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In taxonomic hierarchy, Cats are placed under the Genus.

  1. Felis

  2. Panthera

  3. Canis

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Cats are placed under the kingdom Animalia, and phylum Chordata, the class Mammalia, and order Carnivora. Cats do belongs to Felidae family and are classified with the genus Felis. So, the correct answer is (A).

The 'birds' taxonomically represent  ______________.

  1. Family

  2. Order

  3. Class

  4. Phylum


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Birds or Aves is the taxonomic class all flying chordates with four-chambered hearts and feathers on their body.
So, the correct answer is 'class'.

Which is the odd one in the following series?

  1. Sapiens

  2. Americana

  3. Rotundus

  4. Hemidactylus


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Sapiens, Americana, Rotundus are species of different organisms. But, Hemidactylus is a genus of the gecko family. So, the correct answer is (D).

Match column I with column II and select the correct option from the codes given below.

Column I Column II
A. Choanocytes i. Platyhelminthes
B. Cnidoblasts ii. Ctenophora
C. Flame cells iii. Porifera
D. Nephridia iv. Coelenterata
E. Comb plates v. Annelida


  1. A - (ii), B - (i), C - (iv), D - (v), E - (iii)

  2. A - (ii), B - (iv), C - (i), D - (v), E - (iii)

  3. A - (iii), B - (iv), C - (i), D - (v), E - (ii)

  4. A - (iii), B - (i), C - (iv), D - (v), E - (ii)


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Ctenophores are characterized by eight rows of cilia, which are used for locomotion. The cilia in each row are arranged to form a stack of combs, also called comb plates, or ctenes; thus the name ctenophore comes from the Greek, meaning "comb bearer. 


A flame cell is a specialized excretory cell found in the simplest freshwater invertebrates, including flatworms (except the turbellarian order Acoela), rotifers and nemerteans; these are the simplest animals to have a dedicated excretory system. Flame cells function like a kidney, removing waste materials. Bundles of flame cells are called protonephridia.

The word nephridium applies in its strict sense only to the excretory organs of annelids, but it may usefully be extended to include the excretory organs of other phyla having similar characteristics. Annelids are segmented animals that typically contain a pair of nephridia on each segment.

Choanocytes are cells that line the interior of asconoid, syconoid and leuconoid body type sponges that contain a central flagellum, or undulipodia, surrounded by a collar of microvilli which are connected by a thin membrane. They make up Choanoderm, a type of cell layer found in sponges.

A cnidocyte (also known as a cnidoblast or nematocyte) is an explosive cell containing one giant secretory organelle or cnida (plural cnidae) that defines the phylum Cnidaria (corals, sea anemones, hydrae, jellyfish, etc.). Cnidae are used for prey capture and defense from predators.

So the correct option is 'A - (iii), B - (iv), C - (i), D - (v), E - (ii)'.

Study of animals that live and subsist on other animals is

  1. Ecology

  2. Pathology

  3. Taxonomy

  4. Parasitology


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Parasitology is the study of parasitic relationship where one animals live and subsist on other animals and organisms. This study is determined by the relationship between the organisms and their hosts and their way of life and draws inference.

What is the name of the book written by Aristotle?

  1. Histoire Naturelle

  2. Systema Naturae

  3. Historia Animalium

  4. Philosophie Zoologique


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Aristotle, the greek philosopher and scientist wrote the number of books in different fields. However, his works include History of Animals i.e., Historia Animalium is a natural history text written in the fourth century BC and Aristotle died in 322 BC. Thus, the correct answer is option C.

Operculum is found in

  1. Lobster

  2. Fish

  3. Snake

  4. Sponge


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Operculum is found in fishes.

It is especially found in bony fishes which protect their gills and also supports the facial structure.
Such structure is absent in snakes, lobsters and sponges.
So the correct answer is 'Operculum'.

Which of the following phylum are known as pore bearers?

  1. Moullsca

  2. Porifera

  3. Echinodermata

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Porifera are known as pore bearers because they have tiny sized pores all over their bodies.

