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Habits and habitats of some important animals - class-IX

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The study of animal behaviour under natural condition is called as

  1. Ethology

  2. Psychology

  3. Ornithology

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ethology is the scientific study of animal behavior under natural condition. It involves viewing animal behavior as an evolutionarily adaptive trait. The various behavior patterns are then classified and compared with those of other species, mostly with closely related species. Understanding ethology is important in animal training. Thus the correct answer is option A.

Myrmecophily belongs to the category of.

  1. Symbiosis

  2. Epiphytism

  3. Parasitism

  4. Saprophytism


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Myrmecophily is a symbiotic relationship because it is the mutual interaction between two different species one of which is ants and the other could be a plant, fungi etc.

So the correct solution is 'Symbiosis'.

Animal prey defense includes all of the following except

  1. camouflage

  2. causing alarm of fright

  3. mimicry

  4. soft skin


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Animal prey defence includes camouflage, causing alarm of fright and mimicry. But it does not include soft skin. So, the correct option is 'soft skin'

In which of the following type of behaviour, females choose the male they will mate with?

  1. Courtship

  2. Instinctive

  3. Seasonal

  4. Learned


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Courtship is a kind of behaviour in which an animal attempts such actions so as to attract the opposite sex for mating. This type of behaviour includes ritualized movements like dancing, vocalizations, mechanical sound production or display of beauty. 

Thus, the correct answer is 'Courtship.'

Which of these builds its hive on walls using mud?

  1. Wasp

  2. Spider

  3. Tailor bird

  4. Honey bee


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Mud Dauber or Mud wasp is the name applied to the number of species of family sphecidae or Crabronidae that built their nest from mud. It is built up by the female wasps by molding the mud by its mandibles. Mud daubers are generally not aggressive but may become hostile when threatened. 

So, the correct answer is 'Wasp'.

Mark the correct statement :

  1. The skull of baby chimpenzee is more like adult chimpenzee skull than adult human skull

  2. Firstly hominid features were revealed by homohabilis

  3. First human like being hominids are Australopithecus

  4. Domestication came before human settlements


Correct Option: A

The caudal fin of fish and pigeon is useful to ____________.

  1. increase the velocity.

  2. decrease the velocity.

  3. change direction.

  4. maintain balance.


Correct Option: A

Fill in the blank with correct option.
More reinforced responses increase in their likelihood called as _________.

  1. Selective learning

  2. Modelling

  3. Instrumental conditioning

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A

Gorilla & Dryopithecus shows similarity in having : 

  1. Common ancestors

  2. Direct ancestors

  3. Menstruation cycle seen in female of both

  4. (1) & (3) both


Correct Option: A

A) Heartwood is durable, dark and central in position 
B) Tyloses are balloon like structures of xylem parenchyma in vessel lumen 
C) Latewood is formed during spring season 

  1. All are correct

  2. Only A is correct

  3. Only B is correct

  4. Only C is incorrect


Correct Option: A

$2$ years old Dhyani crying while playing. Her mother shows that red ant bites her and due irritation she is crying. Which of the following chemical enters into her body due to ant bite?

  1. Sulphuric acid

  2. Hydrochloric acid

  3. Amino acid

  4. Formic acid


Correct Option: A

Viviparous lizard is/are
a) Chameleon      b) Calotes
c) Phyrnosoma     d) Heloderma

  1. (a) only

  2. (a) and (c)

  3. (d) only

  4. (a) and (b) only


Correct Option: A

How many animal in the list given which is ammoniotelic in nature?
Aquatic insect, fresh water bony fish, frog, birds, reptiles, spider, marine bony fish, crocodile.

  1. One

  2. Two

  3. Three

  4. Four


Correct Option: A

Tiger cat, Koala, Sugar glider, Marsupial rat and Banded anteater are good example of? Tiger cat, Koala, Sugar glider, Marsupial rat Banded anteater.

  1. Marsupial Radiation

  2. Adaptive radiation

  3. Divergent evolution

  4. All of these


Correct Option: A

Which of the following explains the internal need that causes an animal to act and is necessary for learning?

  1. Trial and error

  2. Motivation

  3. Habituation

  4. Conditioning

  5. Imprinting


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The internal need that leads an individual or organism to act is known as motivation. A motive prompts and individual to act in a certain way, or at least develop an inclination for specific behavior. Motivations refers to the internal and external factors that stimulate the desire to do or learn.

