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Unit I: Diversity of Life (Marks: 04)

Biodiversity: Variety of living organisms; Need and History of classification – Artificial, Natural and
Phylogenetic

classifications. Biosystematics: Taxonomy and Systematics; Concept of species and Taxonomical

hierarchy; Binomial nomenclature; Herbarium.

Two Kingdom and Five kingdom classifications and their merits and demerits; General characters
and classification of Monera, Protista and Fungi; Lichens; Status of Viruses, and Viroids.

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6. Growth cannot be taken as a defi ning

property of living organisms because
Diversity in the Living World
(a) All living organism do not show growth.
1. Who is known as ‘the Darwin of the 20th
century’? (b) Non-living things also grow from inside.

(a) Lamarck (b) Ernst Mayr (c) Non-living things also grow.

(c) Carolus Linneaus (d) Robert May (d) Some living organism does not exhibit the
process of reproduction.
2. The number of known and described
species that are in the range of, 7. Select the total number from the following
(approximately) organism that multiply by budding.

(a) 1.3 to 1.4 million (b) 1.4 to 1.5 million Hydra, Sponges, yeast, earthworm, Planaria,
honey bee
(c) 1.7 to 1.8 million (d) 1.9 to 2.2 million
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
3. Twin characteristics of growth are
8. For which organism, the growth is
(a) Increase in mass (b) Increase in number
synonymous with reproduction?
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Increase in length and
(a) Unicellular algae (b) Amoeba (c) Bacteria
volume
(d) All of these
4. Growth in living organism
9. Which of the following multiply through
(a) Is from outside (b) Is from inside fragmentation?

(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Does not take place (a) Fungi (b) Filamentous algae (c) Planaria (d)
All of these
5. Which of the following does not grow?
10. Mark the correct statement.
(a) Amoeba (b) Yeast (c) Dead body (d)
Planaria (a) The growth in living organisms is from
inside.

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(b) Plants grow only up to a certain age. (D) The order Solanum, Datura and Petunia
are placed in family Solanaceae.
(c) Only living organisms grow.
(a) (A) only (b) (B) and (D) only
(d) All of these
(c) (D) only (d) (B) and (C) only
11. The growth and reproduction are mutually
exclusive events in 16. Which of the following statement is
incorrect?
(a) Plants only (b) Animals only
(a) All plants, animals, fungi and microbes
(c) Higher animal and plants (d) Primitive
exhibit metabolism.
organisms
(b) Interactions among the molecular
12. Reproduction cannot be an all-inclusive
components of the organelles result into the
defining characteristic of living organisms
properties
because
of cell organelles.
(a) All living organism do not show growth.
(c) Properties of cellular organelles are
(b) Many organism do not reproduce.
present in the molecular constituents of the
(c) Non-living things show reproduction. organelles.

(d) All living organism show small period of (d) Celluar organization of the body is the
reproductive phase in their life. defining feature of life forms.

13. Living organism shows 17. Properties of organs are

(a) Self-replication (b) Evolution (a) Present in the constituent cells

(c) Self-regulation and response to external (b) Due to different cells in them
stimuli (d) All of these
(c) Due to their similar origin
14. The sum total of chemical reactions
(d) A result of interactions among the
occurring in our body is called
constituent tissues
(a) Metabolism (b) Homeostasis (c)
18. Which two points are known as the twin
Catabolism (d) Anabolism
characteristics of growth?
15. Select the incorrect statement from the
(1) Increase in mass (2) Metabolism
following.
(3) Increase in the number of individuals (4)
(A) NBRI is situated at Lucknow.
Sense of environment
(B) Plant families like Convolvulaceae and
(a) (1) and (2) (b) (1) and (4) (c) (2) and (3) (d)
Solanaceae are included in the order
(1) and (3)
polymoniales
19. Growth by cell division occurs
mainly based on the floral characters.
_____________ in plants and _____________
(C) All living organisms such as from present, in animals
past and future are linked to one another by
(a) Continuously, only up to a certain age
the
(b) Only up to a certain age, continuously
sharing of the common genetic material but
to varying degree. (c) Continuously, never

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(d) Continuously, continuously 25. Metabolic reactions take place

20. Which of the following match is incorrect? (a) In vitro (b) In vivo

Common name Genus Order Class (c) both (a) and (b) (d) only in unicellular
organisms
(a) Man Homo Primata Mammalia
26. Organisms that can sense and respond to
(b) Mango Mangifera Sapindales
environmental cues
Dicotyledonae
(a) Eukaryotes only
(c) Housefly Musca Coelopetra Insecta
(b) Prokaryotes only
(d) Wheat Tritium Poales Monocotyledonae
(c) Both (a) and (b)
ANSWER KEYS
(d) Those with a well-developed
1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (b) 4. (d) 5. (c) 6. (d) 7. (d) 8. neuroendocrine system
(c) 9. (d) 10. (b)
27. Growth, development and functioning of
11. (a) 12. (c) 13. (d) 14. (d) 15. (a) 16. (a) living body is due to
17. (b) 18. (c) 19. (c) 20. (a) (a) Decrease in entropy (b) Increase in Gibbs-
free energy
21. Which set of organisms multiply through
fragmentation? (c) Metabolism (d) Adaptations
(a) Planaria, hydra, yeast 28. A living organism can be exceptionally
differentiated from a non-living thing on the
(b) Echinoderms, fungi, bacteria
basis of
(c) Fungi, filamentous algae, protonema of
its ability for
mosses
(a) Reproduction and Excretion
(d) Amoeba, hydra, virus
(b) Growth and Movement
22. Which of the following organism does not
reproduce? (c) Responsiveness to touch and temperature
(a) Mules (b) Sterile worker bees (d) Interaction with environment and
progressive evolution
(c) Sterile human couple (d) All of these
29. Two components of binomial
23. Which one of the following aspects is an
nomenclature are
exclusive characteristic of living things?
(a) Generic name (b) Specific epithet
(a) Isolated metabolic reactions occur in vitro.
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Subspecies
(b) Increase in mass from inside only.
30. In Mangifera indica Linn, Linn stands for
(c) Perception of events happening in the
environment and their memory. (a) Latin (b) Lower organism
(d) Increase in mass by accumulation of (c) Linnaeus (d) Lamarck
material both on surface as well as internally.
31. Alsatian is a breed of
24. Which of the following is self-conscious?
(a) Dog (b) Cat (c) Cow (d) Horse
(a) Human being (b) Tiger (c) Lion (d) Frog

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32. Modern taxonomy studies require (c) Solanum melongena (d) Panthera leo