Molluscs have smooth skins whereas Echinodermata have spiny skins.
These two phylums do not have any pores on their bodies.
Hence the correct answer is 'Porifera'.

Tapeworms belongs to 

  1. Porifera

  2. Mollusca

  3. Platyhelminthes

  4. Nematoda


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Tapeworm belongs to Platyhelminthes.

This is can be confirmed by seeing the general characteristics of Platyhelminthes:
1. They are dorsoventrally flattened.
2. Their bodies are bilaterally symmetrical.
3. They are acoelomate and soft 
4. They are tripblastic animals.
So the correct answer is 'Platyhelminthes'. 

The animals with spiny skin belongs to 

  1. Porifera

  2. Annelida

  3. Echinodermata

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Spiny skin is the specific characteristic of the phylum Echinodermata.

The term Echinodermata itself means Spiny skin.
Porifera on the other hand have porous skin and annelids have very smooth skin.
Some characteristics of Echinodermata are:
1. Spiny skin.
2. Radial symmetry 
3. Exclusively marine.
4. Triploblastic.
So the correct answer is 'Echinodermata'.

The animals having soft bodies with shell as a covering belongs to 

  1. Echinodermata

  2. Mollusca

  3. Porifera

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The molluscs have a calcareous shell covering the body. However, a soft and spongy layer of skin is present over the visceral hump of molluscs, forming the mantle. Echinoderms do not have a soft body. They have calcareous endoskeleton making it spiny bodies. Poriferans have pores all over the body. Therefore, they are also not soft bodied. Moreover, sponges also bear spicules or spongin fibres. 

Which of the following phylum of the animal is characterized by jointed legs?

  1. Arthropoda

  2. Echinodermata

  3. Mollusca

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Jointed legs is the exclusive characteristic of the phylum Arthropoda.

Molluscs and Echinodermata do not have any differentiated legs.
Some common characteristics of Arthropods are:
1. Exoskeleton.
2. Segmented bodies.
3. Jointed appendages.
So the correct answer is 'Arthropoda'.

Most primitive mammal is 

  1. BAT

  2. Rat

  3. Platypus

  4. Kanharoo


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

There are three living genera of primitive mammals from Australia classified as Monotremes-The Duck billed platypus and 2 genera of Echidna.

So the correct answer is platypus.

Which of the following is not a true fish ?

  1. Silverfish

  2. Sea horse

  3. Flying fish

  4. Eel


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Silverfish is an insect.

So the correct answer is silver fish.

Mostly animals fall in the category of

  1. Heterotrophs

  2. Autotrophs

  3. Decomposers

  4. Primary consumers


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A heterotroph is an organism that cannot produce its own food and rely on others for its food requirement. Most animals fall in the category of heterotrophs. They are not able to synthesize their own food. They usually eat autotrophs (plants) to obtain the energy. The types of heterotrophs include herbivores, those who eat plants; carnivores, those who eat other animals; omnivores, those who eat both plants and animals. 

Thus, the correct answer is 'Heterotrophs.'

Which of the following statement is correct?


A. Annelids have special organs of excretion called nephridia.
B. Cockroach belongs to class Arthropoda.
C. Crocodiles belong to the class Amphibia.

  1. Both A and B

  2. Only A

  3. Only B

  4. Only C


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In earthworms, members of the phylum Annelida, the excretory system consists of structural units called nephridia. The nephridium is an invertebrate organ which occurs in pairs and performs a function similar to the vertebrate kidney. Nephridia remove metabolic wastes from an animal's body. Cockroach belongs to class Arthropoda because it has jointed appendages and the hard exoskeleton. Crocodiles are reptiles, not amphibians because they lay their eggs on the land, not in the water.

So, the correct answer is 'Both A and B'.