Members of phylum __________ are diploblastic.

  1. Platyhelminths

  2. Cnidaria

  3. Annelida

  4. Mollusca


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Animals can be distinguished based in number of germ layers present. There are generally three germ layers viz. endoderm, mesoderm and ectoderm. Based on this animals are said as monoblasts, diploblasts and triploblasts. 

Identify the correct term for the statement, 'mating between groups do not produce fertile offspring'.

  1. Geographical isolation

  2. Mechanical isolation

  3. Temporal isolation

  4. Hybrid sterility

  5. Behavioral isolation


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Presence of populations of a species in distant localities preventing the gene flow between them leads to geographical isolation. Incompatible differences in reproductive structures leading to prevention of cross fertilization refers to as mechanical isolation. Different periods of attainment of sexual maturity leads to temporal isolation. Incompatible premating behaviour leading to no attraction between groups for mating is termed as behavioural isolation. Abnormal distribution to the gametes of whole chromosomes, chromosome segments, or combinations of genes leading to infertile hybrid is one of the post zygotic isolation.

Therefore, the correct answer is option D.

Panthera Leo is the scientific name of ___________.

  1. Lion

  2. Tiger

  3. Leopard

  4. Cheetah


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Binomial nomenclature was proposed by Carolus Linnaeus. This first name is binomial nomenclature denotes the generic name and second name is species name. Lion belongs to genus Panthera and species name is Leo.

Which of the following behaviour does not get affected by the environmental changes?

  1. Territorial

  2. Learned

  3. Innate

  4. Stereotyped

  5. Conditioned


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Territorial behavior is the method by which an animal or a group of animals protects its territory from incursions by others of its species. It is not affected by the environmental changes.

Learned behaviors are acquired changes in the behaviors, during one's lifetime. 
Innate behaviors are inherited and performed correctly the first time an organism is exposed to a certain stimulus.
Stereotypic behavior is an abnormal behavior frequently seen in laboratory primates. It is considered an indication of poor psychological well-being 
All the above-mentioned behaviors except for territorial is affected by environmental changes.
So, the correct answer is option A.


The scientific name of Asian tiger mosquito ____________.

  1. Aedes aegypti

  2. Aedes albopictus

  3. Aedes taen!orhychus

  4. Aedes albolineatus


Correct Option: B

Identify the unusual behavioural pattern of animals.

  1. Bluffing

  2. Instinct

  3. Mimicry

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Instinct and mimicry are the behaviours which are shown by the animals. Instinct is the ability to judge an event and give response accordingly. Mimicry is performed in order to protect them. Bluffing is an unusual behaviour which may be seen due to fear. This may be used as a form of communication for protection against the predator.

Thus, the correct answer is option A.  

Ethology deals with the study of

  1. Improvement of human race

  2. Distribution of diseases

  3. Birds

  4. Animal behaviour


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

  • The study of Improvement of the human race is called anthropology.
  • The study of the distribution of diseases is called epidemiology.
  • The study of birds is called ornithology.
  • The study of animal behaviour is called ethology.
So, the correct answer is 'Animal behaviour'

Ethology was founded by

  1. Herophilus

  2. Angstrom

  3. Lorenz

  4. Galton.


Correct Option: C

Gestation period for buffalo is :

  1. 9 months

  2. 14 months

  3. 10 months

  4. 21-22 months


Correct Option: C

Elephants are sought after for :

  1. Skin

  2. Hair

  3. Meat

  4. Ivory


Correct Option: D

Polo game is played with the help of animal :

  1. Donkey

  2. Horse

  3. Camel

  4. Cock


Correct Option: B

The largest land animal is :

  1. Camel

  2. Elephant

  3. Rhino

  4. Python


Correct Option: B

Which biologist was the first to show that almost all the Australian mammals were marsupials?

  1. Friedrich Wilhelm Humboldt

  2. Sir Joseph Banks

  3. Charles Darwin

  4. Franz Joseph Gall


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • Australia is the only continent (and one of the only two countries - the other being New Guinea) in the world to still have all three of the major groups of mammals: monotremes, marsupials, and placentals
  • Half of Australia's mammal species are marsupials (South America has a few dozen species - all in the opossum family - and a couple of species have found their way into North America, but Australia is the only continent to have such a diverse range or to have marsupials as their most common and conspicuous land mammals)
  • Sir Joseph Banks was one of the first to describe the Australian marsupial, the wombat.

