Monday, November 18, 2024

MCQ Biology Chapter 4: ANIMAL KINGDOM, HS 1st year

 1. Which level of organization is exhibited by sponges?

A. Tissue level of organization
B. Cellular level of organization
C. Organ level of organization
D. Organ-system level of organization
Answer: B. Cellular level of organization


2. What type of symmetry is found in cnidarians?
A. Asymmetrical
B. Bilateral symmetry
C. Radial symmetry
D. No symmetry
Answer: C. Radial symmetry


3. Animals with a body cavity that is not lined by mesoderm are called:
A. Coelomates
B. Pseudocoelomates
C. Acoelomates
D. Diploblastic
Answer: B. Pseudocoelomates


4. Which phylum exhibits metameric segmentation?
A. Porifera
B. Annelida
C. Arthropoda
D. Mollusca
Answer: B. Annelida


5. The water vascular system is a characteristic feature of which group?
A. Mollusca
B. Echinodermata
C. Arthropoda
D. Hemichordata
Answer: B. Echinodermata


6. Which of the following organisms possesses an exoskeleton of chitin?
A. Mollusca
B. Arthropoda
C. Echinodermata
D. Coelenterata
Answer: B. Arthropoda


7. In which phylum are flame cells involved in excretion and osmoregulation?
A. Platyhelminthes
B. Aschelminthes
C. Annelida
D. Echinodermata
Answer: A. Platyhelminthes


8. Which of the following is an example of a chordate but not a vertebrate?
A. Branchiostoma
B. Ascidia
C. Salpa
D. All of the above
Answer: D. All of the above


9. Which feature is characteristic of mammals?
A. Presence of feathers
B. Mammary glands
C. Cold-blooded nature
D. Scales on the skin
Answer: B. Mammary glands


10. Amphibians differ from reptiles in that amphibians:
A. Have dry and cornified skin
B. Lay eggs with a hard shell
C. Have moist skin without scales
D. Exhibit viviparity
Answer: C. Have moist skin without scales


11. Animals with a body divided into segments and an open circulatory system belong to which phylum?
A. Mollusca
B. Arthropoda
C. Annelida
D. Echinodermata
Answer: B. Arthropoda


12. What type of symmetry do adult echinoderms exhibit?
A. Asymmetrical
B. Bilateral symmetry
C. Radial symmetry
D. Biradial symmetry
Answer: C. Radial symmetry


13. The comb plates used for locomotion are found in which phylum?
A. Coelenterata
B. Ctenophora
C. Mollusca
D. Porifera
Answer: B. Ctenophora


14. Which of the following phyla includes animals with a calcareous endoskeleton?
A. Echinodermata
B. Arthropoda
C. Mollusca
D. Hemichordata
Answer: A. Echinodermata


15. The distinguishing feature of hemichordates is the presence of a:
A. Water vascular system
B. Proboscis gland
C. Chitinous exoskeleton
D. Notochord throughout life
Answer: B. Proboscis gland


16. Which class of vertebrates lacks jaws?
A. Chondrichthyes
B. Osteichthyes
C. Cyclostomata
D. Amphibia
Answer: C. Cyclostomata


17. Which phylum is characterized by a pseudocoelom?
A. Platyhelminthes
B. Aschelminthes
C. Annelida
D. Ctenophora
Answer: B. Aschelminthes


18. What structure helps molluscs in feeding?
A. Parapodia
B. Radula
C. Comb plates
D. Notochord
Answer: B. Radula


19. What is a unique feature of chordates compared to non-chordates?
A. Presence of segmentation
B. Ventral heart
C. Presence of a notochord
D. Open circulatory system
Answer: C. Presence of a notochord


20. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of reptiles?
A. Three-chambered heart (except crocodiles)
B. Cold-blooded nature
C. Presence of feathers
D. Dry and cornified skin
Answer: C. Presence of feathers


21. Which animals exhibit indirect development with a larval stage?
A. Amphibians
B. Mammals
C. Birds
D. Annelids
Answer: A. Amphibians


22. In which phylum is the body supported by spicules or spongin fibers?
A. Porifera
B. Coelenterata
C. Annelida
D. Arthropoda
Answer: A. Porifera


23. Which of the following features is a characteristic of birds (class Aves)?
A. Hollow pneumatic bones
B. Two-chambered heart
C. External gills
D. Chitinous exoskeleton
Answer: A. Hollow pneumatic bones


24. In vertebrates, which class has animals with a completely cartilaginous skeleton?
A. Osteichthyes
B. Chondrichthyes
C. Amphibia
D. Cyclostomata
Answer: B. Chondrichthyes

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