An animals phylum is defined on the basis of 

  1. Number of germ layers

  2. the uniqueness of its body plan

  3.  type of body symmetry

  4. All the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
An animal phylum is defined on the basis of 6 parameters of which three are - number of germ layers - diploblastic or triploblastic. Type of body plan i.e blind sac pattern, tube within tube pattern and body symmetry - asymmetry, radial symmetry and bilateral symmetry
So, the correct answer is 'All the above'

Animals of class ciliata

  1. Have two nuclei

  2. Are autotrophs

  3. Reproduce sexually

  4. Possess cilia


Correct Option: A,D
Explanation:
Animals of class ciliata are characterised by the presence of hair-like organelles called cilia. They have two types of nuclei: a tiny, diploid micronucleus (generative nucleus) which carries the germline of the cell, and a large, polyploid macronucleus (vegetative nucleus) which takes care of general cell regulation, expressing the phenotype of the organism. Most ciliates are heterotrophs. Ciliates reproduce asexually, by various kinds of fission.
So, the correct options are 'Have two nuclei and possess cilia'.

Which of the following kingdom exhibit heterotrophic : holozoric and saprophytic mode of nutrition only :-

  1. Monera

  2. Protista

  3. Fungi

  4. Animalia


Correct Option: A

Organisms classified under Kingdom Animalia.

  1. Are not essentially heterotrophs

  2. Definitely lack cell wall

  3. Always show presence of nervous system

  4. May not show division o labour


Correct Option: A

Multicellular eukaryotic consumers belong to kingdom

  1. Fungi

  2. Protista

  3. Plantae

  4. Animalia


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

In Animalia (kingdom of multicellular consumers), the members are eukaryotic, multicellular, heterotrophic consumers. They feed on other organism and thus called as consumers. They contain glycogen or fat as reserve food.

Which one of the following is a matching set in animal classification?

  1. Liver fluke, tapeworm, roundworm, guinea worm

  2. Oyster, ship worm, octopus, cuttle fish

  3. Prawn, Nereis, crab, millipede

  4. Sea urchin, sea fan, sea lily, sea pen


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Liver flukes and tapeworm are Platyhelminthes while roundworm and guinea worm are nematodes.
Prawn, millipede and crab are arthropods, while Nereis is an annelid.
Sea urchin and sea lily are echinoderms, while sea fan and sea pen are Cnidarians.
Oyster, ship worm, octopus, cuttle fish all belong to the phylum Mollusca.
Thus, the correct answer is option B.

Sexual maturity of larva is called as 

  1. Paedogenesis

  2. Parthenogenesis

  3. Parthenocarpy

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The attainment of sexual maturity with the retention of at least some larval morphology and reproduction of larval individuals is known as paedogenesis. Hence, the correct answer is option A.

Monocystis belongs to the order of

  1. Gregarinida

  2. Coccidia

  3. Microsporidia

  4. Sarcosporidia


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Monocystis is an endoparasite in the seminal vesicle and coelom of earthworms. It belongs to order of GregarinidaMonocystis is a monogenetic parasite, which means its life cycle is completed in a single host that is earthworm. Hence, option A is correct.

The air-breathing animal which lays eggs on land and has a tough hard scale for a covering is:

  1. frog

  2. fish

  3. turtle

  4. whale


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Turtles are reptiles characterised by a special bony or cartilaginous shell. They are air-breathing animal which lays eggs on land.

Maximum diversity is seen amongst

  1. Monera

  2. Animalia

  3. Plantae

  4. Protista


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Animals are multicellular eukaryotes that form the kingdom Animalia. They occupy a variety of habitats and are found all across the world. It has been estimated that there are around 7 million animal species in the world out of which, 1.5 million have been discovered so far and are being studied. Out of these 1.5 million living animals, 1 million are insects. 

So, the correct answer is 'Animalia'.

The kingdom Animalia includes which of the following peculiar characteristics?

  1. Chambered heart

  2. Oviparous and Viviparous

  3. Coelomate

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The organisms placed in the kingdom Animalia are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms which exhibit certain features. These organisms have a heart which is divided into different chambers. The contraction and relaxation of these chambers help in the circulation of the blood. The animals are oviparous which lay eggs and there are some animals which give birth to the young ones. These animals are coelomate as there is a gastrovascular cavity in the animals. 

Thus, the correct answer is option D. 

A cell placed in hypotonic solution will 

  1. Shrink

  2. Swell up

  3. Retain its size

  4. Be plasmolysed


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

If the medium surrounding the cell has a higher water concentration than the cell,i.e., it is very dilute (hypotonic solution), then the cell will gain water by osmosis and will swell up.

