthes have an incomplete digestive system
Nematocysts are large, centrally located sac-like but the digestive system is complete in Aschelminthes
organelles in the cnidocytes of Hydra and are filled or roundworms
with poisonous ‘hypnotoxin’. 613
603 (c)
(a) Metamorphosis is a marked structural change that
Upon metamorphosis, amphibian tadpoles lose there allows the conversion of larva into adult.
tail through programmed cell death induced by thyroid 614
hormone(T 3). Before transformation, the tail functions (b)
as an essential locomotory organ. Typhlosole is a highly glandular, vascular, longitudinal
604 ridge, increasing the area for absorption of digested
(a) food.
Ecdysone or prothoracic gland hormone is secreted 615
from prothoracic gland in insects ecdysone controls (d)
moulting of nymph. Eggs of cockroach are centrolecithal. In centrolecithal
605 eggs, the yolk is localized at the centre.
(a) 616
Ascaris never performs locomotion. (b)
606 Maxillary palps are 3-segmented and club-shaped in
(c) male Anopheles, whereas 5-segmented in females
Salamander can regenerate its tail, limbs and external Anopheles.
gills. 617
607 (d)
(d) In radial symmetry, body is in the form of a flat or tall
A condition that is connected with both internal and cylinder. Body can be divided into similar halves by
external structures is true segmentation or more than two planes passing through one main axis.
metamerism. It first appears in phylum-Annelida Radial symmetry is found is some sponges and in the
608 Hydras, jellyfish, sea urchins.
(c) 618
Pectoral girdle (shoulder girdle) composed of two (b)
similar halves. Which are united midventrally but Cliona is a boring spong, belongs to class-
sparated dorsally. Each half is made up of supra Desmospongiae. Euplectella or venus flower basket
scapula (a calcified cartilage), scapula, coracoids, and Hyalonema both being to class-Hexatinellida
precoracoid, epicoracoid and paraglenoid cartilage. 619
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(b) Spiders belong to class-Arachnida
Flatworms (Platyhelminthes) and roundworms 627
(Aschelminthes) both possess triploblastic body, (c)
bilateral symmetry and metamorphosis in the life Poikilothermy (cold bloodedness) is a condition of any
history. But flat worms differ from all roundworms in animal whose body temperature fluctuates
having solid mesoderm. The mesodermally derived considerably with that of its environment.
tissue includes a loose tissue called parenchyma and 628
this tissue includes fills the body space, i.e., space (d)
between the body wall and more specialized tissue or In rat, left lung is smaller and single lobed, while right
organs. lung is larger and 3 lobed (it is actually 4 lobed with
620 median and post caval lobe being region through,
(d) which post caval passes).
The midbrain has two pair of optic tobes called The three lobes are anterior, posterior and middle.
corpora quadrigemina. Corpora quadrigemina is 629
related to vision activity. (c)
621 Osphradium is a sense organ in mollusc which acts as
(b) chemoreceptor. It is present at the base of gills, on the
Phylum-Porifera have choanocyte cells but nematocyst ventral surface of posterior adductor muscle.
is present in cnidoblasts cells and seen in animals that Osphradium is used to test physical and chemical
belong to phylum-Coelenterata. All ctenophora’s qualities of food.
exhibit radial symmetry. Wuchereria belongs to 630
phylum-Aschelminthes but Meandrina (also called (a)
brain coral) belongs to phylum-Coelenterata Birds have pneumatic bones, lungs with air sacs and
622 embryonic membranes (i.e., amnion, chorion, yolk sac
(a) and allantois).
The main characterstics of class-Crustacea and Insecta 631
are as follows : (a)
In the intestine of human, the protective covering of
Crustacea Insect ingested eggs are digested and 0.25 to 0.3 mm long
Two pairs of One pair of juveniles become free in intestine lumen.
antennae antennae 632
(c)
Chitinous cuticle Two-chitinous Statement I and II are true for Wuchereria and
and jointed foot cuticle and jointed
statements III and IV are false. In Wuchereria as for all
foot
animals belonging to phylum-Aschelminthes females
Prawn, crab Cockroach, are longer than males and they have an organ-system
grasshopper level of organisation
633
(b)
623
Holozoic nutrition is the ingestion of food in solid or
(c)
liquid form.
