1.

When any plane passing through the central axis (a) porifera (b) coelenterata
of the
(c) ctenophora (d) platyhelminthes
body divides the organism into two identical halves,
7. In ctenophora, the body bears _______ external
the
rows of
organism is called ___________.
ciliated comb plates, which help in locomotion.
(a) radially symmetrical
(a) five (b) six
(b) bilaterally symmetrical
(c) seven (d) eight
(c) asymmetrical
8. Flame cells present in platyhelminthes are
(d) metamerically segmented specialized in

2. Which of the following is not the common (a) respiration and absorption.
fundamental
(b) osmoregulation and circulation.
feature for animal classification?
(c) respiration and excretion.
(a) Germinal layers.
(d) osmoregulation and excretion.
(b) Pathway of water transport.
9. Polyp phase is absent in
(c) Pattern of organization of cells.
(a) Hydra (b) Aurelia
(d) Serial repetition of the segments.
(c) Physalia (d) Obelia
3. Animals like annelids, arthropods, etc. where the
10. Which of the following group of animals
body
reproduces only
can be divided into identical left and right halves in
by sexual means?
only
(a) Ctenophora (b) Cnidaria
one plane, exhibit___________symmetry.
(c) Porifera (d) Protozoa
(a) radial (b) bilateral
11. __________ is responsible for maintaining the
(c) asymmetrical (d) non- symmetrical
current
4. Which of the following is a fresh water sponge?
of water in sponge.
(a) Sycon (b) Euspongia
(a) Osculum (b) Porocytes
(c) Spongilla (d) Pleurobrachia
(c) Spongocoel (d) Choanocytes
5. Few cnidarians like corals have a skeleton
12. Aquatic annelids (like Nereis) possess lateral
composed of
appendages
(a) calcium hydroxide (b) calcium sulphate
called ______________, which help in swimming.
(c) calcium carbonate (d) sodium bicarbonate
(a) visceral hump (b) parapodia
6. Meandrina (brain coral) belongs to phylum
(c) radula (d) spicules
13. Which of the following belong to phylum (c) Echinodermata (d) Annelida
arthropoda?
19. Which of the following is not a chordate
(a) Bombyx and Apis character?

(b) Laccifer and Anopheles (a) Presence of paired pharyngeal gill slits

(c) Locusta and Limulus (b) Ventral heart

(d) All of the above (c) Solid and ventral nerve cord

14. Which of the following is a living fossil? (d) Presence of post-anal tail

(a) Balanoglossus (b) Echinus 28 Biology

(c) Ancylostoma (d) Limulus 20. Which of the following possesses electric
organs and
15. A file like rasping organ for feeding, called
radula, present belongs to class chondrichthyes?

in the phylum __________. (a) Torpedo (b) Petromyzon

(a) arthropoda (b) mollusca (c) Trygon (d) Exocoetus

(c) echinodermata (d) chordata 21. Which of the following possesses poison sting
and
16. In phylum arthropoda, excretion takes place
through belongs to class chondrichthyes?

(a) nephridia (b) flame cells (a) Labeo (b) Myxine

(c) malphigian tubules (d) gills (c) Clarias (d) Trygon

17. In phylum echinodermata, the adult 22. Which of the following pairs of animals
echinoderms are comprises ‘jawless

______A_________ but larvae are fishes’?

_______B______ .
(a) Mackerals and rohu
(a) A – radially symmetrical; B – bilaterally
(b) Lampreys and hag fishes
symmetrical
(c) Guppies and hag fishes
(b) A – bilaterally symmetrical; B – radially
symmetrical (d) Lampreys and eels

(c) A – bilaterally symmetrical; B – asymmetrical 23. In amphibians, respiration occurs through

(d) A – metamerically segmented; B – asymmetrical (a) gills (b) lungs

18. In which of the phylum, excretory organ like (c) skin (d) all of these
proboscis
24. In amphibians, heart is ________ chambered.
gland is present?
(a) two (b) three
(a) Hemichordata (b) Chordata
(c) four (d) none of these (iii) Phylum mollusca is the second largest animal
phylum.
25. Heart is three - chambered in reptiles, except
(iv) Aschelminthes are dioecious.
(a) turtle (b) Chameleon
(a) (i) only (b) (iii) only
(c) Naja (Cobra) (d) crocodile
(c) (i) and (iii) (d) (iii) and (iv)
26. Which of the following is a poisonous snake?
30. Which of the following phylum is being
(a) Naja (Cobra) (b) Bangarus (Krait)
described by the
(c) Viper (Viper) (d) All of these
given statements?
27. Which of the following is a chordate feature
(i) These are primitive multicellular animals and
and not
have
shared by the non-chordates ?
cellular level of organization.
(a) Metamerism (b) Axial organization
(ii) Digestion is intracellular.
(c) Bilateral symmetry (d) Pharyngeal gill slits
(iii) They have a water transport or canal system.
STATEMENT TYPE QUESTIONS
(iv) They reproduce asexually by fragmentation and
28. Which of the following statements (i – v) are
sexually by formation of gametes.
incorrect?
(a) Porifera (b) Ctenophora
(i) Parapodia are lateral appendages in arthropods
used (c) Coelenterata (d) Platyhelminthes