Which of the following statement is the true description about an animal concerned?

  1. Cockroach has 10 pairs of spiracles (2 pairs on thorax and 8 pairs on abdomen).

  2. The alimentary canal in earthworm consists of pharynx.

  3. The body of frog is divisible into head, neck and trunk.

  4. Both A and B


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

  •  A cockroach has 10 pairs of spiracles on its body, out of which, two are present on its thorax and the rest are present on its abdomen.
  • The alimentary canal of Pheretima consists of pharynx among other organs.
  • The body of the frog is divisible into head and trunk.
So, The correct answer is 'Both A and B'.

Kingdom Animalia are classified into

  1. Phylum Porifera

  2. Phylum Arthropoda

  3. Phylum Chordata

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Kingdom Animalia is classified into 36 phyla on the basis of similarity and dissimilarity. Phyla are further divided into the class.
Phylum Porifera belongs to the animal kingdom which has the cellular level of organization.
Phylum of the animal kingdom which has tissue level of organization are Arthropoda, Platyhelminthes, Nematoda, Cnidaria, Annelida, Echinodermata, Mollusca and Chordata.
Thus, the correct answer is option D.

An organisms lacks complete digestive tract is

I. Jellyfish
II. Mollusk
III. Earthworm

  1. I, II and III

  2. I only

  3. II only

  4. III only

  5. I and III only


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Jellyfish have an incomplete digestive system as the same orifice is used for both food intake and waste expulsion. Mollusk and earthworm have a complete digestive system with distinct openings for food intake and waste expulsion. 

Therefore, the correct answer is option B.

Amniotic membranes are formed in
I. Amphibians
II. Birds
III. Mammals
IV. Reptiles

  1. I, II and IV

  2. II and III

  3. II, III and IV

  4. I and IV

  5. IV only


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Amniotic membrane is the innermost layer of the placenta consisting of a thick basement membrane and an avascular stromal matrix. This is a thin tough and transparent  pair of membranes that form a sac in which the fetus of tetrapods vertebrates such as reptiles, birds and mammals develop. Thus, the correct answer is option C.

The statements given in the box describe an animal. Identify the animal.

$\bullet$ It is a carnivore.
$\bullet$ It lives in a forest.
$\bullet$ It is being wiped out by poachers killing them for their skin, bones, nails and teeth.
  1. Chinkara

  2. Black buck

  3. Tiger

  4. Chiru


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Tiger is a carnivore animal which feeds on the flesh of the other organisms. This animal is commonly found in the forests. Due to the activity of the poachers and hunters, the number of these animals have been greatly reduced. The animals are hunted for the skin, bones, teeth and nails. The project tiger was initiated to protect the tigers.

Thus, the correct answer is option C. 

The total number of species included in the animal kingdom are about

  1. 2 million

  2. 3 million

  3. 10 million

  4. 1 billion


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Kingdom Animalia consists of organisms that range from the simplest of the animal forms to the most complex. 
Currently 1.7 million living organisms are known to science. Out of these 1.2 million are animals and about 0.5 millions.

Hence the correct answer is option D. 

Study of ticks and mites is called

  1. Acarology

  2. Entomology

  3. Malacology

  4. Carcinology


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ticks and mites are the groups of organisms that belong to the family Arthropoda and subclass Acarina. So the study of these Acarina organisms is called as acarology.

Entomology as the name indicates it is the study of insects.
Malacology is the study of Molluscs that belongs to zoology
Carcinology is the branch of science that deals with the study of organisms like crayfish etc., that belongs to crustaceans. Thus, the correct answer is option A.

Maximum nutritional diversity is found in the group _________.

  1. Fungi

  2. Animalia

  3. Monera

  4. Plantae


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Fungi take their nutrition by absorbing organic compounds from the surrounding environment. Monera kingdom contains unicellular prokaryotic organism. Kingdom Plantae consists of multicellular photosynthetic eukaryotes. Kingdom Animalia has multicellular eukaryotic  organisms which consume organic matter and hence maximum nutritional diversity is found in this group.