Pearl are produced by the animals of phylum Molluca.
634
A pearl is a result of an injury to molluscs. It is secreted
(d)
by the mantle as a means of protection against some
In open type of circulatory system cells and tissues are
foreign body. Pearl is obtained from Pinctada vulgaris.
directly bathed in the blood which is pumped out of
625
the heart. There are no arteries, veins capillaries as
(d)
found in closed circulatory system
The blood sucking habit is known as sanguivorous. It is
635
found in Hirudinaria (Indian cattle leech).
(b)
626
In annelids, alimentary canal is straight with anterior
(d)
mouth and posterior anus. Due to spacious, fluid filled
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body cavity between body wall and alimentary canal, Ammonotelic animals excrete ammonia, e.g., aquatic
the body appears like a tube within a tube in section. invertebrates, bony fishes, tailed amphibians and
636 aquatic reptiles.
(b) 647
Spermatheca possess four pairs of flask shaped sac. (a)
Each sac possess diverticulum, which is meant for Gizzard is a muscular compartment of the alimentary
storage of sperm and large ampulla for their canal, that is specialized for breaking up of food. In
nourishment. earthworm, it is the main grinding organ of alimentary
637 canal and occupies most of the part of 9th segment. Its
(b) wall is very thick and hard due to a very thick circular
Hydra shows a central cavity or coelenteron, which is muscle layer. Internally, it is lined by the cuticle.
functionally referred as gastrovascular cavity. 648
638 (d)
(d) Genital pouch of male cockroach lies at the hind end of
Complete metamorphosis is found in Musca. abdomen bounded dorsally by 9th and 10th terga and
639 ventrally by 9th sternum.
(a) 649
Periplaneta americana has thermoreceptor sensillae (b)
on 1st, 2nd and 3rd segments of tarsus of legs. Hibernation is the inactive stage during winter or the
640 dormancy during winter. It is known as winter sleep.
(c) During hibernation lung breathing is stopped while
The excretory system in Annelida consists of skin breathing continues which suffice the need of
nephridia. Flame cells are part of the excretory system oxygen.
of animals belonging to phylum-Platyhelminthes 650
641 (b)
(c) Conglobate gland or phallic gland is found ventrally
The cells performing the same function are arranged in beneath to utricular gland in the sixth abdominal
tussues, thus called as tissue level of organisation segment of male cockroach. It is an accessary gland
642 which secretes a alkaline fluid which forms covering of
(c) spermatophores during copulation.
Tentaculata and Nuda are the two classes of phylum- 651
Ctenophora. Tentaculata shows the presence of (b)
tentacles and nuda lacks tentacles Pearl is an ‘inside out’ tiny shell, which is secreted by a
643 bivalve mollusc belonging to the genus-Pinctada (P.
(b) vulgaris).
Medusa is the reproductive structure found in Aurelia 652
(jelly fish) (d)
644 Penguin and ostrich are not mammals, while whale,
(a) bat kangaroo, hippopotamus are mammals.
Ichthyophis belongs to order-Gymnophiona, sub-class- 653
Lissamphibia, class-Amphibia of phylum-Chordata. The (c)
member of this order are limbless, blind, elongated Aves is the first class to show completely four-
worm like, burrowing tropical forms and are known as chambered heart
caecilians or blind worms. 654
645 (d)
(d) Amphibian, Reptilia and Aves show oval-biconvex
Platyhelminthes has a single opening within the body nucleated erythrocytes. Mammalia have circular
that serves as both mouth and anus biconcave-denucleated erythrocytes
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Each medusa of Obelia bears four gonads situated on (c)
the sub-umbrellar surface, one each in the middle of Coprophagy is the condition (process) when the
each radial canal. animal eats its own faecal matter as in rabbits
656 665
(b) (a)
Corpus callosum is a neural connection between two Roundworms (phylum-Aschelminthes) are
cerebral hemispheres of mammals. pseudocoelomates, false coelom is drived from
657 embryonic blastocoel. Flatworms (phylum-
(d) Platyhelminthes) are acoelomate animals.