(a) Knowledge of external and internal 40. Botanical name of potato is

structure.
(a) Mangifera indica (b) Solanum tuberosum
(b) Knowledge of structure of cell.
(c) Solanum melongena (d) Panthera leo]
(c) Knowledge development process and
ecological information of organisms. ANSWER KEYS
(d) All of these 21. (c) 22. (a) 23. (b) 24. (b) 25. (b) 26. (a) 27.
(d) 28. (b) 29. (d) 30. (d)
33. Which of the following term include all
other terms? 31. (d) 32. (d) 33. (b) 34. (c) 35. (d) 36. (d) 37.
(d) 38. (b) 39. (c) 40. (c)
(a) Classification (b) Nomenclature (c)
Taxonomy (d) Systematics
41. Zoological name of lion is
34. Linnaeus evolved a system of
nomenclature called (a) Mangifera indica (b) Solanum tuberosum
(a) Trinomial (b) Vernacular (c) Binomial (d) (c) Solanum melongena (d) Panthera leo
Polynomial
42. The branch connected with
35. Binomial nomenclature seems to be characterization, nomenclature, identification
difficult because a scientific name is derived and classification is
from
(a) Ecology (b) Taxonomy
(a) Hindi (b) Sanskrit (c) Latin (d) Arabic
(c) Morphology (d) Eugenics
36. A group of plants or animals with similar
43. The third name in trinomial nomenclature
traits of any rank is
is
(a) Species (b) Order (c) Genus (d) Taxon
(a) Species (b) Subgenus (c) Subspecies (d)
37. Binomial nomenclature means Holotype
(a) Two names in which one is given by 44. In binomial nomenclature
zoologist and other by botanist.
(a) Both genus and species are printed in
(b) One scientific name consisting of a generic italics.
name and a specific epithet.
(b) Genus and species may be of same name.
(c) Two names in which one is latinized and
(c) Both the initial letters in genus and species
other is french.
is capital.
(d) Two names in which one is scientific and
(d) Genus is written after the species.
other is local.
45. As we go from higher species to kingdom,
Taxonomy
the number of common characterstic goes on
38. Basic unit of taxonomic hierarchy is
_______.
(a) Species (b) Kingdom (c) Class (d) Phylum
(a) Increasing (b) Decreasing (c) Remains same
39. Botanical name of mango is (d) None of these
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(a) Lamarck (b) Ernst Mayr 55. Which one of the following is not a
category?
(c) Carolus Linnaeus (d) Darwin
(a) Species (b) Class (c) Phylum (d)
47. The term ‘taxon’ is used for
Convolvulaceae
(a) The ranks of species and genus (b) The
56. In the hierarchy of classification, the order
ranks up to phylum
is present between
(c) The species epithet only (d) Any rank of
(a) Family and genus (b) Phylum and kingdom
taxonomic hierarchy
(c) Family and class (d) Family and species
48. The taxonomic aid that provides
information for the identification of names of 57. Select the incorrect statement from the
species found following.

in an area is (a) Each statement in key is called lead.

(a) Monograph (b) Manual (c) Catalogue (d) (b) Taxonomic keys are tools that helps in
Periodical identification based on characterstics.

49. The Indian Botanical Garden is located in (c) ICZN stands for International Code of
Zoological Nomenclature.
(a) Howrah (b) Lucknow (c) Mumbai (d)
Mysore (d) Ernst Mayr used the system a Nature as
the title of his publication.
50. The famous botanical garden ‘Kew’ is
located in 58. The place where we store dry plants for
information purpose is called
(a) England (b) Lucknow (c) America (d)
Australia (a) Key (b) Museum (c) Monograph (d)
Herbarium
51. Identify the correct sequence of
taxonomic categories. 59. Which is not a part of taxonomic
hierarchy?
(a) Species–order–kingdom–phylum (b)
Species–family–genus–class (a) Genus and species (b) Order and class

(c) Genus–species–order–phylum (d) Species– (c) Kingdom and class (d) Catalogue and
genus–order-phylum herbarium

52. Which biological name is wrongly written? 60. Find out the incorrect statement from the
following:
(a) Apis indica (b) Triticum aestivum
(a) Closely related species differ in
(c) Felis domesticus (d) Mangifera Indica
morphological features.
53. The descending arrangement of categories
(b) Genus comprises a group of related
is called
species.
(a) Classification (b) Taxonomy (c) Hierarchy
(c) Taxonomic studies are useful in
(d) Key
agricultural, forestry and industries.
54. Petunia is a
(d) Notochord and ventral hollow neural
(a) Variety (b) Subspecies (c) Species (d) system are common features of phylum
Genus chordata.

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ANSWER KEYS (a) Mangifera indica (b) Solanum tuberosum

41. (b) 42. (a) 43. (b) 44. (d) 45. (c) 46. (b) 47. (c) Solanum melongena (d) Solanum nigrum
(d) 48. (b) 49. (b) 50. (c) 69. Potato and brinjal belongs to the genus
51. (d) 52. (d) 53. (d) 54. (c) 55. (c) 56. (d) 57. (a) Mangifera (b) Solanum (c) Allium (d)
(d) 58. (c) 59. (d) 60. (c) Brassica
61. ICBN stands for 70. Genera Petunia and Datura belongs to the
family
(a) International Code for Biosphere
Nomenclature (a) Solanaceae (b) Fabaceae (c) Liliaceae (d)
any of the above
(b) International Code for Botanical
Nomenclature 71. Select the total number of family from the
following:
(c) International Class for Biological Nobel
leurette Felis, Felidae, Solanaceae, Liliaceae, Canidae,
Hominidae, Poaceae, Muscidae, Insecta,
(d) International Committe for Biological
Naming Convolvulaceae
62. Zoological name of tiger is (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 7 (d) 8
(a) Mangifera indica (b) Solanum tuberosum 72. Family Solanaceae and Convolvulaceae
belongs to the order
(c) Solanum melongena (d) Panthera tigris
(a) Poales (b) Polymoniales (c) Diptera (d)
63. Zoological name of leopard is
Dicot
(a) Mangifera indica (b) Solanum tuberosum
73. Common features of Chordata are
(c) Solanum melongena (d) Panthera pardus
(a) The presence of notochord in any stage of
64. Zoological name of house fly is life

(a) Mangifera indica (b) Solanum tuberosum (b) Dorsal hollow neural system

(c) Solanum melongena (d) Musca domestica (c) Paired pharyngeal gill slits

65. Zoological name of man is (d) All of these

(a) Mangifera indica (b) Solanum tuberosum 74. Which of the following is a common
feature of category ‘insecta’?
(c) Solanum melongena (d) Homo sapiens
(a) Presence of ostium
66. Botanical name of wheat is
(b) Presence of coxal gland for excretion
(a) Mangifera indica (b) Solanum tuberosum
(c) Three pair of jointed legs in thoracic region
(c) Solanum melongena (d) Triticum aestivum
(d) Exoskeleton of cutin
67. Zoological name of cat is
75. Which of the following represent the
(a) Mangifera indica (b) Solanum tuberosum
family of mango?
(c) Solanum melongena (d) Felis domesticus
(a) Sapindales (b) Anacardiaceae (c) Poales (d)
68. Botanical name of makoi is Poaceae

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76. House fly belongs to the order similarities and dissimilarities.

(a) Diptera (b) Carnivora (c) Primata (d) (b) Separate taxonomic keys are required for
Insecta each taxonomic category such as family,
genus
77. Which is not required for the preservation
of insect? and species for identification purposes.

(a) Collecting (b) Killing (c) Pinning (d) Pressing (c) Keys are generally analytical in nature.

78. IBG is situated at (d) Key is another taxonomical aid used for
the nomenclature of plants and animals based
(a) Kew (b) Howrah (c) Lucknow (d) Jodhpur
on
79. A museum has a collection of
the similarities and dissimilarities.
(a) Preserved plants (b) Preserved animals
85. Which of the following is a mean of
(c) Skeleton of animals (d) All of these recording description?