The correct answer is B.

Characteristics of animalia is 

  1. Absence of cell wall

  2. Presence of chlorophyll

  3. Indirect dependence on autotrophs

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Characteristics of members of kingdom Animalia are:
They are multicellular organisms that do not possess chlorophyll.
They are eukaryotic organisms.
The cell wall is absent. so option A is correct

Animals with self fertilization is

  1. Paragonimus

  2. Dugesia

  3. Taenia solium

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In Taenia solium both self-fertilization and cross-fertilization occur. In self-fertilization, sperms produced in proglottid fertilize the ova produced in the same proglottid. In cross-fertilization, sperms produced in a proglottid fertilize ova produced in another mature proglottid of the same worm. In paragonimus and dugesia self-fertilization is absent.

Tetrapods include 

  1. Amphibia, reptilia, aves and mammalia

  2. Reptilia, mammalia and amphibia

  3. Amphibia and reptilia

  4. Aves and mammalia


Correct Option: A

Which is the smallest taxonoic group having vertabral column, ventral heart, pulmonary respiration and two pairs of legs?

  1. Chordata

  2. Gnathostomata

  3. Vertebrata

  4. Tetrapoda


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Superclass Tetrapoda comprises the first four-limbed vertebrates which include amphibians, reptiles, mammals, birds and some extinct fishes. It is characterized by the cranium, vertebral column, ventral heart and pulmonary respiration.

 Hence, option D is correct.

The plants and animals living in a given area form

  1. Biological community

  2. Ecotone

  3. Biome

  4. Consociation


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Biological community is the assemblage of interdependent and interacting populations of different species present in an area.

Identify the molluscs without shell.

  1. Snail

  2. Oyster

  3. Slug

  4. Lobster


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Lobsters, snails and oysters all have significantly visible shells on their bodies.

Slugs do not have any shell
So the correct answer is 'Slug'. 

Which of the following worms are categorized as thread worms?

  1. Tapeworm

  2. Earthworm

  3. Roundworm

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Threadworms are a type of roundworms.

Common characteristics of roundworms that confirm this are:
1. First organisms with organ level classification
2. They are often parasitic
3. Triploblastic
4. Bilaterally symmetrical
So the correct answer is 'Roundworms'.

Which of the following animal phylum includes segmented worms?

  1. Annelida

  2. Arthropoda

  3. Mollusca

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Molluscs do not have segmentation in their bodies.

Arthropoda has segmentation as a character but it does not include worms.
Annelids is the phylum of the segmented worms.
Some characteristics of Annelids are:
1. Segmented bodies.
2. Bilaterally symmetrical.
3. First organisms with organ level classification.
So the correct answer is 'Annelida'.

Sea cucumber belongs to phylum 

  1. Porifera

  2. Mollusca

  3. Echinodermata

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Sea cucumber belongs to Echinodermata.

Some characteristics of Echinodermata are:
1. Radial symmetry
2. Triploblastic
3. Exclusively marine
4. Presence of Exoskeleton
So the correct answer is 'Echinodermata'.

Animals do not show diversity in ______.

  1. Volume

  2. Life style

  3. Shape

  4. Cell


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The animal kingdom is incredibly diverse, most animals limits on animal size and shape and lifestyle.

So, the correct option is 'Volume'.

Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given:
Which one of the following is not a characteristic of the organisms included in the Kingdom Animalia?

  1. Multicellularity

  2. Presence of eukaryotic cells without walls

  3. Obtaining nutrients by ingestion

  4. Storage of carbohydrates as starch


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Animals show different types of body organization. They are multicellular.
Animals can be Asymmetric, Radial and Bilateral symmetric.  Most of the animals are triploblastic. They obtain nutrients by ingestion, so they have a heterotrophic mode of nutrition. They store glycogen as the reserve food material.
Hence, the correct answer is 'Storage of carbohydrate as starch'.

