1.

Which of the following phyla is characterized by the presence of a notochord during

some stage of its life cycle?
a) Porifera
b) Annelida
c) Chordata
d) Platyhelminthes

2. Insects belong to the phylum

a) Mollusca
b) Arthropoda
c) Echinodermata
d) Nematoda

3. The exoskeleton of arthropods is primarily composed of:

a) Calcium carbonate
b) Chitin
c) Silica
d) Keratin

4. Which of the following is a characteristic feature of animals belonging to the phylum

Chordata?
a) Presence of a true coelom
b) Segmented body
c) Bilateral symmetry
d) Notochord

5. Animals that can regulate their body temperature internally are known as:
a) Poikilotherms
b) Homeotherms
c) Ectotherms
d) Mesotherms

6. The water vascular system is a characteristic feature of animals belonging to the phylum
a) Porifera
b) Cnidaria
c) Echinodermata
d) Platyhelminthes

7. Which of the following is a unique feature of echinoderms?

a) Radial symmetry
b) Segmented body
c) Water vascular system
d) Exoskeleton

8. Birds and mammals belong to the subphylum:

a) Urochordata
 b) Cephalochordata
c) Vertebrata
d) Hemichordata

9. The stinging cells (nematocysts) are present in animals belonging to the phylum:
a) Porifera
b) Cnidaria
c) Platyhelminthes
d) Annelida

10. Which of the following animals does not have a true body cavity (coelom)?
a) Earthworm
b) Jellyfish
c) Roundworm
d) Snail

11. Animals belonging to the phylum Porifera are commonly known as:
a) Jellyfish
b) Sponges
c) Corals
d) Sea stars

12. The digestive system of flatworms (phylum Platyhelminthes) is:

a) Complete, with separate mouth and anus
b) Incomplete, with a single opening serving as both mouth and anus
c) Absent, they absorb nutrients through their skin
d) None of the above

13. Animals of the phylum Cnidaria possess specialised cells called cnidocytes that are used for:
a) Digestion
b) Movement
c) Reproduction
d) Catching prey with stinging structures

14. Which class has the largest number of animals?

a. Fishes
b. Reptiles
c. Insects
d. Mammals

15. Identify the characteristic of acoelomates

a. Absence of mesoderm
b. Absence of brain
c. Coelom that is incompletely lined with a mesoderm
d. Solid body without a cavity surrounding internal organs
16. Salamander belongs to the class
a. Pisces
b. Aves
c. Reptiles
d. Amphibian

17. Which of the following combinations is incorrect?

a. Nematoda- roundworms, pseudocoelomate
b. Calcarea- gastrovascular cavity, coelom present
c. Echinodermata- coelom present, bilateral symmetry
d. Platyhelminthes- gastrovascular cavity, flatworms, acoelomate

18. Flame cells are the excretory structures for

a. Annelida
b. Coelenterates
c. Platyhelminthes
d. Echinodermata

19. Phylum Porifera is classified based on

a. Branching
b. Symmetry
c. Spicules
d. Reproduction

20. The canal system in sponges develops due to

a. Porous walls
b. Gastrovascular system
c. Reproduction
d. Folding of inner walls

21. Select the correct pair

a. Arthropoda- silver fish
b. Pisces- jelly fish
c. Echinodermata- cuttle fish
d. Mollusca- star fish

22. Which group does not contain polyp?

a. Anthozoa
b. Hydrozoa
c. Scyphozoa
d. Calcarea

23. Ascaris is characterized by

a. Presence of true coelom and metamerism
 b. Presence of true coelom but the absence of metamerism
c. Absence of true coelom and metamerism
d. Absence of true coelom but the presence of metamerism

24. Cnidaria is characterized by

a. Tissue level of organization
b. Nematoblasts
c. Coelenteron
d. All

25. Notochord occurs throughout life and all through the length of the body in
a. Cephalochordata
b. Hemichordata
c. Urochordata
d. Vertebrata

26. Periplaneta belongs to which phylum?

a. Mollusca
b. Arthropoda
c. Annelida
d. Echinodermata

27. Which of the following characters is not typical to class Mammalia?

a. Alveolar lungs
b. Seven cervical vertebrae
c. Thecodont dentition
d. Ten pairs of cranial nerves

28. Radial symmetry is found in

a. Coelenterata and Platyhelminthes
b. Coelenterata and Echinodermata
c. Arthropoda and Mollusca
d. Porifera and Coelenterata