for swimming. 31. Which of the following statements (i - v) are

correct ?
(ii) Radula in molluscs are structures involved in
(i) The pelvic fins of female sharks bear claspers.
excretion.
(ii) In Obelia, polyps produce medusae sexually and
(iii) Aschelminthes are dioecious.
medusae form the polyps asexually.
(iv) Echinoderm adults show radial symmetry.
(iii) Flame cells in platyhelminthes help in
(v) Ctenophorans are diploblastic.
osmoregulation
(a) (i) and (ii) (b) (i) and (iii)
and excretion.
(c) (i), (iv) and (v) (d) (iii) and (v)
(iv) In non-chordates, central nervous system is
29. Which of the following statements (i – v) are ventral,
incorrect ?
solid and double.
(i) Circulatory system in arthropods is of closed
(v) Pinnae are present in mammals.
type.
(a) (ii), (iv) and (v) (b) (i), (iii) and (v)
(ii) Parapodia in annelids helps in swimming.
(c) (iii), (iv) and (v) (d) (i), (ii) and (iii)
32. Which one of the following statement regarding (iii) Circulatory system is of open type.
coelom
(iv) Excretion takes place through malphigian
of given animals is correct? tubules.

(a) Round worms (aschelminthes) are (a) Arthropoda (b) Annelida

pseudocoelomates.
(c) Mollusca (d) Echinodermata
(b) Molluscs are acoelomates.
35. The following statement are associated with the
(c) Insects are pseudocoelomates.
occurrence of notochord. Identify the incorrect
(d) Flatworms (platyhelminthes) are coelomates. statement.

33. Read the following statements and answer the (a) It is present only in larval tail in ascidians.
question.
(b) It is replaced by a vertebral column in adult frog.
(i) They are exclusively marine, radially
(c) It is absent throughout the life in humans from
symmetrical,
the
diploblastic organisms with tissue level of
very beginning.
organisation.
(d) It is present throughout life in Amphioxus.
(ii) Body bears eight external rows of ciliated comb
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plates,
Animal Kingdom 29
which help in locomotion.
36. Which of the following characteristics is correct
(iii) Digestion is both extracellular and intracellular.
for
(iv) Reproduction takes place only by sexual means.
reptilia?
Which of the following phylum is being described
(a) Body covered with dry and cornified skin, scales
by
over the body are epidermal, they do not have
above statements?
external
(a) Platyhelminthes (b) Arthropoda
ears.
(c) Mollusca (d) Ctenophora
(b) Body is covered with moist skin and is devoid of
34. Which of the following phylum is being scales,
described by the
the ear is represented by a tympanum, alimentary
given statements? canal,

(i) They are bilaterally symmetrical,triploblastic, urinary and reproductive tracts open into a
common
segmented and coelomate animals.
cloaca.
(ii) The body consists of head, thorax, abdomen and
(c) Fresh water animals with bony endoskeleton
have jointed appendages.
and
air-bladder regulate buoyancy. (a) In chondrichthyes notochord is persistent

(d) Marine animals with cartilaginous endoskeleton throughout life.

and
(b) All mammals are viviparous and possess
body is covered with placoid scales. diaphragm

37. Which of the following statements is incorrect ? for breathing.

(a) Prawn has two pairs of antennae. (c) All sponges are marine.

(b) Nematocysts are characteristic feature of the (d) All reptiles possess scales, have a three
phylum chambered

cnidaria. heart and are cold blooded (poikilothermal).

(c) Millipedes have two pairs of appendages in each 40. Which of the following is an incorrect
statement regarding
segment of the body.
flatworms ?
(d) Animals that belong to phylum porifera are
(a) They are acoelomates.
exclusively marine.
(b) They are bilaterally symmetrical.
38. Which of the following statement(s) is/are
correct (c) They lack a digestive system.

regarding class aves? (d) They have a circulatory system.

(i) The forelimbs are modified into wings and the 41. Which of the following is not a characteristic of
phylum
hindlimbs generally have scales and are modified
for echinodermata ?

walking, swimming or clasping the tree branches. (a) They have a water vascular system.

