Animal Kingdom Questions and Answers Part-1

1.Living organism differ in
a) Shape
b) Form
c) Size and habit
d) All of these

Answer: d
Explanation: All of these

2. Which is not a character of sponges?
a) Multicellular
b) Cells are functionally independent
c) Cellular level of organization
d) Tissue level of organization

Answer: d
Explanation: Tissue level of organization

3. Which phylum shows tissue level of organization?
a) Protozoa
b) Porifera
c) Coelenterate
d) All of these

Answer: c
Explanation: Coelenterate

4. Organ system level of organization is not found in
a) Annelida
b) Arthropod
c) Molluscs
d) Platyhelminthes

Answer: d
Explanation: Organ system level of organization is not found in platyhelminthes.

5. Incomplete digestive tract (blind sac body plan) is found in
a) Annelida
b) Arthropod
c) Molluscs
d) Platyhelminthes

Answer: d
Explanation: Platyhelminthes

6. Closed type of circulatory system is present in
a) Annelida and arthropod
b) Arthropod and mollusc
c) Annelida and cephalopods
d) Mollusc and echinodermates

Answer: c
Explanation: Closed type of circulatory system is present in annelida and cephalopods.

7. In open type of circulatory system
a) Blood flow in sinuses
b) Blood pressure is low and irregular
c) It is found in arthropods and molluscs (except cephalopods)
d) All are true

Answer: d
Explanation: All are true

8. Closed type of circulatory system is found in
a) Annelida
b) Cephalopods
c) Vertebrate
d) All of these

Answer: d
Explanation: All of these

9. What is false about closed circulatory system?
a) Blood pressure is high and regular
b) Amount of blood is limited
c) Blood circulates through arteries, veins and capillaries
d) Blood pressure is low and irregular

Answer: d
Explanation: "Blood pressure is low and irregular". This is false.

10. When the body of an animal can be divided into equal left and right halves by one plane symmetry. It is known as
a) Bilateral
b) Radial
c) Biradial
d) Asymmetric

Answer: a
Explanation: When the body of an animal can be divided into equal left and right halves by one plane symmetry. It is known as Bilateral.

11. Radial symmetry is shown by
a) Coelenterate
b) Platyhelminthes
c) Adult echinodermates
d) Both (a) and (c)

Answer: d
Explanation: Both (a) and (c)

12. Most of the sponges are
a) Bilateral
b) Radial
c) Biradial
d) Asymmetric

Answer: d
Explanation: Most of the sponges are asymmetric.

13. The first diploblastic animal is
a) Coelenterates
b) Platyhelminthes
c) Aschelminthes
d) Annelida

Answer: a
Explanation: The first diploblastic animal is coelenterates

14. The first triploblastic animal is
a) Coelenterates
b) Platyhelminthes
c) Aschelminthes
d) Annelida

Answer: b
Explanation: The first triploblastic animal is platyhelminthes

15. Triploblastic animal contains
a) Ectoderm
b) Mesoderm
c) Endoderm
d) All of these

Answer: d
Explanation: All of these

16. Aschelminthes are
a) Eucoelomate
b) Pseudocoelomate
c) Acoelomate
d) None of these

Answer: b
Explanation: Pseudocoelomate

17. Which of the following is acoelomate?
a) Porifera
b) Coelenterates
c) Platyhelminthes
d) All of these

Answer: c
Explanation: Platyhelminthes

18. Metameric segmentation is found in
a) Annelida
b) Arthropod
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) Platyhelminthes

Answer: a
Explanation: Metameric segmentation is found in annelida.

19. Notochord is derived from which layer?
a) Ectoderm
b) Mesoderm
c) Endoderm
d) All of these

Answer: b
Explanation: Mesoderm

20.Which of the following is correct about notochord?
a) Dorsally situated
b) Mesodermal in origin
c) Rod like
d) All of these

Answer: d
Explanation: All of these