29. Classification of Porifera is based on

a) spicules
b) symmetry
c) reproduction
d) branching

30. A chordate character is

a) postanal tail
b) gills
c) spiracles
d) None of these
31. Which one of the following pairs of animals comprises ‘jawless fishes'?
a) Lampreys and hag fishes
b) Guppies and hag fishes
c) Lampreys and eels
d) Mackerals and Rohu

32. Which one of the following groups of animals is bilaterally symmetrical and
triploblastic?
a) Aschelminthes (round worms)
b) Coelenterates (Cnidarians)
c) Ctenophores
d) None of these

Which of the following animal is cold blooded and has 4 - chambered heart?
a) Crocodile
b) Ornithorhynchus
c) Calotes
d) none of these

33. Which one of the following is NOT a characteristic of phylum Annelida?

a) Pseudocoelom
b) Ventral nerve cord
c) Segmentation
d) Closed circulatory system

34. Which one of the following characters is not typical of the class mammalia?
a) Ten pairs of cranial nerves
b) Seven cervical vertebrae
c) Alveolar lungs
d) Thecodont dentition

35. The adults are radially symmetrical but larvae exhibit bilateral symmetry in
a) Echinodermata
b) Mollusca
c) Hemichordata
d) Cephalochordata

36. Solenocytes and metanephridia are excretory organs of

a) Platyhelminthes and Annelida
b) Coelenterata and Mollusca
c) Aschelminthes and Annelida
d) Annelida and Arthropoda

37. Radial symmetry occurs in

a) Coelenterata and Echinodermata
 b) Coelenterata and Platyhelminthes
c) Arthropoda and Mollusca
d) Porifera and Coelenterata

38. In Amoeba and Paramecium osmoregulation occurs through

a) contractile vacuole
b) pseudopodia
c) nucleus
d) general surface

39. Animals with metameric segmentation, bilateral symmetry and closed circulatory system
belong to phylum
a) Annelida
b) Arthropoda
c) Echinodermata
d) Mollusca

40. Which one of the following characters is not typical of the class Mammalia?
a) Ten pairs of cranial nerves
b) Alveolar lungs
c) Thecodont dentition
d) None of these

41. Animals like bats have/are

a) Endothermic
b) Efficient respiration. Non-vascular air sacs are connected to lungs to supplement
respiration
c) Feathers which are modified reptilian scales
d) Hollow skeleton

42. All birds have

a) Internal fertilization, are oviparous and eggs are covered with calcareous shell
b) Nests to care their babies
c) Feather on their body and can fly
d) Oil gland at the base of tail

43. Malpighian tubules are

a) excretory organs of insects
b) excretory organs of annelids
c) respiratory organs of insects
d) respiratory organs of annelids

44. The excretory structures of flat worms/Taenia are

a) flame cells
b) protonephridia
c) Malpighian tubules
 d) green glands

45. Which one occurs in Echinodermata?

a) Bilateral symmetry
b) Radial symmetry
c) Porous body
d) Soft skin

46. Male and female cockroaches can be distinguished externally through

a) anal styles in male
b) anal cerci in female
c) anal style and antennae in females
d) Both b) and c)

47. Which one of the following animals possesses nerve cells but no nerves?
a) Hydra
b) Tapeworm
c) Earthworm
d) Frog's tadpole

48. Budding is a normal mode of asexual reproduction in

a) starfish and Hydra
b) Hydra and sponges
c) tapeworm and Hydra
d) sponge and starfish

49. Give the correct matching of causative agent germ and disease
a) Anopheles—malaria
b) Leishmania—sleeping sickness
c) Glossina—kala-azar
d) Wuchereria—filariasis

50. Match the following columns and select the option shows correctly matched pairs
Column I Column II
p Porifera (i) Spongilla
q Cnidaria (ii) Liver fluke
r Platyhelminthes (iii) Neris
s Annelida (iv) Adamsia
(a) p – (iv), q – (ii), r – (i), s – (iii)
(b) p – (i), q – (iv), r – (ii), s – (iii)
(c) p – (i), q – (iv), r – (iii), s – (ii)
(d) p – (iv), q – (ii), r – (iii), s – (i)