Class-Mammalia is divided into sub-class-Theria and 666
Prototheria. Eutheria and Metatheria are infraclass (c)
under sub-class-Theria. Hemiechinus is the generic In Pheretima, lymph glands are present on both sides
name for hedge hog. Macropus is the generic name for of dorsal blood vessel from segment 26th and those
kangaroo and Ornithorhynchus is the generic name for behind it.
duck-bill platypus 667
658 (b)
(a) The young ones of cockroach are structurally quite like
Robust botflies, Dermatobia hominis, also called the the adults except that these are very small, light
‘berne’ ‘nuche’ or ‘forcel’ infect cattle, dogs, cats, sheep, coloured and wingless and possess incompletely
rabbit and other animals including man. developed reproductive organs, hence these are called
659 nymphs.
(c) 668
In the frog is heart, the pace maker is the sinus (a)
venosus, an enlarged region between the vena cava Discoidal placenta is a character of rat and rabbit. In
and the right atrium. The mammalian SA noade is discoidal placenta villi are strong and form disc like
believed to be an evolutionary remnant of the sinus structure.
venosus. 669
660 (b)
(d) Body cavity of Hydra is called coelenteron, which
In Balanoglossus and Saccoglossus (Phylum- serves the purpose of digestion and circulation.
Hemichordata), excretory organ is proboscis gland. 670
661 (c)
(c) Silverfish, scorpion, dragon fly and prawn all belongs
In Arthropoda, ventral nerve cord run along the mid to phylum-Arthropoda. Jointed appendages and
ventral line of the abdomen and in Annelida the chitinous exoskeleton are the characteristic features of
ventral nerve cord arises from the sub-pharyngeal this phylum.
ganglia and runs backwards in the mid ventral line to 672
the posterior end of the body. (b)
662 Mucous glands are present in the skin of frog, which
(d) secrete mucus that makes the frog’s skin slippery and
Nematocyst is filled with a poisonous fluid called moist and help in cutaneous respiration, i.e., gaseous
hypnotoxin, which is a mixture of proteins and exchange occurs through skin.
phenols. Nematocyst is a definite response of Hydra for 673
offence, defence, food capture, anchorage and (c)
locomotion. Sponges have canal system. Body of sponge is
663 perforated in such a way that it produces a canal
(c) system made up of osculum, ostia and gastrovascular
Asexual reproduction in sponges takes place by cavity. Specialized collar cells are present in sponges.
fragmentation, while the sexual reproduction takes Beating of flagella of collar cells produce a water
place by formation of gametes current, through which these obtain nutrition,
664 respiration, etc.
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674 Trilobiles are fossil records of Arthropods that are
(a) over 600 million yrs old
Fasciola hepatica is a dignetic termatode. It spends its 683
life cycle in two hosts. Sheep (primary host) and the (c)
invertebrate host (intermediate host) snail. They have Crossopterygian are called lobed fined fishes.
an alternation of generation in their life cycle. This Neoceratodus (order-Dipnoi) is a crossopterygian fish.
means the egg hatches into a larval form, this larval It is found in Burnett and Mary rivers of Queen’s land,
form reproduces asexually to produce numerous Australia.
copies of itself. Eventually, these copies change into 684
another larval form, which in time grows into a (a)
sexually reproducing adult. This possession of an Aquatic annelids like Nereis possess lateral
asexual generation, means that a single egg can appendages, parapodia, which help in swimming.
produce not just one infectious agent, but may be even In molluscs, the mouth contains a file-like rasping
tens or hundreds or thousands. organ for fedding called, radula. Gills present in mantle
675 cavity have respiratory and excretory functions.
(b) 686
Pancreas are absent in cyclostomates, a class of (c)
Agnatha. In snakes, post anal tail is found.