Mark the odd one in the series.
Plantae, Chordata, Tracheophyta, Eucalyptus

  1. Plantae

  2. Chordata

  3. Tracheophyta

  4. Eucalyptus


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Plantae- Plant kingdom

Chordata- Animal phylum
Tracheophyta-Plant phylum
Eucalyptus- Plant genus
Hence, of all the above only chordata is a rank associated with the animals and the rest are all associated to plants.
So, the correct answer is 'Chordata'.

Which of the following is correct matching set of Phylum and its three examples?

  1. Annelid - Nereis, Pheretima and Apis

  2. Echinodermata - Ophiura, Antedon and Cucumaria

  3. Mollusca - Dentalium, Pinctada, Hirudinaria

  4. Aschelminthes - Ancylosytoma, Wuchereria and Asterias


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • Ophiura or the serpent star is a species of the brittle star in the order Ophiurida belonging to the phylum Echinodermata and class Ophiuroidea.
  • Antedon is a genus of free-swimming, stemless crinoids belonging to the phylum Echinodermata and class Crinoidea.
  • Cucumaria is a genus of sea cucumbers belonging to the phylum Echinodermata and class Holothuroidea.
  • Hence Echinodermata - Ophiura, Antedon, and Cucumaria is a correct matching set of Phylum and its three examples.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Echinodermata - Ophiura, Antedon, and Cucumaria'.

Which of the following characteristics does no species of animals posses during some phase of its life cycle?

  1. Mobility

  2. Autotrophy

  3. Responsiveness

  4. Metabolism


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Autotrophy is the ability of organisms to synthesise their own food from inorganic materials using light or chemical energy. This is seen in all green plants, some bacteria and algae. Animals, however, have a heterotrophic mode of nutrition. They acquire their food from other organisms. Animals, therefore, do not show autotrophy. 

So, the correct option is 'Autotrophy'.

The branches Radiata and Bilateria of the Eumctazoa both exhibit:

  1. cephalization

  2. dominance of diploid life stage

  3. a complete digestive tract with separate mouth and anus

  4. three germ layers in embryonic development


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Multicellular animals have a dominant diploid life cycle (diplontic cycle) with the haploid generation reduced to the egg and sperm. The branches Radiata and Bilateria both include multicellular organisms, with Bilaterians a step more advanced than Radiata in multicellular complexity. Therefore both exhibit a diploid dominant life cycle. 

So, the correct option is 'dominance of the diploid life stage'.

The subkingdom Parazoa consists of:

  1. radially symmetrical sponges, jellyfishes, and their relatives

  2. only animals that do not feed by ingestion

  3. animals with protostome-type development

  4. animals lacking tissues and organs


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The subkingdom Parazoa includes multicellular organisms having less-specialized cells than in the Metazoa. It includes the phylum Porifera (sponges) and the organisms under this phylum lack tissues with a mass of cell embedded in a gelatinous matrix. Jellyfishes belong to the phylum Cnidaria and they do not belong to this subkingdom. 

So, the correct option is 'animals lacking tissues and organs'.

The word 'acellular' was given by

  1. Dobell

  2. H. J. clarck

  3. Leder mullar

  4. Linnaeus


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Acellular word was given by Dobell and Hyman. Acellular is described as tissues or organisms that are not made up of separate cells but often have more than one nucleus and made up of proteins e.g., virus. Hence option A is correct.

Who divided animals into 'enaima' and 'anaima'?

  1. Aristotle

  2. Linnaeus

  3. Cuvier

  4. Lamarck


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Aristotle classified the animals into two groups, 'Anima' (animals with no red blood, invertebrates) and 'Enaima' (animals with red blood, vertebrates). 'Enaima' was further divided into 'Ovipara' and 'vivipara'. 

Which one of the following animal is not deuterostome?

  1. Ambystoma

  2. Amphilina

  3. Anguilla

  4. Amphiuma


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Deuterostomes are groups of animals that have true body cavities, in which the anus develops from the first opening in the embryo and the mouth develops later. All chordates are deuterostomes.

Ambystoma are a group of salamanders endemic to North America.
Anguilla is a species of eel, a snake-like, catadromous fish.

Amphiuma is a genus of aquatic salamanders. Therefore they all are deuterostomes.