(ii) Heart is completely four-chambered. (b) They have an internal skeleton.

(iii) They are warm- blooded (homoiothermous) (c) They are protostomes.
animals
(d) They have bilateral symmetry at larval stage.
i.e., they are able to maintain a constant body
42. Which of the follwoing statement(s) is/are
temperature. correct?

(iv) They are oviparous and development is direct. (i) Organ systems in different group of animals
show
(a) Both (i) and (iii) (b) Both (i) and (iv)
various patterns of complexities.
(c) (i), (ii) and (iii) (d) All of these
(ii) The digestive system in platyhelminthes has
39. Which one of the following categories of
only a
animals is
single opening to the outside of the body that serve
correctly described with no single exception in it?
as both mouth and anus, and is hence called (i) They are aquatic, mostly marine, sessile or
freeswimming,
complete.
radially symmetrical animals.
(iii) In open type of circulatory system, the blood is
(ii) They have a central gastro-vascular cavity with a
pumped out of the heart and the cells and tissues
are single opening called hypostome.

directly bathed in it. (iii) Digestion is extracellular and intracellular.

(iv) In closed type, the blood is circulated through a (iv) Examples are Sycon, Spongilla and Euspongia.

series of vessels of varying diameters (arteries, (a) (i) and (ii) (b) (i) and (iv)
veins
(c) (i), (ii) and (iii) (d) All of these
and capillaries).
45. Which of the following statement(s) is/are
(a) Only (i) (b) Both (ii) and (iii) correct

(c) (i), (iii) and (iv) (d) All of these regarding phylum aschelminthes?

43. Which of the following statement(s) is/are (i) The body is circular in cross-section hence the
correct? name

(i) Animals in which the cells are arranged in two roundworms.

embryonic layers, an external ectoderm and an (ii) Alimentary canal is complete with a well-
developed
internal endoderm, are called diploblastic animals.
muscular pharynx.
(ii) Notochord is an ectodermally derived rod like
(iii) Sexes are separate (dioecious), i.e., males and
structure formed on the ventral side during
females
embryonic development in some animals.
are distinct.
(iii) In some animals, the body cavity is not lined by
(iv) Nephridia help in osmoregulation and
mesoderm, instead, the mesoderm is present as excretion.

scattered pouches in between the ectoderm and (a) (i) and (ii) (b) (iii) and (iv)

endoderm and such a body cavity is called (c) (i), (ii) and (iii) (d) All of these

pseudocoelom. 30 Biology

(a) Only (i) (b) Both (i) and (ii) 46. Which of the following statement(s) is/are
correct
(c) Both (i) and (iii) (d) All of these
regarding phylum mollusca?
44. Which of the following statement(s) is/are
correct (a) They are bilaterally symmetrical, triploblastic
and
regarding phylum coelenterata?
coelomate animals.
(b) Body is covered by a calcareous shell and is (iii) Heart is four-chambered.

unsegmented with a distinct head, muscular foot (iv) Sexes are separate and fertilization is internal.
and
(a) Reptilia (b) Aves
visceral hump.
(c) Mammalia (d) Amphibia
(c) The mouth contains a file-like rasping organ for
49. Which of the following statement(s) is/are
feeding, called radula. correct for class

(d) All of the above amphibia?

47. Which of the following class is being correctly (i) Body is divisible into head and trunk.
described
(ii) Respiration is through gills only.
by given statements (i - iv)?
(iii) The heart is two chambered i.e. one auricle and
(i) All living members of this class are ectoparasites one
on
ventricle.
some fishes.
(iv) Fertilization is internal.
(ii) They have a sucking and circular mouth without
(a) Only (i) (b) Only (iv)
jaws.
(c) (i), (ii) and (iii) (d) All of these
(iii) Circulation is of closed type.
50. Which of the following statement is incorrect?
(iv) They are marine but migrate for spawning to
(a) Platyhelminthes has incomplete digestive
fresh
system.
water. After spawing, within a few days they die.
(b) In coelenterates, the arrangement of cells is
(a) Cyclostomata (b) Chondrichthyes more

(c) Osteichthyes (d) Amphibia complex.

48. Which of the following class is being described (c) Nereis is monoecious but earthworms and
by the leeches

given statements (i - iv)? are dioecious.