51. Point out a non-parasite

a) tapeworm
b) mosquito
 c) leech
d) sea anemone

52. Tube feet occur in

a) cockroach
b) starfish
c) cuttle fish
d) cat fish

53. Special character of coelenterates is

a) polymorphism
b) nematocysts
c) flame cells
d) hermaphroditism

54. Closed circulatory system occurs in

a) snail
b) cockroach
c) cuttle fish
d) All of these

55. Skin is a respiratory organ in

a) lizards
b) birds
c) primitive mammals
d) frog

56. An egg laying mammal is

a) kangaroo
b) platypus
c) koala
d) whale

57. Mucus helps frog in forming

a) thick skin
b) dry skin
c) smooth skin
d) moist skin

58. All vertebrates possess

a) renal portal system
b) dorsal, hollow central nervous system
c) four chambered ventral heart
d) pharyngeal gill slits

59. What is common between ostrich, penguin and kiwi?

 a) Running birds
b) Migratory birds
c) Flightless birds
d) Four toed birds

60. A common characteristic of all vertebrates is

a) presence of skull
b) division of body into head, neck, trunk and tail
c) presence of two pairs of functional appendages
d) body is covered with an exoskeleton

61. All chordates possess

a) exoskeleton
b) limbs
c) skull
d) axial skeletal rod of notochord

62. The long bones are hollow and connected by air passage. They are the characteristics of
a) Aves
b) mammals
c) Reptilia
d) land vertebrates

63. Which of the following is not found in birds?

a) Hindlimb
b) Pectoral girdle
c) Pelvic girdle
d) Forelimb

64. In which one of the following sets of animals do all the four give birth to young ones?
a) Lion, bat, whale, ostrich
b) Platypus, penguin, bat, hippopotamus
c) Shrew, bat, cat, kiwi
d) Kangaroo, hedgehog, dolphin, loris

65. Which one of the following pairs of animals comprises 'jawless fishes' ?
a) Lampreys and hag fishes
b) Guppies and hag fishes
c) Lampreys and eels
d) Mackerals and Rohu

66. Body cavity in arthoropods is

a) Coelom
b) Haemocoel
c) Psuedocoel
d) Coelenteron
67. Excretion in flatworms occurs by
a) Nephridia
b) Flame cells
c) Malpighian tubules
d) Green glands

68. A parasite having no intermediate host is

a) Tape worm
b) Liver fluke
c) Ascaris
d) Plasmodium

69. A phylum that includes exclusively marine animals is

a) Pori fera
b) Coelanterata
c) Protozoa
d) Echinodermata

70. Which of the following is an egg laying mammal?

a) Kangaroo
b) Rattus
c) Ornithorhvnchus
d) Oryctolagus

71. Match the following columns and select the option shows correctly matched pairs
Column I Column II
p Ascaris (i) Hookworm
q Wuchereria (ii) Round worm
r Ancylostoma (iii) Flatworms
s Tapeworm (iv) Filaria worm
(a) p – (ii), q – (iv), r – (iii), s – (i)
(b) p – (ii), q – (i), r – (iii), s – (iv)
(c) p – (ii), q – (iv), r – (i), s – (iii)
(d) p – (i), q – (ii), r – (iv), s – (iii)

72. Metamerism is a characteristic feature of the phylum

a) Pori fera
b) Annelida
c) Mollusca
d) Platyhelminthes

73. Animal without respiratory, circulatory and excretory systems are

a) Liver flukes
b) Tapeworms
c) Sponges
 d) Thread worms

74. Echinoderms are

a) Fresh water animals
b) Marine animals
c) Both fresh water and marine
d) None of these

75. A non parasitic animal among the following is

a) Leech
b) Sea anemone
c) Mosquito
d) Tapeworm

76. Closed circulatory system is found in

a) Cockroach
b) Snail
c) Cuttle fish
d) All of these

77. Solenocytes are excretory organs of

a) Platyhelminthes
b) Annelida
c) Mollusca
d) Echinodermata

78. Long hollow bones with interconnected air passages are characteristic of
a) Reptiles
b) Aves
c) Mammals
d) All land vertebrates

79. Match the items or column I with the items of column II

Column I Column II
A Cellular Level 1 Some platyhelminths
B Tissue Level 2 Some platyhelminthes, annelids, molluscs, arthropods,
echinoderms and chordates
C Organ Level 3 Animals such as sponges
D Organ-system Level 4 Animals that have certain cells grouped to form specific
tissue are placed in this group.
(a) A – 1; B - 2; C - 3; D –4
(b) A – 2; B - 3; C - 4; D – 1
(c) A – 3; B - 4; C - 1; D – 2
(d) A – 4; B - 1; C - 2; D – 3