80. Which of the following animals is usually (a) Flora and manuals (b) Monographs
stuffed and preserved?
(c) Catalogues (d) All of these
(a) Large birds (b) Mammals
86. Flora contains information about the
(c) Small lizards (d) Both (a) and (b) habitat and distribution of

81. Zoological parks are places for (a) Animals of a given area (b) Plants of a
given area
(a) Wild animals (b) Pet animals
(c) Some useful plants of a given area (d)
(c) Wild plants (d) Endangered crops Some useful animals of a given area
82. Zoological park is a place where 87. Monographs contains the information of
(a) Wild animals are kept in protected (a) genus (b) species (c) family (d) any one
environment under human care. taxon
(b) We can learn about wild animal’s food 88. Manuals contain information for
habit.
(a) Habitat and distribution of animals in a
(c) We can learn about wild animal’s behavior. given area
(d) All of these (b) Habitat and distribution of plants in a
83. The keys are based on contrasting given area
characters generally in pairs called (c) Identification of names of species found in
(a) Duplex (b) Couplet (c) Dimer (d) All of an area
these (d) Habitat and distribution of some useful
84. Which of the following is incorrect about animals in a given area
keys? 89. Organisms vary in
(a) Key is a taxonomical aid used for the (a) Size and colour (b) Habitat
identification of plants and animals based on
the (c) Physiological and morphological features
(d) All of these

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90. Live specimens of organisms are found in 97. Match the column:

(a) Herbaria (b) Museum Column I Column II

(c) Zoological parks and botanical gardens (d) A. Man 1. Order–Carnivora

All of these
B. Mango 2. Family–Poaceae
ANSWER KEYS C. House fly 3. Genus–Musca
61. (c) 62. (d) 63. (c) 64. (b) 65. (d) 66. (d) 67. D. Tiger 4. Phylum–Chordata
(d) 68. (d) 69. (b) 70. (d) 71. (d) 72. (d) 73. (d)
74. (a) 75. (c) 76. (b) 77. (c) 78. (c) 79. (a) 80. E. Wheat 5. Family–Anacardiaceae
(c) 81. (d) 82. (b) 83. (d) 84. (b) 85. (d) 86. (d) (a) A–1, B–5, C–3, D–4, E–2 (b) A–4, B–5, C–3,
87. (b) 88. (b) 89. (b) 90. (d) D–1 and 4, E–2
91. The name of a plant written on herbarium (c) A–4, B–2, C–3, D–1, E–5 (d) A–1, B–2, C–3,
sheet is its D–4, E–5
(a) English name (b) Local name (c) Botanical 98. Select the incorrect combination:
name (d) All of these
(a) Fragmentation Fungi, Planaria, Protonema
92. NBRI is situated in of moss
(a) Kolkata (b) Lucknow (c) Delhi (d) Jodhpur (b) Budding Yeast, hydra and sponges
93. Which is the prime source of taxonomical (c) Order Mammalia, primata, diptera, poales,
studies?
polymoniales, sapindales
(a) Collection of actual specimen (b)
Nomenclature

(c) Characterization (d) Identification (d) Genus Homo, Triticum, Musca, Felis,
Panthera,
94. Tiger, dog and cat are placed in order of
Datura, Petunia, Mangifera, Solanum
(a) Insectivora (b) Carnivora (c) Primata (d)
Lagomorpha 99. Select the correct combination:

95. Monkey, gorilla and gibbons belongs to (a) Earliest classification based on – Uses of
which of the following order and class various organisms
respectively (b) Reproduction is synonymous with growth
(a) Primata and prototheria (b) Primata and – Primitive multicellular organism
mammalia (c) ICZN – International Code of Zoo
(c) Carnivora and eutheria (d) Carnivora and Nomenclature
mammalia (d) NBRI – National Botanical Registered
96. In plants, the families are characterized on Institute
the basis of 100. Single-horned Rhinoes are found in
(a) Vegetative structures (b) Reproductive (a) Ghana (b) Bastar of Madhya Pradesh
features
(c) Kaziranga National Park (d) Khasi in
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these Meghalaya

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ANSWER KEYS (a) Cytotaxonomy (b) Chemotaxonomy

91. (d) 92. (d) 93. (d) 94. (b) 95. (c) 96. (d) 97. (c) Numerical taxonomy (d) None of these
(b) 98. (a) 99. (b) 100. (d) 8. Chemotaxonomy is based on
Chapter 2. Biological Classification (a) Information of chromosome number,
Classifi cation System structure and behaviour.

1. Who suggested the fi ve kingdom of classifi (b) Chemical constituents of plants

cations?
(c) All observable characters
(a) Robert Hooke (b) Joseph Dalton Hooker
(b) Only sexual characters
(c) Carolus Linnaeus (d) Whittaker
9. According to phylogenetic classifi cation
2. The earliest classifi cation used only the organisms belonging to same taxa

(a) Physiological characters (b) Gross (a) Are same in anatomy (b) Have same
anatomical characters genetic constituent

(c) Gross morphological characters (d) All of (c) Have a common ancestor (d) Have all same
these characteristics

3. Artifi cial systems gave equal weightage to Topic: Algae

(a) Morphological and anatomical characters Algae

(b) Vegetative and sexual characters 11. Chlorophyll bearing, thalloid, simply,
autotropic and mainly aquatic organisms are
(c) Vegetative and anatomical characters
(a) Bryophytes (b) Protist (c) Algae (d) All of
(d) Morphological and sexual characters
these
4. _______ characters are easily aff ected by
12. Filamentous forms of algae are
environment
(a) Ulothrix (b) Spirogyra (c) Chlamydomonas
(a) Sexual (b) Somatic (c) Anatomical (d) All of
(d) Both (a) and (b)
these
13. Volvox is a
5. Natural classifi cation system developed
were (a) Unicellular algae (b) Filamentous algae (c)
Colonial algae (d) Symbiotic algae
(a) Natural affi nities amongst organism (b)
Ultra structure and anatomy 14. The modes of reproduction found in algae
are
(c) Embryology (d) All of these
(a) Vegetative (b) Asexual (c) Sexual (d) All of
6. The classifi cation based on evolutionary
these
history was
15. Vegetative reproduction in algae is by
(a) Phylogenetic classifi cation (b) Artifi cial
classifi cation (a) Binary fusion (b) Fragmentation (c)
Budding (d) Cyst formation
(c) Numerical classifi cation (d) None of these
16. Spore formation in algae occur during
7. Numbers and codes are assigned to the
characters in

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(a) Vegetative reproduction (b) Asexual 25. Microbes used in the preparation of ice
reproduction cream and jellies are grown on the product
secreted by
(c) Sexual reproduction (d) During
germination (a) Chlorella (b) Spirullina

17. Isogamy is seen in (c) Gelidium and gracilaria (d) All of these

(a) Chlamydomonas (b) Spirogyra (c) Both (a) 26. The algae rich in proteins and used as food
and (b) (d) None of these by space travellers is

18. Algae possesing both isogamy and (a) Chlorella (b) Spirullina (c) Both (a) and (b)
anisogamy is (d) Laminaria

(a) Chlamydomonas (b) Volvox (c) Spirogyra 27. Agar is commercially obtained from
(d) Fucus
(a) Gelidium and gracilaria (b) Laminaria and
19. Male gamete is small and motile and spirulina
female gamete is large and immotile in
(c) Chlorella and spirullina (d)
(a) Fucus (b) Spirogyra (c) Ulothrix (d) All of Chlamydomonas and spirogyra
these
28. Green algae are kept in
20. 50 per cent CO2
(a) Phaeophyceae (b) Xanthophylls (c)
fixation on earth is carried out by Xhlorophyceae (d) Rhodophyceae

(a) Protist (b) Higher plants (c) Algae (d) None 29. The organism which contain chlorophyll ‘a’
of these and ‘b’ cup-shaped chloroplast and is
unicellular is
21. Marine algae used as food are
(a) Spirogyra (b) Chlamydomonas (c) Volvox
(a) Laminaria (b) Sargassum (c) Porphyra (d)
(d) Ulothrix
All of these
30. Dominance of chlorophyll ‘a’ and ‘b’,
22. Hydrocolloids are secreted by
pyrenoids and starch as stored food are found
(a) All of the algae (b) Only brown algae in

(c) Only red algae (d) Both red and brown (a) Members of chlorophyceae (b) Members
algae of rhodophyceae

23. Algin is secreted by (c) Members of phaeophyceae (d) All of these

(a) All of the algae (b) Only brown algae ANSWER KEYS
(c) Only red algae (d) Both red and brown 1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (d) 6. (a) 7. (c) 8. (b)
algae 9. (c) 10. (d) 11. (c) 12. (d) 13. (c) 14. (d) 15.
24. Carrageen is secreted by (b) 16. (b) 17. (c) 18. (a) 19. (a) 20. (c) 21. (d)
22. (d) 23. (b) 24. (c) 25. (c) 26. (c) 27. (a) 28.
(a) All of the algae (b) Only brown algae (c) 29. (b) 30. (a)
(c) Only red algae (d) Both red and brown 31. Chlorophyceae are grass green due to the
algae dominance of pigment