676 687
(c) (d)
Nematocysts are stinging cells that have a long thread Neurons in earthworm are motor, sensory and
like tube that may either coil around a prey and inject adjustor (association neurons).
a toxin called hypnotoxin 688
677 (d)
(b) Only animals belonging to the phylum-Aschelminthes
Circulatory system of cockroach is open or lacunar are pseudocoelomates. Animals belonging to the
type. Tubular heart of cockroach is situated in phylum-Platyhelminthes are acoelomates, while
pericardial sinus over the dorsal diaphragm. It is Arthropoda and Mollusca are coelomates
longitudinally beaded with 13 chambers perforated by 689
ostia having valves. (d)
678 Choanocytes or collar cells are flagellated cells
(d) characteristic of the phylum-Porifera
Presence of hepatic portal system is the characteristic 690
of chordates. (d)
679 Heart of cockroach is a pulsatile 13-chambered
(d) structure. It is present below the tergal plates
In earthworm, in each body segments, except the first, middorsaly in the thorax and abdomen. Its inhalant
last and clitellum, there are rows of S-shaped setae, openings are called ostia, which are guarded by valves.
embedded in the epidermal pits in the middle of each This heart is infact, the dorsal blood vessel, which
segments. Their principle role is in locomotion. pulsates with the help of external alary muscles. The
680 blood in heart flow uniderectionally from posterior
(d) end to the anterior end of the body.
Canal system in Porifera is concerned with all 691
respiration, nutrition and sexual reproduction. (b)
681 Heterometrus is a terrestrial arthropod. Its prosoma
(b) bears a pair of chelicerae, a pair of padipalps and four
Preen glands are present at the base of tail and seretes pairs of walking legs.
oil to keep feathers water proof. 692
682 (c)
(c) Planaria and hydra both possess regenerative capacity
694
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(c) Annelids have a central ventral nerve cord.
Metamorphosis is a marked structural change that 707
allows the conversion of larva into adult. (b)
696 Class-Crustacea includes Daphnia, crab, prawn, lobster,
(d) crab, shrimp and others. Millipede or Julus belongs to
Aves lack teeth but have oil glands called preen glands class-Diplopoda and centipede or scolopendra belongs
present in their tail. They have a crop and a gizzard to class-Chiliopoda
which aids in digestion Bones have air cavities that 708
leads to reduce weight of the bird and makes flight (d)
possible among birds In Urochordata, the notochord is present only in larval
697 tail, while in Cephalochordata notochord is present
(c) throughout life
The common species of cockroach found in India is 709
Oriental cockroach (Blatta orientalis). (c)
698 Ascaris do not show thigmotaxis.
(b) 710
Cyclops belongs to class-Crustacea of phylum- (a)
Arthropoda. In a copulating pair of earthworm, cross-fertilization
699 and external fertilization takes place.
(c) 711
A glandular band called clitellum surrounds 14, 15, 16 (c)
segments. Phylum-Arthropoda is the first largest, having most
700 successful invertebrates in terms of number of species
(d) (about 900,000). Phylum-Mollusca is the second
Tissue level organisation is seen in phylum- largest containing more then 100,000 species and
Coelenterata and Ctenophora probably the most sophisticated in all invertebrates.
701 712
(c) (c)
Lung fishes have discontinuous disrlbution. Deuterostomia are animals, in which clastopore of
702 gastrula becomes the anus of the adult, e.g.,
(c) Echinodermata and Chordata. Coelom forms by
Excretory system in phylum-Porifera is ammoniotelic, outpocketing or as an outgrowth of gut, i.e.,
as they excrete out ammonia enterocoelous.
703 713
(b) (c)
Soft and naked body of earthworm (Pheretima Caecilian worms are burrowing, limbless, tropical
posthuma) is divided into 100-120 similar segments amphibians and worm like appearance belong to the
called metameres or somites. family-Caecillidae, forming the amphibian order-
704 Apoda (or Caecilia or Gymnophiona). These have a
(d) grooved skin that gives them a segmented appearance,
Arthropoda is the largest phylum. Arthropoda are small eyes, which are weak or blind and have no trace
characterized by the following features-bilateral of limbs or pelvis.
symmetrical body, triploblastic and metamerically 714
segmented, jointed, appendages open circulatory (b)
system etc. The phylum-Arthropoda is characrterised by the
705 jointed appendages and chitinous exoskeleton.