So, the correct answer is 'Sir Joseph Banks'.

The only snake that builds a nest is

  1. Krait

  2. King Cobra

  3. Chain Viper

  4. Saw-scaled viper


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

While king cobras usually find shelter in animal burrows, under fallen trees or some rock formations, the females make a specialized nest for their eggs. the king cobra is the only snake species that is known to make nests for their young ones.


So, the correct option is 'King Cobra'

What is draught animal power or DAP?

  1. Average power of each Indian animal

  2. Electricity generated by animals

  3. Total calories required to feed all animals in India

  4. Total power which can be generated by animals in our country


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Draft Animal Power (DAP) The draft intensity of a creature relies upon the species, breed, estimate, body weight and the force of sustaining. Substitution of a lion's share of these creatures by tractors seems unfeasible within a reasonable time-frame in most low-salary nations.

So, the correct option is 'Total power which can be generated by animals in our country'.

"Narayan Sarovar Sanctuary" in Kutch, Gujarat is most famous for which of the following?

  1. Zebra

  2. Chinkara

  3. Lions

  4. Tigers


Correct Option: B

Parambikulam Tiger Reserve is located in which state:

  1. Andhra Pradesh

  2. Kerala

  3. Tamil nadu

  4. Karnataka


Correct Option: B

Which among the following international bodies have taken active interest in launching the "Global Tiger Initiative" to save tigers and conserve tiger habitats?

  1. United Nations Environment Programme

  2. World Bank

  3. World Wildlife Institute

  4. World Economic Forum


Correct Option: B

Which of the following explains that structural differences prevent mating between individuals of different groups?

  1. Geographical isolation

  2. Mechanical isolation

  3. Temporal isolation

  4. Hybrid sterility

  5. Behavioral isolation


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The presence of populations of a species in distant localities preventing the gene flow between them leads to geographical isolation. Different periods of attainment of sexual maturity leads to temporal isolation. Abnormal distribution to the gametes of whole chromosomes, chromosome segments, or combinations of genes leading to infertile hybrid is one of the post-zygotic isolation. Incompatible premating behavior leading to no attraction between groups for mating is termed as behavioral isolation. Incompatible differences in reproductive structures leading to prevention of cross-fertilization refer to as mechanical isolation. 

Therefore, the correct answer is option B.

The short and stout beak of a bird is an adaptation to

  1. Drink nectar from flowers

  2. Catch fish

  3. Pick up small insects

  4. Tear flesh from animals

  5. Crack seeds


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

A bird's beak can tell us what type of food it eats. Short stout cone shaped beak is an adaptation to help crack nuts and seeds. For example the sparrows and finches have this type of beaks to crack the nuts. The hawk also has short beak but their upper beak is a hook type to tear flesh.  

Which of the following statements on the concept of inclusive fitness explain altruistic behavior in animals?

  1. Altruism is the result of learning and occurs in most social species.

  2. Altruism results in the production of a greater number of offspring.

  3. Altruism lowers stress in altruistic individuals, which increases fitness.

  4. Altruism results in other individuals performing altruistic acts in return.

  5. Altruism increases the number of young of genetically similar individuals.


Correct Option: E
Explanation:
The concept of inclusive fitness states that altruism can increase an individual's fitness by increasing the number of offspring produced by genetically similar individuals, such as siblings or parents. Alarm calls and care for the offspring of others are examples of altruistic acts.

A reason to behave in a particular way is known as

  1. Trail-and-error

  2. Motivation

  3. Habituation

  4. Conditioning

  5. Imprinting


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Human beings may not always behave as we think or as we ought to. The reason for any particular action or a taking a specific course of action is known as motivation. A motive prompts the person towards his actions or leads to the development of inclination towards a specific behavior.  

A person is able to ignore the constant sensation caused to the body by the clothes due to 

  1. Habituation

  2. Association

  3. Imprinting

  4. Imitation

  5. Innovation


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

  • Habituation is a behavior of an individual in which due to the prolonged or repeated stimulus, it loses its unusuality, hence, no response from one's body is seen towards that stimulus.
  • For example, when a new tooth appears for the first time to infants, its unusual to them but later growth and development of the whole set of teeth doesn't bother much. 
So, the correct option is 'Habituation'.

Air density decreases along with;

  1. Latitude

  2. Altitude

  3. Sea level

  4. Soil erosion


Correct Option: B
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