(a) Chlorophyll a, c (b) Chlorophyll b, a

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(c) Chlorophyll d, c (d) All of these 41. Kelps may reach a height up to

32. Pyrenoids are located in (a) 120 m (b) 100 m (c) 1000 m (d) 10 m

(a) Cytoplasm (b) Mitochondria (c) Chloroplast 42. The algae which possess chlorophyll a, c,
(d) Nucleus carotenoids and xanthophylls belong to

33. Pyrenoids store (a) Green algae (b) Brown algae (c) Both (a)
and (b) (d) None of these
(a) Protein (b) Starch (c) Lipids (d) Both (a) and
(b) 43. Brown algae vary in colour from _______
to various shades of _______ depending on
34. Cell wall of green algae is made up of
the
(a) Cellulose and pectose
amount of _______ pigment and _______
(b) Cellulose and pectin present in them

(c) Inner layer of pectose and outer layer of (a) fucoxanthin, xanthophyll, blue, brown
cellulose
(b) blue, brown, fucoxanthin, xanthophyll
(d) Inner layer of cellulose and outer layer of
(c) yellow, brown, fucoxanthin, xanthophyll
pectose
(d) olive green, brown, fucoxanthin,
35. Zoospores are formed during asexual
xanthophyll
reproduction of algae and formed in
44. Laminaria and mannitol are stored foods
(a) Sporangia (b) Zoosporangia (c)
of
Microsporangia (d) Megasporangia
(a) Euglena (b) Green algae (c) Liverworts (d)
36. Sexual reproduction is of isogamous,
Brown algae
anisogamous and oogamous in
45. The plant body of algae is divided in
(a) Chlorophyceae (b) Rhodophyceae
holdfast, stipe and fronds in
(c) Chlorophyceae and Phaeophyceae (d)
(a) Chara (b) Laminaria (c) Porphyra (d) All of
Chlorophyceae and Rhodophyceae
these
37. Algae which are primarily marine is
46. The plant body attached to substratum in
(a) Red algae (b) Brown algae (c) Green algae brown algae is by
(d) All of these
(a) Rhizoids (b) Multicellular hair (c) Holdfast
38. Filamentous brown algae is (d) Roots

(a) Spirogyra (b) Laminaria (c) Ectocarpus (d) 47. The photosynthetic leaf like organ found
Porphyra in some of the algae are called

39. Green algae performs _______ oogamous (a) Sporophyll (b) Fronds (c) Leaves (d) Scaly
type sexual reproduction leaves

(a) Sphagnum (b) Volvox (c) Dictyota (d) 48. Zoospores of brown algae are
Spirogyra
(a) Uniflagellate (b) Multiflagellate
40. Kelps represent the group of
(c) Biflagellate (d) May be any of the above
(a) Bryophytes (b) Red algae (c) Green algae three
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49. The arrangement of flagella in brown (a) Green algae (b) Dinoflagellates (c) Red
algae is algae (d) Brown algae

(a) One and equally arranged 58. Algae found in areas with abundant light
as well as areas of great depths with no light is
(b) Two unequal and laterally arranged
(a) Red algae (b) Green algae (c) Blue algae (d)
(c) Many flagella arranged anywhere on the
Brown algae
body
59. Red algae are mostly
(d) Depends from organism to organism
(a) Unicellular (b) Multicellular
50. The biflagellate pear-shaped zoospores
are characteristics of (c) May be multicellular and unicellular (d)
None of these
(a) Red algae (b) Green algae (c) Brown algae
(d) All of these 60. Floridean starch is stored food found in

51. Fertilization in brown algae occurs in (a) Some protist (b) Some bryophytes (c)
Some algae (d) Prokaryotes
(a) Water (b) Within the oogonia (c) Both (a)
and (b) (d) None of these ANSWER KEYS
52. Sexual reproduction shown by members
31. (b) 32. (c) 33. (d) 34. (d) 35. (b) 36. (c) 37.
of brown algae is
(b) 38. (c) 39. (b) 40. (d) 41. (b) 42. (b) 43. (d)
(a) Isogamous (b) Anisogamous (c) Oogamous 44. (d) 45. (b) 46. (c) 47. (b) 48. (c) 49. (b) 50.
(d) All of these (c) 51. (c) 52. (d) 53. (b) 54. (c) 55. (c) 56. (c)
57. (c) 58. (a) 59. (b) 60. (c)
53. Pyriform gametes means
61. Floridean starch is similar to
(a) Pea-shaped gametes (b) Pear shaped
gametes (a) Amylopectin (b) Glycogen (c) Fructose (d)
Both (a) and (b)
(c) Gametes with one flagella (d) All of these
62. The spores and gametes of red algae are
54. Dictyota belongs to
(a) Motile and non-motile (b) Both are motile
(a) Bryophytes (b) Green algae (c) Brown algae
(d) None of these (c) Both non-motile (d) Motile spores and
non-motile gamete
55. Red algae are red due to the presence of
pigment 63. Sexual reproduction of oogamous type is
found in
(a) Phycoerythrin (b) r-phycocyanin (c) r-
phycoerythrin (d) r-phepocyamin (a) Red algae (b) Green algae (c) Brown algae
(d) All of these
56. Red algae are found in
64. The most reduced type of sexual
(a) Cold seas (b) Seas with moderate reproduction is found in the members of
temperature
(a) Red algae (b) Green algae (c) Brown algae
(c) Warm water (d) None of these (d) All of these
57. Algae found in the areas where no light 65. _______ reproduction is shown by the
penetrates is members of rhodophyceae.

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(a) Oogamous (b) Isogamous (c) Anisogamous (c) Volvox and ulothrix (d) All of these
(d) All of these
Bryophytes
66. Fronds are found in which of the following
73. Organisms referred to as amphibians of
algae?
plant kingdom are
I. Laminaria II. Fucus
(a) Pteridophytes (b) Bryophytes (c)
III. Dictyota IV. Porphyra Angiosperms (d) Gymnosperms

(a) I, II, and III (b) I and II (c) II and III (d) All of 74. Bryophytes are found in
these
(a) Rocky places (b) Hilly areas
67. Air bladders are shown by
(c) Moist and shady places (d) Aquatic areas
(a) Fucus (b) Laminaria (c) Dictyota (d) All of
75. Organisms that play an important role in
these
plant succession on base rocks are
68. How many of the following algae belong
(a) Mosses (b) Pteridophytes (c) Protist (d)
to the category of red algae?
None of these
Polysiphonia, Gelidium, Laminaria, Spirogyra,
76. Bryophytes requires _______ for
Porphyra, Fucus, Chlamydomonas
fertilization
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
(a) Nutrients (b) Water (c) Both (a) and (b) (d)
69. Members of phaeophyceae are None of these

(a) Ectocarpus, dictyota, fucus and sargassum 77. Which of the following statement is
incorrect with respect to bryophytes?
(b) Ectocarpus, dictyota, fucus and porphyra
(a) The plant body is thallus like, more
(c) Chlamydomonas, volvox, ulothrix
differentiated than algae and attached to
(d) Gracilaria and gelidium substratum

70. Polysulphate esters are present in the cell by the help of rhizoids.
wall of
(b) The antherozoids are released in water for
(a) Ectocarpus and dictyota (b) Gelidium and fertilization.
gracilaria
(c) Zygote formed undergoes meiotic cell
(c) Ectocarpus and sargassum (d) Spirogyra division immediately.
and chara
(d) They have leaf like, stem like and root like
71. Pear-shaped gametes are found in structures.