(i) They are found in a variety of habitats- polar (d) Simple and compound eyes are present in the
icecaps, animals

deserts, mountains, forests, grasslands and of those phylum whose over two-thirds of all
named
dark caves.
species on earth are arthropods.
(ii) Most unique mammalian characteristic is the
51. Refer the following statement and answer the
presence of mammary glands by which the young
question.
ones are nourished.
'Name of "X" is derived from stinging capsules. It 53. Assertion : Torison can be seen in ctendium.
exhibits
Reason : Ctenidium acts as the respiratory organ.
metagenesis containing two body forms in which
54. Assertion : Tapeworm, roundworm and
sessile
pinworm are
and cylindrical form is called "Y" and umbrella
endoparasites of human intestine.
shaped
Reason : Improperly cooked food is the source of
and free swimming is called "Z".
intestinal
Identify X, Y, and Z.
infections.
XYZ
55. Assertion : Sponges have body organization of
a. Coelenterate Polyp Medusa "cellular

b. Cnidarian Medusa Polyp level".

c. Ctenophora Radula Hypostome Reason : There is some physiological division of

labour.
d. Porifera Osculum Radula
56. Assertion : Ambulacral system plays major role
ASSERTION/REASON TYPE QUESTIONS
in
In the following questions, a statement of Assertion
locomotion of echinoderm.
is followed
Reason : Hydraulic pressure of fluid and contraction
by a statement of Reason.
of
(a) If both Assertion and Reason are true and the
muscle of tube feet make possible movement of
Reason is
echinoderm.
the correct explanation of the Assertion.
MATCHING TYPE QUESTIONS
(b) If both Assertion and Reason are true but the
Reason is 57. Match the types of animals given in column I
with their
not the correct explanation of the Assertion.
examples given in column II and choose the correct
(c) If Assertion is true but Reason is false.
option.
(d) If both Assertion and Reason are false.
Column -I Column -II
52. Assertion : The duck-billed Platypus and the
(Types of animals) (Examples)
spiny anteater,
A. Limbless reptiles I. Elephant
both are egg-laying animals yet they are grouped
B. Jawless vertebrates II. Lamprey
under mammals.
C. Flightless bird III. Ichthyophis
Reason : Both of them have seven cervical
vertebrae and D. Largest IV. Ostrich

12 pairs of cranial nerves. terrestrial animal

E. Limbless amphibia V. Cobra feature/term)

(a) A – II; B – V; C – IV; D – I; E – III A. Choanocytes I. Platyhelminthes

(b) A – V; B – II; C – IV; D – I; E – III B. Cnidoblasts II. Ctenophora

(c) A – V; B – II; C – I; D – IV; E – III C. Flame cells III. Porifera

(d) A – V; B – IV; C – II; D – I; E – III D. Nephridia IV. Coelenterata

EBD_7209 E. Comb plates V. Annelida

Animal Kingdom 31 (a) A – II; B – I; C – IV; D – V; E – III

58. Column-I contains organisms and column-II (b) A – II; B – IV; C – I; D – V; E – III
contains their
(c) A – V; B – I; C – III; D – II; E – IV
exeretory structures. Choose the correct match
(d) A – III; B – IV; C – I; D – V; E – II
form the
60. Column I contains zoological names of animals
options given below.
and column
Column- I Column -II
II contains their common name. Match the
(Organism) (Excretory structures) following and

A. Cockroach I. Nephridia choose the correct option.

B. Cat fish II. Malpighian tubules Column -I Column- II

C. Earthworm III. Kidneys A. Physalia I. Sea anemone

D. Balanoglossus IV. Flame cells B. Meandrina II. Brain coral

E. Flatworm V. Proboscis gland C. Gorgonia III. Sea fan

(a) A – I; B – III; C – II; D – IV; E – V D. Adamsia IV. Portuguese man-of-war

(b) A – III; B – I; C – II; D – V; E – IV (a) A – III; B – II; C – I; D – IV

(c) A – II; B – I; C – III; D – V; E – IV (b) A – IV; B – III; C – II; D – I

(d) A – II; B – III; C – I; D – V; E – IV (c) A – IV; B – II; C – III; D – I

59. Match the characteristic feature/terms given in (d) A – II; B – III; C – I; D – IV

column I
61. Match the organisms given in column-I with
with the phylum to which they belongs given in their common
column II
name given in column-II and choose the correct
and choose the correct option. option.