80. Match the items or column I with the items of column II

Column I Column II
A Circulatory system 1 Cnidarians, ctenophores and echinoderms
B Radial symmetry 2 Bilateral symmetry
C Animal like annelids, arthropods 3 Metamerism
D Segmentation 4 Open type, closed type
(a) A – 2; B - 1; C - 4; D – 3
(b) A – 1; B - 2; C - 3; D – 4
(c) A – 1; B - 2; C - 4; D – 3
(d) A – 4; B - 1; C - 2; D – 3

81. Match the items or column I with the items of column II

Column I Column II
A External ectoderm and an internal endoderm 1 Triploblastic
B Mesoderm 2 Diploblastic
C Sponges 3 Stinging cells, cnidoblasts
D Cnidaria 4 Porifera
(a) A – 2; B - 1; C - 4; D – 3
(b) A – 1; B - 2; C - 3; D – 4
(c) A – 3; B - 1; C - 2; D – 4
(d) A – 1; B -4 ; C - 2; D – 3

82. Match the items or column I with the items of column II

Column I Column II
A Ctenophora 1 Radula
B Platyhelminthes 2 Roundworm
C Aschelminthes 3 Commonly known as sea walnuts or comb jellies
D Mollusca 4 Flatworms
(a) A – 1; B - 2; C - 3; D – 4
(b) A – 3; B - 4; C - 2; D – 1
(c) A – 2; B - 3; C - 1; D – 4
(d) A – 4; B - 1; C - 2; D – 3

83. The body cavity formed by the splitting of the mesoderm is called
1. Pseudo-coelom
2. Coelom
3. Hemocoel
4. Blastocoel

84. Which of the following does not have a medusa stage?

1. Jellyfish
2. Hydra
3. Obelia
4. Corals

85. Which one is not a feature of Agnatha?

1. Parasites
 2. Jawless mouth
3. Paired fins
4. Horny teeth

86. Which of the following is a characteristic feature of sponges?

1. Tissue level of organization
2. Presence of Ostia
3. Extracellular digestion
4. Indirect development

87. Which of the following phylum animals are primarily found in marine water but few are in
freshwater
1. Annelida
2. Porifera
3. Mollusca
4. Chordata

88. Which of the following is not seen in hemichordates?

1. A tripartite body organization
2. Stomochord
3. Rudimentary notochord
4. Proboscis gland

89. Match the following columns and select the correct option.
Column I Column II
P Pila i Devil fish
Q Dentalium ii Chiton
R Chaetopleura iii Apple snail
S Octopus iv Tusk shell
(a) p – (ii), q – (iii), r – (iii), s – (iv)
(b) p – (iii), q – (iv), r – (ii), s – (i)
(c) p – (ii), q – (iv), r – (i), s – (iii)
(d) p – (i), q – (ii), r – (iii), s – (iv)

90. Which of the following is rightly matched?

(a) Physalia – Portuguese man of war
(b) pennatula – sea fan
(c) Adamsia – sea-pen
(d) aorgonia – sea anemone

91. Collar cells are found in

(a) Sponges
(b) roundworms
(c) earthworm
(d) spider
92. The radially symmetrical, diploblastic animals belong to the phylum
(a) Porifera
(b) Coelenterata
(c) Platyhelminthes
(d) Echinodermata

93. Dry skin with scales or scutes without gland is a characteristic of

(a) Aves
(b) Pisces
(c) Reptilia
(d) mammals

94. Choose the correct combination of the given option?

(a) calotes – garden lizard
(b) chameleon – krait
(c) Naja – viper
(d) crocodilus – tortoise

95. The gizzard is associated with _____ in birds

(a) Reproductive system
(b) Digestive system
(c) circulatory system
(d) skeletal system

96. The radial symmetry is observed in

I. Platyhelminthes
II. Coelenterates
III. Aschelminthes
IV. Annelids
V. Echinoderms
(a) II, III, and V
(b) I, II, III, V
(c) II, III, I
(d) II and V

97. Choose correct option for in Hemichordata

(a) circulatory system – open; Respiration – gills; Excretory system – proboscis gland
(b) circulatory system – close; Respiration – gills; Excretory system – green gland
(c) circulatory system – open; Respiration – gills; Excretory system – kidney
(d) circulatory system – open; Respiration – lungs; Excretory system – proboscis gland

98. An excretory system is absent in

(a) Sepia
(b) Crab
(c) Starfish
(d) Earthworm
99. The respiratory organ in Arthropoda
(a) gill
(b) book gill
(c) tracheal system
(d) all of given

100. The excretory organ in cockroach is

(a) green gland
(b) malpighian tubules
(c) nephridia
(d) kidney