(a) Ectocarpus, dictyota and fucus (b) Ulothrix, 78. The sporophyte of bryophytes develops
spirogyra, and ectocarpus after

(c) Ectocarpus, gelidium and gracilaria (d) (a) Reduction division of zygote (b)
None of these Multiplication in zygote

72. The complex post-fertilization events are (c) Before the formation of zygote (d) None of
seen in these

(a) Chlorella and spirullina (b) Gracilaria and 79. Sporophyte of bryophytes is
porphyra

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I. Multicellular body 88. Archegonium contains _______ egg cells

in bryophytes
II. Parasite on gametophyte
(a) More than one (b) Two (c) Four (d) One
III. Partially undergoes reduction division to
form spores 89. Division in zygote results in the formation
of _______ in bryophytes
IV. Derives the water from gametophytes
(a) Gametophyte (b) Sporophyte (c)
(a) II and III (b) III and IV (c) Only I (d) All of
Antherozoids (d) Archegonium
these
90. Gametophyte of bryophyte is
80. _______ forms gametophyte of
bryophytes. (a) Free living and sporophyte (b) Free living
and autotrophic
(a) Zygote (b) Sporophyte (c) Gametes (d)
Spores (c) May be free living or autotropic (d) Always
pressure
81. The organism having more differentiated
plant body than algae is ANSWER KEYS
(a) Protist (b) Mosses (c) Monera (d) None of 61. (d) 62. (c) 63. (d) 64. (a) 65. (a) 66. (d) 67.
these (a) 68. (b) 69. (a) 70. (b) 71. (a) 72. (b) 73. (b)
82. The gametophyte possessing leaf like, root 74. (c) 75. (a) 76. (b) 77. (c) 78. (b) 79. (d) 80.
like and stem like structure is (d) 81. (b) 82. (d) 83. (a) 84. (b) 85. (a) 86. (c)
87. (d) 88. (d) 89. (b) 90. (b)
(a) Gymnosperm (b) Chlorophyceae (c) Slime
molds (d) Mosses 91. Peat used in transshipment is a product
obtained by
83. The male sex organ of bryophyte is called
(a) Liverworts (b) Phaeophyceae (c) Mosses
(a) Antherozoids (b) Testes (c) Globule (d) (d) None of these
None of these
92. Organisms which first colonizes the base
84. The sex organ in bryophytes are
rocks is
(a) Reduced to single celled stage (b) (a) Mosses (b) Mycorrhiza (c) Lichens (d) Both
Multicellular (a) and (c)
(c) Net cell developed (d) Formed in 93. Mosses are ecologically important
sporophyte stage because
85. The main plant body of bryophyte is I. The first organism to colonize base rocks.
(a) Haploid (b) Diploid (c) Polyploid (d) All of II. It decompose rocks making suitable for the
these growth of higher plant.
86. Female sex organ of bryophytes is III. It forms dense mats on soil.
(a) Oval in shape (b) Irregular IV. It reduces the impact of falling rain and soil
(c) Flask shaped (d) Depends on the organism erosion.

87. Female sex organ of bryophyte is called (a) Only I (b) Only II (c) III and IV (d) All of
these
(a) Nucleus (b) Ovary (c) Oogonia (d)
Archegonium

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94. Peat which is long used as fuel is a product 101. Sexual reproduction in liverworts takes
obtained from place by

(a) Gelidium (b) Species of sphagnum (a) Formation of sex organs always on the
same thallus.
(c) All mosses (d) All liverworts
(b) Formation of male and female sex organs
95. Organisms participating as pioneers in
on different thallus.
ecological succession belongs to
(c) Sexual reproduction is absent.
(a) Lichens (b) Mosses (c) Liverworts (d) Both
(a) and (b) (d) Male and female sex organs may be
present on same or different thalli.
96. Liverworts are found in
102. The sporophyte in liverworts
(a) Moist shady places
(a) Is the dominant and main phase of the
(b) Banks of steams, marshy ground
plant body.
(c) Damp soil, bard of trees and deep in the
(b) Is differentiated into foot, seta and
woods
capsule.
(d) All of the above
(c) Parasite on the gametophyte
97. The thallus of liverworts are
(d) Both (b) and (c)
(a) Sexual multiplication of the formation of
103. Spore in bryophytes are formed
sex organs called gemmae.
(a) On the gametophyte (b) On the
(b) Dorsiventral and appressed to substrate.
sporophyte
(c) Found in xeric habitats.
(c) In the seta of sporophyte (d) In the capsule
(d) Diploid of sporophyte

98. Asexual reproduction in liverworts means 104. The gametophyte of bryophyte develops
from
(a) Fragmentation of thalli
(a) A haploid spore (b) A diploid spore (c)
(b) Formation of specialized structure called Zygote (d) None of these
gemmae
105. Zygote of bryophyte
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(a) Multiply and forms gametophyte
(d) None of these
(b) Multiply and forms sporophyte
99. Gemmae in liverworts are formed during
(c) Undergoes reduction division just after
(a) Sexual reproduction (b) Asexual formation
reproduction
(d) All are correct
(c) Spore formation (d) Adverse conduction
106. The dominant stage of gametophyte of
100. Marchantia is mosses consists of
(a) An algae (b) Gymnosperm (c) Fern (d) (a) Protonema which develops from the
Bryophyte lateral bud

(b) A leafy stage developing from a spore

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(c) Both (a) and (b) 113. Spores in bryophytes are formed by

(d) A leafy stage developing from the (a) Mitosis (b) Meiosis in gametophyte
secondary protonema
(c) Mitosis in zygote (d) Meiosis in zygote
107. Protonema is found in
114. Elaborate mechanism of spore dispersal
(a) Liverworts (b) Selaginella (c) Funaria (d) is found in
None
(a) Ferns (b) Mosses (c) Liverworts (d) None of
108. Which one is correct about protonema? these

(a) It is a dominant stage mosses 115. Sphagnum belongs to

(b) Develops from spore (a) Ferns (b) Liverworts (c) Mosses (d) None of
these
(c) It is creeping, green, branched and
frequently filamentous 116. The plants frequently grown as
ornamentals and are used for medicinal
(d) All are correct
purpose belong to
109. Leafy stage in bryophytes
(a) Angiosperms (b) Pteridophytes (c) Algae
(a) Develops from secondary protonema. (d) Some protist

(b) Consist of upright, slender axis and bears 117. The first terrestrial plants to posses
consist of alternately arranged leaves. vascular tissues are

(c) Attached to the soil through unicellular (a) Gymnosperms (b) Bryophyte (c)
and branched rhizoids. Pteridophytes (d) All of these

(d) All of these 118. The main plant body of pteridophytes is

110. Sex organs in mosses develops on (a) Gametophytes as well as sporophyte (b)
Sporophyte
(a) Secondary protonema (b) Leafy stage
(c) None of these (d) Both (a) and (b)
(c) On capsule of sporophyte (d) None of
these 119. The plant body of pteridophyte is

111. Vegetative reproduction in mosses takes (a) Not well-developed

place by
(b) Lacks vascular tissue
(a) Fragmentation and budding in secondary
(c) Is thalloid
protonema
(d) Posses true root, leaves and stem
(b) Binary fission
120. Pteridophytes have only
(c) Spore dispersal
(a) Small microphyllous leaves
(d) All of these
(b) Large macrophyllous leaves
112. Sporophyte of mosses is more
elaborated from (c) Both microphyllous as well as
macrophyllous in some of the ferns
(a) Ferns (b) Pinus (c) Polytrichum (d)
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ANSWER KEYS (a) Blood fl ow in sinuses