Column-I Column-II Column -I Column -II

(Characteristic (Phylum) (Organisms) (Comman name)

A. Pennatula I. Sea-lily A. Porifera I. Mammary glands

B. Antedon II. Sea- pen B. Mollusca II. Cloaca

C. Echinus III. Sea-urchin C. Ctenophora III. Choanocytes

D. Cucumaria IV. Sea - cucumber D. Amphibia IV. Radula

(a) A – II; C – III; D – I; E – IV E. Mammalia V. Comb plates

(b) A – II; C – IV; D – I; E – III (a) A – III; B – IV; C – V; D – II; E – I

(c) A – II; C – I; D – III; E – IV (b) A – IV; B – III; C – V; D – II; E – I

(d) A – II; C – I; D – III; E – IV (c) A – III; B – IV; C – II; D – V; E – I

62. Match the phylum given in column - I with their (d) A – III; B – V; C – IV; D – II; E – I
example
64. In which one of the following, the genus name,
given in column - II and choose the correct option. its two

Column -I Column- II characters and its class/phylum are correctly

matched?
(Phylum) (Examples)
Genus Two characters Class/
A. Echinodermata I. Ascidia, Doliolum
name phylum
B. Hemichordata II. Asterias, Ophiura
(a) Ascaris (i) Body segmented Annelida
C. Urochordata III. Branchiostoma
(ii) Males and
D. Cephalochordata IV. Balanoglossus,
females distinct
Saccoglossus
(b) Salamandra (i) A tympanum Amphibia
(a) A – IV; B – II; C – I; D – III
represents ear
(b) A – II; B – IV; C – I; D – III
(ii) Fertilization is
(c) A – II; B – IV; C – III; D – I
internal
(d) A – II; B – I; C – IV; D – III
(c) Pteropus (i) Skin possesses Mammalia
63. Match the phylum given in column - I with the
special hair

features present in them given in column - II and (ii) Viviparous

choose
(d) Aurelia (i) Cnidoblasts Coelenterata
the correct option.
(ii) Organ level of
Column -I Column- II
organization
(Phylum) (Special features
65. In which one of the following the genus name,
present) its two
characters and phylum are not correctly matched ? covered

(a) Pila Mollusca by chitinous

Echinodermata exoskeleton

Porifera Pis ces

Arthropoda (c) Adamsia Radially

(i) symmetrical

(ii) Porifera

(iii) (d) Petromyzon Ectoparas ite Cyclos tomata

(iv) 67. Which one of the following groups of animals is

correctly
(b) Asterias
matched with its characteristic feature without
(c) Sycon
even a
(d) Periplaneta
single exception ?
Body segmented
(a) Reptilia : possess 3 - chambered heart with one
Spiny skinned
incompletely divided ventricle.
Pore bearing
(b) Chordata : Possess a mouth provided with an
Jointed appendages upper

Mouth with radula and lower jaw.

Water vascular system (c) Chondrichthyes : Possess cartilaginous

Canal system endoskeleton.

Chitinous exoskeleton (d) Mammalia : Give birth to young one.

Genus name Two characters Phylum 68. Column I contains the characteristics features
and column
32 Biology
II contains the function/ location. Select the correct
66. Match the animal name (column-I), with its
match
characteristics
from the option given below.
(column-II), and the phylum/class (column-III) to
which it Column-I Column-II

belongs. (Characteristic (Function/Location)

Column - I Column- II Column -III feature)

(a) Ichthyophis Terres trial Reptilia A. Water canal system (i) Sponges

(b) Limulus Body B. Comb plates (ii) Help in swimming

C. Nephridia (iii) Present in mollusca capacity

D. Jointed appendages (iv) Characteristics of ABCDE

roundworm (a) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v)

E. Muscular foot (v) A body part of (b) (iii) (v) (ii) (iv) (i)

arthropoda (c) (iii) (i) (v) (ii) (iv)

(vi) Helps in reproduction (d) (v) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)

(vii) Platyhelminthes 70. Match the features given in column I with their
examples
(viii) Helps in osmoregulation
given in column II and choose the correct match
and excretion
from the
(ix) Eight ciliated external
option given below.
rows present in a body
Column-I Column-II
of ctenophora.
(Features) (Examples)
ABCDE
A. Pseudocoelomates (i) Hydra, Adamsia
(a) (i) (ix) (viii) (v) (iii)
B. Diploblastic (ii) Ctenoplana, Aurelia
(b) (iii) (i) (vi) (ii) (v)
C. Cellular level of (iii) Ascaris, Wuchereria
(c) (ii) (v) (i) (iv) (ix)
organization
(d) (iii) (vi) (iv) (v) (i)
D. Radial symmetry (iv) Sycon, Spongilla
69. Match the terms/feature given in column I with
E. Metamerism (v) Pheretima, Neries
their
ABCDE
examples given in column II and select the correct
match (a) (v) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)

from the option given below. (b) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii) (v)

Column-I Column-II (c) (ii) (i) (iii) (v) (iv)

(Term/Feature) (Examples) (d) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i) (v)