(d) 715
The respiration in prawn takes place by gills. There are (d)
8 gills inside each gill chamber. Snakes lack limbs, hence both pelvic and pectoral
706 girdles are missing. Urinary bladder and the sternum
(d) bone are also missing
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716 two parts, the anterior fragment will regenerate a new
(b) tail and a posterior piece will develop a new head.
Spirulina is a cyanobacteria and does not belong to 728
phylum-Porifera (a)
717 Velliger larva is found in phylum-Mollusca.
(b) 729
Tube-feet are the locomotory organs of echinoderms. (d)
These are sac-like protrusions of the body wall, used Tadpole’s tail is a locomotory organ.
for locomotion, feeding and respiration. 730
718 (b)
(c) Arthropoda is the largest phylum of animal kingdom.
Mammals have 12 pairs of cranial nerves. In respect of number of species (about 9, 00,000).
719 731
(b) (c)
Suboesophageal ganglia is related to the mandibular, The caterpillar larvae of silkmoth (Bombyx mori) are
maxillary and labial nerves. It is the principal motor voracious feeder, so they have the continuous supply
centre in cockroach. of food. Each caterpillar larvae has a mandibulate
720 (biting and chewing) type of mouthparts adapted to
(a) feed easily on mulberry leaves, while adult has
The excretory system of Taenia solium consists of siphoning type of mouthparts. Commercial silk is
lateral longitudinal canals, secondary canals, obtained from the cocoons of Bombyx mori.
capillaries and flame cells. 732
721 (b)
(d) Mollusca bear organ system level of organization
A pair of ovary present in 2nd to 6th abdominal segment Platyhelminths are acoelomate. Ctenophora have
of cockroach. Each ovary is made up of 8 ovariole, radial symmetry. Arthropodrs are true coelomates
which are full of developing eggs. Thus, 16 eggs are 733
arranged in a linear manner. (d)
722 Pheromones are the chemicals, which when released
(a) by an animal in its surrounding, affect the behavior
Caterpillar of silk worm possesses a dorsal horn on the and development of other individuals of the same
8th segment of thorax. species and act as a chemical messenger among them.
723 These are meant for sexual attraction, recognition of
(a) area and individuals, alarming and communication,
In Hydra, reproduction occurs in favourable conditions aggressiveness, etc but not for a defence mechanism of
by budding. prey to avoid predator.
724 734
(d) (d)
A-Rana or frog and D-Salamandra or salamander, these Leg of cockroach is five segmented. The correct
belong to class-Amphibians sequenve of arrangements of segments from base are
726 coxa, trochanter, femur, tibia and tarsus.
(d) 735
The water vascular system in Echinoderms, helps in (a)
locomotion together with the tube feet. Echinoderms The smooth muscles found in iris, regulate the amount
have an endoskeleton made of calcareous plates and of light entering the eye ball by varying the size of the
spines pupil.
727 736
(a) (c)
Planaria (Dugesia) has remarkable power of Octopus (devil fish) is a mollusc, belonging to class-
regeneration. If an individual is cut transversely into Cephalopoda.
737
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(b) in the decaying vegetable matter on which the
The members of class-Chondrichthyes are marine earthworm feeds.
animals with streamline body and have cartilaginous 747
endoskeleton. (d)
738 Animals belonging to class-Crustacea breathe through
(a) the body surface or gills and excretion takes place
Athick and strong chitinous cuticle covers the whole through autumnale gland
body of cockroach (Periplaneta) as exoskeleton. 748
739 (b)
(c) Hydra reproduces asexually by exogenous budding, a
In Pheretima, accessory glands help in binding the type of vegetative propagation and sexually by
worms during copulation. formation of gametes. Hydra reproduces by budding,
740 when plenty of food is available.