91. (c) 92. (d) 93. (d) 94. (b) 95. (d) 96. (d) 97. (b) Blood pressure is low and irregular
(b) 98. (c) 99. (b) 100. (d) 101. (d) 102. (d) 103. (c) It is found in arthropods and molluscs
(d) 104. (a) 105. (c) 106. (d) 107. (c) 108. (d) (except cephalopods)
109. (a) 110. (b) 111. (a) 112. (d) 113. (d) 114.
(b) 115. (c) 116. (b) 117. (c) 118. (b) 119. (d) (d) All are true
120. (c) 8. Closed type of circulatory system is found
in
Chapter: Animal Classification
(a) Annelida (b) Cephalopods (c) Vertebrate
Basis of Classification (d) All of these
1. Living organism diff er in 9. What is false about closed circulatory
system?
(a) Shape (b) Form (c) Size and habit (d) All of
these (a) Blood pressure is high and regular
2. Which is not a character of sponges? (b) Amount of blood is limited
(a) Multicellular (b) Cells are functionally (c) Blood circulates through arteries, veins and
independent capillaries
(c) Cellular level of organization (d) Tissue (d) Blood pressure is low and irregular
level of organization
10. When the body of an animal can be
3. Which phylum shows tissue level of divided into equal left and right halves by one
organization? plane
(a) Protozoa (b) Porifera (c) Coelenterate (d) symmetry. It is known as
All of these
(a) Bilateral (b) Radial (c) Biradial (d)
4. Organ system level of organization is not Asymmetric
found in
11. Radial symmetry is shown by
(a) Annelida (b) Arthropod (c) Molluscs (d)
Platyhelminthes (a) Coelenterate (b) Platyhelminthes

5. Incomplete digestive tract (blind sac body (c) Adult echinodermates (d) Both (a) and (c)
plan) is found in 12. Most of the sponges are
(a) Annelida (b) Arthropod (c) Molluscs (d) (a) Bilateral (b) Radial (c) Biradial (d)
Platyhelminthes Asymmetric
6. Closed type of circulatory system is present 13. The first diploblastic animal is
in
(a) Coelenterates (b) Platyhelminthes (c)
(a) Annelida and arthropod (b) Arthropod and Aschelminthes (d) Annelida
mollusc
14. The first triploblastic animal is
(c) Annelida and cephalopods (d) Mollusc and
echinodermates (a) Coelenterates (b) Platyhelminthes (c)
Aschelminthes (d) Annelida
7. In open type of circulatory system
15. Triploblastic animal contains

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(a) Ectoderm (b) Mesoderm (c) Endoderm (d) 24. In some animals, the body cavity is not
All of these lined by mesoderm. Instead the mesoderm is
present
16. Aschelminthes are
as scattered pouches in between the
(a) Eucoelomate (b) Pseudocoelomate (c)
ectoderm and endoderm. Such a body cavity
Acoelomate (d) None of these
is called
17. Which of the following is acoelomate?
(a) Eucoelom (b) Pseudocoelom
(a) Porifera (b) Coelenterates (c)
(c) Acoelom (d) Any of the above
Platyhelminthes (d) All of these
25. The following are coelomates except (true
18. Metameric segmentation is found in
coelom)
(a) Annelida (b) Arthropod (c) Both (a) and (b)
(a) Annelida (b) Platyhelminthes
(d) Platyhelminthes
(c) Mollusca (d) Chordata
19. Notochord is derived from which layer?
26. Select the total number of organism from
(a) Ectoderm (b) Mesoderm (c) Endoderm (d)
the following which are sessile:
All of these
Amoeba, Euglena, Adamsia, Spongilla, Hydra,
20. Which of the following is correct about
Jelly fish, Earthworm
notochord?
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
(a) Dorsally situated (b) Mesodermal in origin
27. Which of the following is incorrect about
(c) Rod like (d) All of these
Porifera?
21. Radial symmetry is shown by
(a) It is a solitary or colonial organism
(a) Ctenophores (b) Coelenterates
(b) Majority live in sea and some live in fresh
(c) Adult echinodermates (d) All of these water

22. The undifferentiated layer present (c) Most of them are asymmetric
between the ectoderm and endoderm in
(d) All of the above
coelenterate is
28. Members of phylum Porifera are
(a) Mesophyll (b) Gastral layer (c) Archenteron
commonly known as
(d) Mesoglea
(a) Flatworms (b) Roundworms (c) Sponges (d)
23. Which of the following is correct about
Corals
metamerism (true segmentation)?
29. Water path in sponges is
(a) Every organ shows serial repetition.
(a) Ostia → Spongocoel → Osculum (b)
(b) The body is divided externally as well as
Osculum → Spongocoel → Osculum
internally
(c) Ostia → Spongocoel → Ostia (d)
(c) Each segment is not supplied with separate
Spongocoel → Ostia → Osculum
nerve and blood vessels.
30. The unique character of sponges is
(d) All of these
(a) Choanocytes or collar cells line, the
spongocoel and the canals.

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(b) That they are hermaphrodite. (c) A–3, B–2, C–1 (d) A–3, B–1, C–2

(c) That they live in marine water. 36. Select the total number of marine sponges
from the following:
(d) It reproduces by asexual means only.
Leucosolenia, Euspongia, Spongilla, Sycon,
31. The character possessed by all sponges
Hyalonema
are
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 2
(a) That all are fresh water (b) All possess
tissue level of organization 37. The primitive multicellular animals having
cellular level of organization are
(c) External fertilization (d) Hermaphrodite
(a) Ctenophores (b) Sponges (c) Corals (d)
32. Select the total number of statements
Crustacean
belonging to sponges:
38. Water enters through minute pores in the
(1) Cellular level of organization.
body wall into central cavity in sponges. These
(2) Body is supported by endoskeleton made
minute pores are known as
up of spicules or sponging fibres.
(a) Osculum (b) Ostia (c) Spongocoel (d) Any
(3) Larva stage is morphologically different
of the above
from adult.
39. In sponge, the sperm and ova are
(4) Pathway of water transport is helpful in
produced by the same individual. Such types
gathering of food, respiratory exchange and
of organisms
removal of waste.
are called
(5) Hermaphrodite organism.
(a) Asexual (b) Unisexual (c) Hermaphrodite
(6) They show the power of regeneration. (d) Dioecious

(a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 3 40. Canal system and choanocytes are
characteristic of
33. Select the fresh water sponge from the
following: (a) Ctenophora (b) Coelenterates (c)
Platyhelminthes (d) Porifera
(a) Sycon (b) Euspongia (c) Spongilla (d)
Hyalonema ANSWER KEYS
34. Another name of sycon is 1. (d) 2. (d) 3. (c) 4. (d) 5. (d) 6. (c) 7. (d) 8. (d)
(a) Scypha (b) Euspongia (c) Spongilla (d) 9. (d) 10. (a) 11. (d) 12. (d) 13. (a) 14. (b) 15.
Hyalonema (d) 16. (b) 17. (c) 18. (a) 19. (b) 20. (d) 21. (d)
22. (d) 23. (b) 24. (b) 25. (b) 26. (c) 27. (d) 28.
35. Match the following: (c) 29. (a) 30. (a) 31. (d) 32. (b) 33. (c) 34. (a)
Column I Column II 35. (a) 36. (b) 37. (b) 38. (b) 39. (c) 40. (d)

A. Sycon – 1. Bath sponge 41. In sponges, the commonly seen larva are

B. Spongilla – 2. Scypha (a) Amphiblastula (b) Parenchymula (c)

Planula (d) Both (a) and (b)
C. Euspongia – 3. Fresh water sponge
42. Digestion in sponges is
(a) A–2, B–3, C–1 (b) A–1, B–2, C–3

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(a) Intracellular (b) Extracellular (c) Both (a) Doliolum, Catla, Hyla, Adamsia, Gorgonia,
and (b) (d) None of these Ctenoplana.