A. Gregarious pest (i) Hirudinaria DIAGRAM TYPE QUESTIONS

B. Vector (ii) Planaria 71. The given figures (A & B) shows the germinal
layer.
C. Oviparous with (iii) Sepia
Mesoglea
indirect development
Ectoderm
D. Metameres (iv) Aedes
Endoderm
E. High regeneration (v) Locust
Mesoderm 74. Examine the figures A, B and C. In which one of
the four
AB
options all the items A, B and C are correctly
The animals having structures shown in the figures
identified ?
are
A
respectively called
BC
(a) diploblastic, triploblastic
ABC
(b) triploblastic, diploblastic
(a) Sycon Euspongia Spongilla
(c) diploblastic, diploblastic
(b) Euspongia Spongilla Sycon
(d) triploblastic, triploblastic
(c) Spongilla Sycon Euspongia
72. Refer the figures A, B, C and D given below.
Which of the (d) Euspongia Sycon Spongilla

following options shows the correct name of the 75. Identify the figures and select the correct
animals option.

shown by the figures A, B, C and D ? AB

EBD_7209 C

Animal Kingdom 33 (a) A - Pseudocoelomate; B - Coelomate, C-

Acoelomate
ABCD
(b) A - Coelomate, B - Pseudocoelomate, C-
(a) A – Locust, B – Scorpion, C – Prawn, D – Pila
Acoelomate
(b) A – Locust, B – Prawn, C – Scorpion, D – Pila
(c) A - Coelomate; B- Acoelomate; C -
(c) A – Locust, B – Scorpion, C – Prawn, D – Snail Pseudocoelomate

(d) A – Butterfly, B – Scorpion, C – Prawn, D – Pila (d) A - Coelomate; B- Acoelomate; C-Eucoelomate

73. Refer the given figures A, B, C and D and 76. Identify the figure with its correct name and
identify the phylum.

option which shows their correct name. D (a) Sycon - Porifera

ABC (b) Aurelia - Coelenterata

ABCD (c) Pleurobrachia - Ctenophora

(a) Pleurobrachia Cnidoblast Aurelia Adamsia (d) Tapeworm - Platyhelminthes

(b) Aurelia Adamsia Cnidoblast Pleurobrachia 77. Identify the figures A, B and C and choose the
correct
(c) Cnidoblast Pleurobrachia Adamsia Aurelia
option.
(d) Adamsia Aurelia Pleurobrachia Cnidoblast
ABC
(a) A - Male Ascaris, B - Hirudinaria (leech), C- (a) A-Notochord; B-Post-anal part; C-Gill slits; D-
Nereis Nerve

(b) A - Female Ascaris, B - Nereis, C-Hirudinaria cord

(leech)
(b) A-Nerve cord; B-Notochord; C-Post-anal part; D-
(c) A - Female Ascaris B- Hirudinaria (leech), C - Gill
Nereis
slits
(d) A - Male Ascaris, B - Nereis, C- Hirudinaria
(c) A-Notochord; B-Nerve cord; C-Gill slits; D-Post-
(leech)
anal
78. Identify the animals shown in the given figures
part
A, B and C
(d) A-Gill slits; B-Post-anal part; C-Nerve cord;
from options given below.
DNotochord
ABC
81. Refer the figures A, B and C and choose the
(a) A - Octopus; B -Asterias, C- Ophiura correct option

(b) A - Asterias; B - Ophiura, C- Octopus which shows animals that regulate buoyancy with
the help
(c) A - Echinus; B - Octopus C - Ophiura
of air bladder.
(d) A - Ophiura; B - Echinus, C- Octopus
ABC
79. Identify the figure with its correct name and
phylum. (a) A and B (b) A and C

(a) Cucumaria – Echinodermata (c) B and C (d) All of the above.

(b) Ascidia – Urochordata 82. The given figures A, B, C and D are the examples
of first
(c) Balanoglossus – Hemichordata
true land vertebrates. They are dominant in
(d) Hirudinaria – Annelida
mesozoic era
34 Biology
and belong to phylum ‘X’. Identify ‘X’ and the
80. The given figure shows some characteristic animals
features
which have four chambered heart.
marked as chordates. Identify the correct labelling
AB
A,B,C
CD
and D.
(a) X – Reptile; B (b) X – Reptile; A
AB
(c) X – Amphibia, C (d) X – Pisces; D
D
83. The given figures of animals (A & B) are
C
distinguished on
the basis of symmetry. Select the correct option 85. The figure given below is the characteristic
which structure of

shows the type of symmetry and its description the phylum in which animals are aquatic, free
against swimming or

the animals. sessile, mostly marine, radially symmetrical.