Amphilina are platyhelminthes, which are parasitic in the body cavity of sturgeons. Therefore Amphilina is not a deuterostome. Hence, option B is correct.

Organisms in the kingdom Animalia are 

  1. Multicellular and heterotrophic

  2. Multicellular and autotrophic

  3. Unicellular and autotrophic

  4. Unicellular and heterotrophic


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms. All animals are heterotrophs, i.e., they can not synthesize their own food and depend on other organism for food.

Which of the following is related to the heterotroph hypothesis?

  1. Anaerobic and aerobic organisms evolved simultaneously

  2. Photosynthetic autotrophs evolved first since they required only energy from the sun and simple molecules from the environment

  3. Autotrophs evolved before a carbon source was made available

  4. Anaerobic heterotrophs evolved first

  5. Chemosynthesis was critical to the evolution of heterotrophic organisms


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Heterotrophs are organisms that obtain their food from other organisms as they cannot produce their own food. In food chains, they are usually secondary or tertiary consumers. The heterotroph hypothesis states that the first living organism was a heterotroph. It also assumed that the anaerobic heterotrophs evolved first.

So, the correct answer is 'Anaerobic heterotrophs evolved first'.

Match the columns

Column I Column II
(a) Protozoa 1. Pennatula
(b) Aschelminthes 2. Beroe
(c) Porifera 3. Monocystis
(d) Ctenophora 4. Wuchereria
(e) Cnidaria 5. Cliona
  1. a-3, b-5, c-4, d-1, e-2

  2. a-4, b-3, c-5, d-2, e-1

  3. a-3, b-4, c-5, d-2, e-1

  4. a-2, b-4, c-5, d-3, e-1

  5. a-3, b-4, c-5, d-1, e-2


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Pennatula (sea fan) belongs to the Phylum Cnidaria and class Anthozoa. Beroe (comb jelly) belongs to the phylum Ctenophora. Monocystis belongs to the phylum Protozoa and class Telospora. Wuchereria belongs to Aschelminthes. Cliona belongs to the Porifera phylum and class demospongiae. 

So, the correct answer 'a-3, b-4, c-5, d-2, e-1'.

Characteristic of rotifers is

  1. Small size

  2. Ring of cilia

  3. Multicellular nature

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • Rotifers are multicellular, microscopic and free-living microscopic or near-microscopic multicellular pseudocoelomate animals. Hence multicellular nature and small size
  • .They belong to the phylum Rotifera
  • They are characterized by having specialized organ systems and a complete digestive tract that includes both a mouth and anus. Since these characteristics are all uniquely animal characteristics, rotifers are recognized as animals or metazoans, even though they are microscopic.
  • Rotifers are called wheel animalcules because their corona is composed of several ciliated tufts around the mouth i.e ring of cilia, that in motion resemble a wheel. Hence Characteristic of rotifers is small size, ring of cilia and multicellular nature.
  • So, the correct answer is 'All the above'.

Except cell membranes, cells of which of the following kingdom do not possess cell wall

  1. Plantae

  2. Monera

  3. Fungi

  4. Animalia


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • Animal shows different types of body organization.
  • Animals can be radial, asymmetric and bilateral symmetric.
  • Most of the animals are triploblastic.
  • The digestive system is incomplete in some phyla and complete in rest of the phyla.
So, the correct option is 'animalia'.

Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given.
Which one of the following is not a characteristic of organisms in the kingdom Animalia ?

  1. Eukaryotic cells without walls

  2. Multicellularity

  3. Obtaining nutrients by ingestion

  4. Storage of carbohydrates as starch


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Plants store complex carbohydrates as starch and animals store them as glycogen in the muscles and liver. Glycogen is the storage form of glucose in animals and humans which is analogous to the starch in plants. Glycogen is synthesized and stored mainly in the liver and the muscles. Animals do not have a cell wall but instead, have the outermost plasma membrane or cell membrane on the exterior and with well-developed organelles enclosed in membranes (eukaryotes) and are also multicellular (being made of more than one cell) and are heterotrophic as animals cannot make their own food. 

So, the correct option is, 'Storage of carbohydrates as starch'.

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