43. Which of the following is correct about (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7 (d) 10
reproduction in sponges?
50. Select the correct matching:
(a) The mode of asexual reproduction such as
(a) Petromyzon – Hag fish
gemmule formation, budding and
fragmentation. (b) Echinus – Brittle star
(b) Fertilization is internal (c) Apis – Silkworm
(c) Development is indirect (d) Pennatula – Sea pen
(d) All of these 51. Select incorrect matching:
44. Exogenous budding is seen in case of (a) Locusta – Locust
(a) Scypha (b) Euspongia (c) Spongilla (d) (b) Cucumaria – Sea cucumber
Hyalonema
(c) Meandrina – Sea anemone
45. The following characters are related to
phylum: (d) Echinus – Sea urchin

(1) Aquatic, mostly marine (2) Sessile or free 52. Some cnidarians examples corals have a
swimming skeleton composed of

(3) Radially symmetrical animals (4) They (a) Spongin fibres (b) Silica
show polymorphism (c) Calcium carbonate (d) Any of these
(a) Porifera (b) Ctenophora (c) Echinodermata 53. Metagenesis is shown by
(d) Coelenterata
(a) Hydra (b) Adamsia (c) Aurelia (d) Obelia
46. Cnidoblast is a characteristic feature of
54. Which of the following is not true fish?
(a) Porifera (b) Coelenterata (c) Ctenophora
(d) Arthropoda (a) Exocoetus (b) Betta (c) Saw fish (d) Jelly
fish
47. The first diploblastic animal showing tissue
level of organization is 55. The umbrella shape and free swimming
form of coelenterate reproduced by sexual
(a) Sycon (b) Gorgonia (c) Taenia (d) Locust reproduc tion is
48. Cnidoblast is used for (a) Polyp (b) Medusa (c) Both (a) and (b) (d)
(a) Anchorage (b) Defense (c) Capture of prey None of these
(d) All of these 56. Sessile, cylindrical form of coelenterate
49. Select the total number of organisms from reproduced by asexual reproduction is
the following which shows both intra and (a) Polyp (b) Medusa (c) Both (a) and (b) (d)
extra None of these
cellular digestion. 57. Polyp → Asexually → Medusa → Sexually
Physalia, Pleurobrachia, Taenia, Culex, Apis, → Polyp
Neries, Echinus, Salpa, Meandrina, Pennatula, The above cycle is shown by

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(a) Physalia (b) Aurelia (c) Obelia (d) Hydra (b) A–5, B–4, C–3, D–2, E–1, F–6

58. Select from the following total number of (c) A–5, B–4, C–2, D–1, E–2, F–6
organisms which contain the word ‘sea’ in
(d) A–5, B–3, C–4, D–2, E–1, F–6
their
65. Ctenophores are commonly known as
common names.
(a) Sea walnut (b) Comb jellies (c) Both (a) and
Physalia, Adamsia, Pennatula, Gorgonia,
(b) (d) None of these
Meandrina, Hydra, Aurelia, Obelia
66. The following features belongs to which
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
phylum?
59. Which of the following is known as
(1) Exclusively marine (2) Radial symmetry
Portuguese man-of-war?
(3) Diploblastic (4) Tissue level organization
(a) gorgonia (b) aurelia (c) physalia (d) obelia
(a) Coelentrata (b) Porifera
60. The phylum in which first time nerve net
arises (c) Ctenophora (d) Platyhelminthes
(a) Porifera (b) Coelenterate (c) 67. Body bears eight external rows of ciliated
Platyhelminthes (d) Protozoa comb plates present in phylum _____.
61. Gastro-vascular cavity with single opening (a) Coelentrata (b) Porifera (c) Ctenophora (d)
is found in Platyhelminthes
(a) Porifera (b) Coelenterate (c) Aschelminthes 68. Ctenophores show
(d) Annelida
(a) Extra and intracellular digestion (b) Sexual
62. Coelenterates asexually reproduce by reproduction only
(a) Budding (b) Gametes (c) Conidia (d) (c) Bioluminescence (d) All of these
Gemmules
69. Example of ctenophores is
63. The larva stage shown by coelenterate is
called (a) Pleurobrachia (b) Ctenoplana (c) Both (a)
and (b) (d) None of these
(a) Amphiblastula (b) Parenchymula (c)
Planula (d) All of these 70. The following features belong to which
phylum?
64. Match the following:
(1) Bilateral symmetry (2) Triploblastic,
Column I Column II Acoelomate
A. Physalia – 1. Brain coral (3) Organ level of organization (4)
Dorsoventrally flattened body
B. Adamsia – 2. Sea fan
(a) Platyhelminthes (b) Aschelminthes (c)
C. Pennatula – 3. Sea pen
Annelida (d) Arthropoda
D. Gorgonia – 4. Sea anemone
71. Platyhelminthes are called flat worms
E. Meandrina – 5. Portuguese man-of-war because

F. Aurelia – 6. Jellyfish (a) They are triploblastic (b) They are without
coelom
(a) A−5, B−4, C−2, D−3, E−1, F–6

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(c) They have organ level of organization (d) (c) External, direct, nephridia
Their body is dorsoventrally flattened
(d) External, indirect, protonephridia
72. Which of the following are characters
77. Phylum whose organism are mostly
present in platyhelminthes?
endoparasites is
(1) Some absorb nutrients from the host
(a) Platyhelminthes (b) Annelida (c)
directly through their body surface.
Arthropoda (d) Mollusca
(2) Digestive system is incomplete, branched
78. Which of the following are
and without anus.
pseudocoelomate?
(3) Flame cells/solenocyte protonephridia
(a) Roundworm (b) Hookworm (c) Filarial
help in the excretion and osmoregulation.
worm (d) All of these
(4) Hooks and suckers are present in parasitic
79. The body of the aschelminthes is circular
form.
in cross section. Hence, it is named as
(5) Hermaphrodites
(a) Tapeworm (b) Earthworm (c) Hookworm
(6) Fertilization is internal. (d) Roundworm

(7) Indirect development through many larva 80. Roundworms/Nematodes are

stages.
(a) Free living (b) Aquatic or terrestrial
(a) 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 (b) 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 (c) All except 1
(c) Parasitic on animals and plants (d) All of
(d) All
these
73. Which platyhelminthes posses high power
of regeneration? ANSWER KEYS
(a) Planaria/Dugesia (b) Taenia (c) Fasciola (d) 41. (d) 42. (a) 43. (d) 44. (a) 45. (d) 46. (b) 47.
Liver fluke (b) 48. (d) 49. (c) 50. (d) 51. (c) 52. (c) 53. (d)
54. (d) 55. (b) 56. (a) 57. (c) 58. (c) 59. (c) 60.
74. Flame cells helps in excretion and (b) 61. (b) 62. (a) 63. (c) 64. (b) 65. (c) 66. (c)
osmoregulation in
67. (c) 68. (d) 69. (c) 70. (a) 71. (d) 72. (d) 73.
(a) Earthworm (b) Hookworm (c) Roundworm (a) 74. (d) 75. (b) 76. (b) 77. (a) 78. (d) 79. (d)
(d) Tapeworm 80. (d)

75. Internal fertilization is seen in 81. Select the total number of organism which
shows internal fertilization.
(a) Pleurobrachia (b) Fasciola (c) Ctenoplana
(d) All of these Ascaris, Wuchereria, Ancylostoma, Taenia,
Fasciola, Sycon, Euspongia, Spongilla,
76. (1) Fertilization ______.
pleurobrachia, ctenoplana
(2) Development ______.
(a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8 (d) 5
(3) Excretion and osmoregulation by ______.
82. Which character does not belong to
Fill in the blanks for organism given in the phylum Aschelminthes?
figure.
(a) Excretory tube (branched ducts) removes
(a) Internal, direct, rennett cells body waste form the body cavity through
(b) Internal, indirect, flame cells excretory pore.