Identify the
AB
phylum and correct function of the structure.
(a) A : Biradial, organisms is divided into unequal
halves (a) Ctenophora; Emission of light.

by any plane through the central axis. (b) Porifera; Feeding, respiration and excretion.

(b) B: Bilateral, body is divided into equivalent right (c) Cnidarian; Anchorage, Defense and food
and capturing

left halves by only one plane. (d) Mollusca; Locomotion, transport of food and
respiration.
(c) A: Asymmetrical, organisms is not divided into
equal EBD_7209

halves by any plane through the central axis. Animal Kingdom 35

(d) B: Radial, in which any plane passing through 86. Which of the following feature is not correct
the regarding the

central axis of the body divides the organism into figure given below?
two
(a) It is an aquatic form.
identical halves.
(b) Circulatory system is of open type.
84. The figure given below shows the germinal
(c) It possesses parapodia for swimming.
layers marked
(d) Neural system consists of paired ganglia
as A, B, C and D. Identify the label showing
connected
undifferentiated
by lateral nerves to a double ventral nerve cord.
layer and its location?
87. Which of the following animal's body is covered
A
by
B
calcareous shell and unsegmented with a distinct
C head,

D muscular foot, and visceral hump?

(a) A, Between B & C (b) B, Between A & C (a) (b)

(c) C, Between C & D (d) D, Between A & B (c) (d)

88. Which of the following animal contains 92. Which of the following group of animals
respiratory organs belongs to the

like, gills, book gills, book lungs or tracheal system? same phylum?

(a) (b) (a) Earthworm, pinworm, tapeworm

(c) (d) (b) Prawn, scorpion, Locusta

89. Identify the correct characteristic feature (c) Sponge, Sea anemone, starfish
shown by the
(d) Malarial parasite, Amoeba, mosquito
given figure?
93. Which of the following traits is not shared by
(a) Diploblastic in nature. both sea

(b) Having radial symmetrical body. anemones and jellyfish ?

(c) Dioecious with direct development. (a) A medusa as the dominant stage in the life
cycle.
(d) Presence of sensory tentacles on anterior head
region. (b) Possession of a gastro vascular cavity.

90. Which of the following animals are bilaterally (c) Sexual reproduction.
symmetrical?
(d) Nematocysts present on the tentacles.
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94. The combination of a true coelom and
(a) 1 & 2 (b) 2 & 4 repeating body

(c) 3 & 4 (d) 1 & 3 segmentation allows the annelids (unlike the
anatomically

“simpler” worms) to do which of the following?

CRITICAL THINKING TYPE QUESTIONS
(a) Attain complex body shapes and thus locomote
91. Which of the following pairs of animals are
more
similar to each
precisely.
other pertaining to the feature stated against
them? (b) Move through loose marine sediments.

(a) Pteropus and Ornithorhyncus - Viviparity (c) Be hermaphroditic.

(b) Garden lizard and crocodile - Three chambered (d) Inject paralytic poisons into their prey.
heart
95. The transition from aquatic to terrestrial
(c) Ascaris and Ancylostoma - Metameric lifestyles required
segmentation
many adaptations in the vertebrate lineage. Which
(d) Sea horse and flying fish - Cold blooded of the
(poikilothermal)
following is not one of those adaptations ?
(a) Switch from gill respiration to air-breathing (a) Platyhelminthes–Planaria, Schistosoma,
lungs. Enterobius

(b) Improvements in water resistance of skin. (b) Mollusca – Loligo, Sepia, Octopus

(c) Alteration in mode of locomotion. (c) Porifera – Spongilla, Euplectella, Pennatula

(d) Development of feathers for insulation. (d) Cnidaria – Bonellia, Physalia, Aurelia

36 Biology 100. Hemichordates have now been placed with

the nonchordates,
96. Which of the following features distinguish
mammals from close to echinoderms, because true

other vertebrates ? (a) notochord is absent.

(a) Hairy skin and oviparity (b) pharyngeal gill-slits are lacking.

(b) Hairy skin and mammary glands (c) dorsal nerve cord is absent.

(c) Mammary glands and teeth (d) heart is lacking.

(d) Pinna and teeth 101. Which of the following is not a characteristic
feature of
97. Which of the following sets of animals give
birth to young kingdom animalia ?

ones? (a) Storage of carbohydrates as starch.

(a) Platypus, Penguin, Bat, Hippopotamus. (b) Multicellularity.

(b) Shrew, Bat, Cat, Kiwi. (c) Obtaining nutrients by ingestion.

