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Std :IX Term I

S U B : Biology Question Bank
Animal Kingdom [JUNE]

I DO AS DIRECTED
1 Fill i n t h e blanks:
a) ____________________ group have members only in
marine water
b) . b) Skates are ____________________ fishes.

c) ____________________ is the unique characteristic feature of

mammals.
d) The larva of an amphibian is _________________ symmetrical.
e) Ctenidia are respiratory organs in ___________________.
2 Correct t h e statement:
a) Canal system is seen in coelenterates.
b) Hermaphrodite animals have any one [male or female]
sex organ.

c) Trachea is the respiratory organ of Annelida.

d) Bipinnaria is the larva of Mollusca. e) Skin of reptiles is smooth and

moist.
3 Name th e following:
a) The animal without a skull _________________.
b) Malphigian tubules also called as
_____________________.

c) The largest phylum of the animal kingdom.

d) Jawless Vertebrates _______________________.

4 Analogy:
a) Echinodermata:_____________ :: Soft Bodied animals
________________.

b) Birds:____________________ :: Cold – blooded:

Poikilothermic.
 c) Tapeworm: Taenia Solium:: Man : __________________.
d) Pseudopodia : false feet :: Ectoderm: ___________________.
5 Assertion and Reason:
i) Assertion (A): The Arthropoda has an open
circulatory system.
Reason (R): The cells and tissues are bathed in
blood.

(a) A is right and R is wrong. (b) A is wrong R is right.

(c) A and R are wrong. (d) A is right R explains
ii) Assertion (A): Mammals give birth to their young ones.
Reason (R): Platypus is an egg laying mammal.
(a) A is right and R is wrong. (b) A is wrong R is right.
(c) A and R are wrong. +
(d) A is right R explains A.
II Answer t h e following:
6 What is polymorphism?
7 Define germ layer.
8 Phylum Porifera is also called as Pore bearers. Reason out.
9 Name the most common diseases caused by nematodes in human beings.
10 What classification is the kingdom Animalia?
11 In which group of animals Coelom is filled with blood?
12 What is the advantage of classifying organisms?
13 Coelenterates have a special mechanism to protect themselves from their
enemies. Explain how?
14 Comment on the aquatic and terrestrial habitats of amphibians.
15 Insects are the most successful group of animals. List the reason.
16 Differentiate between vertebrates and invertebrates.
17 Tabulate the characteristic features of Animal Kingdom.
18 Define blue revolution.
19 Give a short note on flying foxes.
20 List out the different shapes of beaks in birds and brief its uses.
21 What is the role of setae in earthworm?
22 How is exoskeleton made of?
23 What is moulting?
24 Differentiate between phylum Mollusca and Echinodermata.
25 Differentiate between Aschelminthes and Platyhelminthes.
26 List out the characteristic features of phylum Coelenterata.
27 What is special about Platypus and Spiny anteater?
28 Write a note on subphylum Cephalochordata.
29 Define notochord.
30 Draw and label the parts
a) Flatworm b) liverfluke c) acoelomate d) Pseudocoelomate
e) coelomate f) roundworm (male and female)