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(b) Usually sexes are separate (unisexual or 89. Animals having cylindrical body having an
dioecious). organ system level of organization showing

(c) Development may be direct or indirect. metamerism belongs to phylum

(d) Alimentary canal is incomplete with a well- (a) Arthropoda (b) Mollusca (c) Annelida (d)
developed muscular pharynx. Platyhelminthes

83. Match the following: 90. Annelids may be

Column I Column II (a) Aquatic (marine and fresh water),

terrestrial
A. Ascaris – 1. Intestinal round worm
(b) Free living
B. Wuchereria – 2. Filarial worm
(c) Parasite
C. Ancylostoma – 3. Hook worm
(d) All of the above
D. Pheretima – 4. Earth worm
91. The neural system consists of paired
(a) A–2, B–4, C–3, D–1 (b) A–1, B–2, C–3, D–4
ganglia connected by lateral nerve to a double
(c) A–4, B–3, C–1, D–2 (d) A–2, B–1, C–4, D–3 ventral

84. Which of the following is correct about nerve cord present in

ascaris?
(a) Fasciola (b) Ancylostoma (c) Nereis (d)
(a) Females are smaller than males (b) Taenia
Posterior end of male curved dorsally
92. Which of the following are monoecious?
(c) Females are longer than males (d)
Ascaris, Wuchereria, Ancylostoma, Neries,
Fertilization is external
Pheretima, Hirudinaria
85. Select the total number of organism from
(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
the following which contains well-developed
93. The first true coelomates are
muscular pharynx with complete alimentary
canal. (a) Nereis (b) Centipede (c) Crab (d)
Wuchereria
Taenia, Fasciola, Planaria, Ascaris, Filarial
worm, Hookworm 94. The following features belong to which of
the following phylum?
(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2
(1) Triploblastic
86. Metamerism is found in
(2) Bilateral symmetry
(a) Ascaris (b) Leech (c) Loligo (d) Octopus
(3) Eucoelomate
87. Nephridia helps in the excretion and
osmoregulation in (4) Metamerism

(a) Nereis (b) Pheretima (c) Hirudinaria (d) All (a) Mollusca (b) Aschelminthes
of these
(c) Platyhelminthes (d) Annelida
88. Closed circulatory system is present in
95. Which of the following is correct about
(a) Nereis (b) Pheretima (c) Ascaris (d) Both (a) parapodia?
and (b)

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(a) They are longitudinal muscles which help 101. Respiration occurs through organs like
in locomotion. gills, book gills, book lungs or tracheal system
found
(b) They are circular muscles which help in
locomotion. in phylum.

(c) It helps in swimming. (a) Mollusca (b) Annelida (c) Arthropoda (d)
Echinodermata
(d) It is the dorsal appendages of nereis.
102. Which of the following are sensory
96. Which of the following is the largest
organs in phylum Arthropoda?
phylum?
(1) Simple or compound eye
(a) Mollusca (b) Echinodermata (c)
Arthropoda (d) Annelida (2) Statocyst or balance organ

97. How many species named on earth is (3) Malpighian tubules

arthropoda?
(4) Antennae
(a) 1
(a) All except (4) (b) All except (1) (c) All
2 (b) except (3) (d) All except (2)

2 103. Which of the following is correct about

reproduction in Arthropods?
3 (c) 1
(a) Usually dioecious, mostly oviparous (b)
4 (d) 3
Internal fertilization
4
(c) Some exhibit parthenogenesis (d) All of
98. In which of the following phylum the body these
is generally divided into head, thorax and
104. Ecdysis is seen in case of
abdomen?
(a) Nereis (b) Pila
(a) Mollusca (b) Echinodermata
(c) Sea urchin (d) Cockroach
(c) Arthropoda (d) Annelida
105. Exoskeleton of Arthropods are chitinous
99. Which of the following phylum shows
and it sheds at interval for the growth and
segmentation?
develop ment process known as
(a) Annelida (b) Arthropoda (c) Both (a) and
(a) Autotomy (b) Metamerism
(b) (d) Platyhelminthes
(c) Ecdysis (moulting) (d) Aestivation
100. The following features are seen in which
of the below options? 106. The presence of joint appendages is the
speciality of phylum _____
(1) Exoskeleton of chitin
(a) Mollusca (b) Echinodermata
(2) Malpighian tubules as excretory organ
(c) Arthropoda (d) Annelidia
(3) Tracheal system for respiration
107. Bilaterally symmetrical, triploblastic,
(4) Three pair of legs in thoracic region
segmented, coelomate and covered by
(a) Limulus (b) Prawn (c) Spider (d) Cockroach chitinous

exoskeleton are features of

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(a) Anneldia (b) Vertebrata (c) Amphibia (d) 115. Match the following:
Arthropoda
Column I Column II
108. Which of the following is true for
A. Locusta – 1. Apis
Arthropoda?
B. Honey bee – 2. Locust
(a) Development may be direct or indirect.
C. Silkworm – 3. Bombyx
(b) Open circulatory system.
D. Lac insect – 4. Laccifer
(c) Excretion takes place by green gland, coxal
gland and Malpighian tubules. (a) A–4, B–1, C–3, D–4 (b) A–2, B− 1, C–4, D–3
(d) All of these (c) A–2, B–1, C–3, D–4 (d) A–4, B–3, C–1, D–4
109. Select from the following the total 116. Which of the following belongs to
number of useful insects. arthropods?
Apis, Bombyx, Laccifer, Anopheles, Culex, (a) Peripatus and crab (b) Prawn and scorpion
Aedes, Prawn, Scorpion, Locust, Limulus.
(c) Centipede and cockroach (d) All of these
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5
117. Animals with soft body, bilateral
110. Select from the following the total symmetry, triploblastic and unsegmented,
number of organism that belongs to phylum usually protected
arthropoda.
by a shell made up of calcium carbonate
Locust, Butterfly, Scorpion, Prawn, Salpa, belongs to phylum _____
doliolums, Pila, Chiton, Antedon, Hyla,
Myxine, (a) Porifera (b) Echinodermata (c) Mollusca (d)
Arthropoda
Locust, Loligo, Culex, Cucumaria, Cuttle fish.
118. The mouth which has file-like rasping
(a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 12 organ for feeding called radula is found in
111. Select the living fossil from the following: (a) Mollusca (b) Hemichordata (c)
Echinodermata (d) Arthropoda
(a) Culex (b) Silkworm (c) Lac insect (d)
Limulus 119. The body of ___ is unsegmented with a
distinct head, muscular foot and visceral mass
112. Following mosquitoes used as vector for
various diseases: (a) Asterias (b) Ophiura (c) Balanoglossus (d)
Devil fish
(a) Culex (b) Anopheles (c) Aedes (d) All of
these 120. A. A soft and spongy layer of skin forms a
_(i)_ over the visceral hump.
113. Other name of limulus is
B. A _(ii)_ cavity containing _(iii)_ like gills.
(a) Laccifer (b) Locust (c) King crab (d)
Gregarious pest C. The anterior head region has sensory _(iv)
114. Which of the following is a gregarious
pest?

(a) Laccifer (b) Locusta (c) King crab (d) Both

(a) and (b)

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ANSWER KEYS
81. (c) 82. (d) 83. (b) 84. (c) 85. (b) 86. (b) 87.
(d) 88. (d) 89. (c) 90. (d) 91. (c) 92. (b) 93. (a)
94. (d) 95. (c) 96. (c) 97. (b) 98. (c) 99. (c) 100.
(d) 101. (c) 102. (c) 103. (d) 104. (d) 105. (c)
106. (c) 107. (d) 108. (d) 109. (a) 110. (b) 111.
(d) 112. (d) 113. (c) 114. (b) 115. (c) 116. (d)
117. (c) 118. (a) 119. (d) 120. (c)

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