(c) Kangaroo, Hedgehog, Dolphin, Loris. (d) Having eukaryotic cells without walls.

(d) Lion, Bat, Whale, Ostrich. 102. Which of the following characteristic
distinguish
98. Which one of the following features is common
in arthropoda from annelids and molluscs ?

silverfish, scorpion, dragonfly and prawn? (a) An external skeleton made of chitin (a

(a) Three pairs of legs and segmented body. polysaccharide) and protein rather than a shell
made
(b) Chitinous cuticle and two pairs of antennae.
chiefly of mineral salts.
(c) Jointed appendages and chitinous exoskeleton.
(b) Subdivision of the legs into movable segments.
(d) Cephalothorax and tracheae.
(c) Distinct group of muscles, derived from many
99. Which of the following is a correct match of a
body
phylum
segments, that move the separate parts of the
with its three examples?
exoskeleton.
(d) All of the above 107. Which of the following characters is absent in
all
103. Tracheae of cockroach and mammal are
similar in having chordates?

(a) paired nature. (a) Diaphragm

(b) non-collapsible walls. (b) Coelom

(c) ciliated inner lining. (c) Pharyngeal gill clefts

(d) origin from head. (d) Dorsal nerve cord

104. A common characteristic of all vertebrates 108. Which of the following features in birds
without indicates their

exception is reptilian ancestory ?

(a) the division of body into head, neck, trunk and (a) Eggs with a calcareous shell
tail.
(b) Scales on their hind limbs
(b) body covered with exoskeleton.
(c) Four-chambered heart
(c) the possession of two pairs of functional
(d) Two special chambers-crop and gizzard in their
appendages.
digestive tract
(d) the presence of well- developed skull.
109. Which of the following characteristic is
105. The organisms attached to the substratum probably most
generally
responsible for the great diversification of insects
possess on land?

(a) one single opening to the digestive canal. (a) Segmentation

(b) cilia on the surface to create water current. (b) Antennae

(c) radial symmetry. (c) Bilateral symmetry

(d) asymmetrical body. (d) Exoskeleton

106. Which of the following statements is without 110. Which of the following is a connecting link
exception between

in sponges ? invertebrates and non-invertebrates?

(a) They all have calcareous spicules. (a) Sphenodon

(b) They have high regenerative power. (b) Balanoglossus

(c) They are found only in marine water. (c) Tadpole larva

(d) They are all radially symmetrical. (d) Crocodile

111. A student brought home a strange animal Identify the specimen.
which he found
(a) Prawn (b) Pheretima
outside under a rock. It had moist skin, a complete
(c) Wuchereria (d) Ctenoplana
digestive tract, a ventral nerve cord, and had gone
114. Refer the following animals and identify those
through
which have
torsion. Identify the phylum of the animal.
a fluid filled body cavity with a complete lining
(a) Porifera (b) Annelida derived

(c) Mollusca (d) Echinodermata from mesoderm.

EBD_7209 (i) Sycon (ii) Butterfly

Animal Kingdom 37 (iii) Nereis (iv) Sea fan

112. Identify the correct characteristics of porifera. (v) Scorpion (vi) Pila

(i) Commonly known as sea walnuts. (a) (i) and (iii) only

(ii) Presence of ostia and collar cells. (b) (ii) and (iv) only

(iii) Exhibit tissue level of characteristics. (c) (ii), (iii), (v) and (vi) only

(iv) It is the largest phylum of animal kingdom. (d) All of these

(v) The body is supported by spicules and sponging 115. Refer the types of cells present in some
animals. Each cell
fibers.
is specialized to perform a single specific function
(vi) Contains cnidocytes which is used for defense,
except
anchorage and capturing of prey.
(a) Cnidocytes
(a) (ii), (v) only
(b) Choanocytes
(b) (i), (ii), (vi) only
(c) Interstitial cells
(c) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) only
(d) Gastrodermal cells
(d) All of these.
116. Select the incorrect feature of mollusca from
113. A student was given a specimen to identify on the given
the basis
statements.
of the characteristics given below.
(i) Terrestrial or aquatic animals having cellular
(i) They are metamerically segmented. system

(ii) They have closed circulatory system. level of organization.

(iii) They have circular and longitudinal muscles for (ii) Radial symmetrical and acoelomate animals and

locomotion. possesses two germinal layers.

(iii) A file like rasping organ called radula is present.

(iv) Usually dioecious and viviparous animals.

(v) Examples include Pila, Octopus, and Dentalium.

(a) (i) and (ii) only

(b) (ii) and (iv) only

(c) (i), (ii) and (iv) only

(d) All the five statements.