Animal Kingdom and Classification:
- Important MCQs on Animal Kingdom & Classification
1. Most Fossils are found in
a) Granite b) Sedimentary rocks
c) Black Soil d) Lava Flow
2. Which one of the following is a reptile ?
- Shark- Fish with cartilaginous backbone (Chondrichthyes).
- Newt- Only salamander found in India.
- Salamander – intermediate between reptile and amphibia (Salamander is an amphibian).
3. Which one of the following is a protozoa?
- Peamosaic-Virus.
- Yeast- Fungi ( used to produce alcohol and used in Bakery industry. Source of vitamin B complex ) .
- Variola- Poxvirus.
a) Individual b) Family
c) Gene d)Species
Imp:
- Darwin’s Book – Origin of Species by means of natural selection
5. Which one of the following animal posses least number of body segments?
a) Flat Worm b) Earth Worm
c) Prawn d) Cockroach
6.Which one is not a protozoa ?
a) Hydra b) Euglena
c) Amoeba d) Paramoecium
Imp:
- Hydra- Tnedaria or Coelenterata
- Euglena- Only photosynthetic animal
- Amoeba – Unicellular
7. Which one of the following is a polymorphic species?
a) Garden Lizard b) Spider
c) Gorilla d) Ant
8. The animal group that is not found in marine water –
a) Mammals b) Amphibia
c) Reptiles d) Aves
Imp:
- Marine birds (aves) albatros, seagul
9. The number of cervical vertebrae in mammal is –
a) Seven b) Seventeen
c) Seventy Seven d) Eleven
Imp:
- Thorasic – 12 pairs
- Lumber – 5 pairs
- Sacral – 1 ( 5 fused in 1)
- Coccygeal – 1 ( 4 fused in 1)
10. Limbless Amphibia belongs to the order –
a) Urodela b) Anura
c) Gymnophiona d)None of the above
Imp:
- Example of Gymnophiona – Ichthyofish
11. Birds differ from bat in the absence of –
a) Warm Blood b) Four chambered heart
c) Trachea d) Diaphragm
Imp:
- Diaphragm is a muscle that seperates thoracic cavity from abdominal cavity .
12. Grub is the larva of –
a) Insects b) Crustacea
c) Beetle d) Sponges
13. Which one of the following animal phylum is latest by discovery ?
a) Pogonophora b)Kinorhyncha
c) Loricifera d) Ctenophora
14. A mammal that lays eggs –
a) Talpa b) Echidna
c) Pteropus d)Lemur
Answer Sheet :
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