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Diversity in the Animal Life - 1

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Which of the following is the correct way of writing the scientific name of mango?

  1. Mangifera Indica

  2. mangifera Indica

  3. Mangifera Indica

  4. Mangifera indica

  5. Mangifera Indica


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The name of the genus comes first and its first letter is a capital letter. The name of the species starts with a small letter.

Members of a ________________ interbreed to produce fertile offspring.

  1. genus

  2. class

  3. species

  4. family

  5. phylum


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Members of species interbreed to produce fertile offspring. They are almost identical in their anatomy, physiology and behaviour.

Which of the following organisms shows radial symmetry?

  1. Starfish

  2. Amoeba

  3. Humans

  4. Honey bee

  5. Flatworm


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Starfish shows radial symmetry as it can be divided into any plane through its centre.

Which of the following does not belong to phylum Porifera?

  1. Sycon

  2. Euplectella

  3. Obelia

  4. Spongilla

  5. Euspongia


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Obela is a cnidarian and it possesses a canal system.

What is the scientific name of cat?

  1. Azadiracta indica

  2. Homo sapiens

  3. Panthera tigris

  4. Felis domestica

  5. Emblica officinalis


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The scientific name of cat is Felis domestica.

Which of the following characteristics is not found in invertebrates?

  1. Asexual reproduction

  2. Dorsal nerve chord

  3. Dorsal or lateral heart

  4. Radial or bi-radial symmetry

  5. No internal skeleton


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Ventral nerve chord is present in invertebrates.

In which phylum will you classify an organism whose body has many pores, canals and chambers through which water flows?

  1. Coelenterata

  2. Porifera

  3. Nematoda

  4. Annelida

  5. Crustacea


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The body of Poriferan has many pores, canals and chambers through which water flows. This is called canal system.

Which of the following is a characteristic of zooids polyps?

  1. Sedentary

  2. Free swimming

  3. Bilateral symmetry

  4. Triploblastic

  5. Segmented body


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Polyps lead solitary or colonial life but are always fixed (sedentary).

Which of the following is not a characteristic of phylum Coelenterata?

  1. Body with no head and no segmentation.

  2. Body plan is triploblastic.

  3. Body is radially symmetrical.

  4. Skeleton is slimy, horny and made up of lime.

  5. Mouth is surrounded by a ring of tentacles.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Coelenterates are the animals with a diploblastic body plan and are radially symmetrical.

Which of the following is not a characteristic feature of Ascaris lumbricoides?

  1. Triploblastic

  2. Pseudocoelomate

  3. Bilateral symmetry

  4. Segmented body

  5. Alimentary canal with mouth and anus


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Ascaris belongs to phylum Aschelminthes and it has non-segmented body.

Which of the following organisms possesses stinging cells (nematocysts)?

  1. Sycon

  2. Euplectella

  3. Ascaris

  4. Metridium

  5. Crabs


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Metridium, an anthozoan cnidarian, contain nematocysts (stinging cells) called cnidoblasts.

To which phylum will you classify an organism whose body is radially symmetrical, elongated, dorso-ventrally flattened and without segmentation?

  1. Coelenterate

  2. Annelida

  3. Aschelminthes

  4. Platyhelminthes

  5. Porifera


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Platyhelminthes phylum is characterised by triploblastic organisms with radial symmetry, elongated, dorsoventrally flattened body without segmentation.

Which of the following organisms is called a filaria worm and causes Elephantiasis in humans?

  1. Ascaris

  2. Enterobius

  3. Wuchereria

  4. Nereis

  5. Aphrodite


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Wuchereria is a filaria worm, which causes human disease called elephantiasis.

Which of the following organisms does not belong to phylum Annelida?

  1. Neries

  2. Aphrodite

  3. Pheretima

  4. Cyclop

  5. Leech


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Cyclops are crustaceans, which belong to phylum Arthropoda.

Which phylum is characterised by organisms having nephridia as excretory organs?

  1. Annelida

  2. Aschelminthes

  3. Platyhelminthes

  4. Cnidaria

  5. Arthropoda


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Annelides have excretory organs called nephridia. However, no such organ is present in lower organisms.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of phylum Annelida?

  1. Metameric segmentation

  2. Setae or para podia for locomotion

  3. Acoelomate

  4. Triploblastic

  5. Bilaterally symmetrical


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Phylum Annelida includes the animals, which are triploblastic and contain coelom.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of Arthropods?

  1. Triploblastic

  2. Coelomate

  3. Segmented body

  4. True body cavity

  5. Separate sexes


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Arthropods have reduced body cavity and filled with blood called haemocoel.

Which of the following is not a class of Arthropods?

  1. Crustacea

  2. Nematoda

  3. Myriapoda

  4. Insecta

  5. Arachnida


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Nematodes are classified under the phylum Aschelminthes.

Which of the following does not belong to class Crustacea?

  1. Crabs

  2. Shrimps

  3. Lobsters

  4. Centipede

  5. Cyclops


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Crabs, shrimps, lobsters and cyclops are crustaceans.

Who gave the five kingdom classification of living organisms?

  1. Carl Linnaeus

  2. R. H. Whittaker

  3. George Mendel

  4. Robert Koch


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In 1969, R. H. Whittaker suggested the five kingdom classification on the basis of various factors.

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