(c) 749
Duck-billed platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is a (d)
semi-aquatic prototherian found in Australia and Except snail, all three are used in organic farming.
Tasmania. In these, the females lay eggs yet produce Glomus – Endomycorrhiza
milk and possess mammary glands without teats. Milk Oscillatoria – BGA
collects in two abdominal grooves from where the Earthworm - Vermicompost
young ones obtain it through lapping. 750
741 (b)
(c) Cnidarians are among those very few animals, which
Taenia solium stores food mainly in the form of show the phenomenon of polymorphism, i.e.,
glycogen. Glycogen content of T. solium by net weight occurrence of more than one type of individuals in the
is 2.17 per cent. same species.
742 751
(d) (a)
Animals belonging to class-Chondrichthyes are so In class-Hirudinea, coelom is greatly reduced by the
called because of the presence of cartilaginous formation of peculiar connective tissue called
endoskeleton. They lack air bladder thus, swim botryoidal tissue. It is excretory in function.
constantly and have placoid scales, notochord is 752
persistant through out the life (c)
743 In sea snakes, the tail is laterally compressed. This
(b) helps them to swim properly in the water and is also
Pouched mammals have abdominal pouch or helpful in balancing and changing the direction easily
marsupium in which young ones live for some times, in water, as it acts like a flipper of boat.
e.g., Metatherians, like kangaroo. 753
744 (d)
(a) In earthworm, two pairs of testes are found in 10th and
Ascaris lumbricoides is a common intestinal parasite of 11th segments, accessory glands in 17th and 19th
man. segments, four pairs of spermathecae from 6th to 9th
745 segment and one pair of ovaries in 13th segment.
(a) 754
(d)
Garden lizard−¿Calotes Tachyglossus aculeatus (= Echidna aculeate) or spiny
House lizard−¿Hemidactylus ant eater is a connecting link between reptiles and
mammals. Its reptilian characters are presence of
746 cloaca, lay eggs which are reptilian in structure and
(a) development, eggs contain enough yolk, and
The dark brown colour of skin of earthworm is due to embryonic development is similar to reptiles, while
the pigment porphyrin, which comes from chlorophyll
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mammalian character includes mammary glands 4th, 5th and 6th segment. It consists of terminal
which produce milk and nourish children. nephridial duct and long thick walled excretory canal.
755 761
(a) (b)
Hydra is colourless, carnivourous coelenterate having In solid stage morula a cavity is developed known as
radial symmetry. Taenia, Schistosoma and Fasciola are blastocoel and this stage is known as blastula.
platyhelminthes having triploblastic bilateral Archenteron is a cavity of gastrula and opening of
symmetry. archenteron is known as blastopore.
756 762
(c) (c)
Class-Chondrichthyes are part of super-class-Pisces Choanocytes are the characteristic feature of Porifera,
that are of the phylum-Chordata. All chordates displays e.g., sponges.
the presence of a notochord during embryonic 763
development (c)
757 Ornithorhynchus is an egg laying mammal.
(a) 765
Wallago attu (malhi) is a cat fish. (d)
758 Circulatory system of cockroach is open or lacunar
(d) type. The blood flows through haemocoelic system.
The platyhelminthes do not have body cavity. Heart of cockroach is a dorsal, pulsatile 13 chambered
759 (ten abdominal and three thoracic chambers)
(d) structure.
In Pheretima, there is a pair of thin walled, non- 766
muscular, loop like blood vessels found in 10th and 11th (a)
segments. These vessels are known as anterior loops Three slender branches one each from the ventral rami
and carry blood from lateral oesophageal to supra of third, fourth and fifth cervical nerves on each side
oesophageal vessel. constitute a phrenic nerve to innervate the diaphragm
760 (diaphragm is absent in frog).
(a) 767
Enteronephric enphridia are so called because these (b)
opens into alimentary canal. These occurred as paired Physalia (Hydrozoa) is also known as ‘Portuguese man
tufts on either side of pharynx and oesophagus in the of war’. It belongs to phylum-Cnidaria.

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