Science - Diversity in Living Organisms
Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30
Which of the following organisms has tube feet as its locomotory organs?
- (a)
Star fish
- (b)
Jelly fish
- (c)
Cuttle fish
- (d)
Silver fish
Which of the following are the characteristic features of cnidaria?
- (a)
Radial symmetry, acoelomate and diploblastic body
- (b)
Bilateral symmetry, unsegmented and diploblastic body
- (c)
Triploblastic and coelomate body
- (d)
Radial symmetry, coelomate and triploblastic body
Which of the following kingdoms comprise algae?
- (a)
Monera
- (b)
Animalia
- (c)
Plantae
- (d)
Fungi
Which of the following is an egg-laying mammal?
- (a)
Duck-billed platypus
- (b)
Kangaroo
- (c)
Whale
- (d)
Bat
Which of the following pairs of organisms and their characteristic features is wrongly paired?
- (a)
Earthworm-annelids, invertebrata, setae
- (b)
Butterfly-insecta, invertebrata, arthropoda
- (c)
Snail-annelida, invertebrata, muscular foot
- (d)
Paramecium-cilia, protozoa, lacks cell wall
Which of the following is the most commonly used classification scheme?
- (a)
Linnaeus, five kingdom scheme.
- (b)
Whittaker, five kingdom scheme.
- (c)
Darwin, five kingdom scheme.
- (d)
Hooke, five kingdom scheme.
Which of the following are the characteristics of kingdom Protista?
- (a)
Multicellular organisms whose chromosomes are not enclosed in a nuclear membrane
- (b)
Unicellular organisms whose chromosomes are not enclosed in a nuclear membrane
- (c)
Unicellular organisms whose chromosomes are enclosed in a nuclear membrane
- (d)
Multicellular organisms whose chromosomes are enclosed in a nuclear membrane
Which of the following is the distinguishing feature of a nematode?
- (a)
Pseudocoelom and flame cells
- (b)
Pseudocoelom and longitudinal muscle in the body wall
- (c)
Flame cells and longitudinal muscle in the body wall
- (d)
Syncytial epidermis and diploblastic nature
Which of the following sequences of taxa and the animal kingdom is correct?
- (a)
Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, species and genus.
- (b)
Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus and species.
- (c)
Kingdom, phylum, class, family, order, species and genus.
- (d)
Phylum, kingdom, class, family, order, genus and species.
Who proposed five kingdom classification?
- (a)
Hyman
- (b)
Linnaeus
- (c)
Whittaker
- (d)
Aristotle
Which of the following is a diploblastic animal?
- (a)
Hydra
- (b)
Leech
- (c)
Ascaris
- (d)
Fasciola
Which of the following characteristics is/ are true about arthropods?
- (a)
Unisexual with sexual dimorphism
- (b)
Metamorphosis in their life cycle
- (c)
Fertilization is usually internal but in some it may be external
- (d)
All of the above
Which is an example of a coelenterate?
- (a)
Sea pen
- (b)
Sea cucumber
- (c)
Sea horse
- (d)
Sea dollar
In most of the Aschelminthes, the respiratory and circulatory systems are absent. Where do they get their oxygen needed for living from?
- (a)
They can absorb oxygen directly from air.
- (b)
They have special oxygen cylinder attached to them.
- (c)
They have an air bubble feeds them.
- (d)
They obtain oxygen from their host through their body wall.
To which of the following phylas does the animal given below belongs to?
- (a)
Porifera
- (b)
Aschelminthes
- (c)
Annelida
- (d)
Arthropoda
Which of the following is not one of the five kingdoms of R.H.Whittaker's classification system?
- (a)
Animalia
- (b)
Monera
- (c)
Protista
- (d)
Chordata
which of the following plant has the given characteristics?
1. The plant body is differentiated into
roots, stem and leaves.
2. The first plant to have conducting tissue.
- (a)
Riccia
- (b)
Fern
- (c)
Pinus
- (d)
Cycas
Which of the following organisms has the water vascular system as a distinctive feature?
- (a)
Echinodermata
- (b)
Annelida
- (c)
Chordata
- (d)
Mollusca
Which is a diploblastic animal?
- (a)
Hydra
- (b)
Leech
- (c)
Ascaris
- (d)
Fasciola
Which of these is the most suitable description about phylum Platyhelminthes?
- (a)
A group of triploblastic, radially symmetrical, pseudocoelomate animals.
- (b)
A group of triploblastic, bilaterally symmetrical, acoelomate animals.
- (c)
A group of triploblastic, radially symmetrical, tricoelomate animals.
- (d)
A group of triploblastic, bilaterally symmetrical, schizocoelomate animals.
Which of these groups of words means the same thing?
- (a)
Autotrophs and consumers
- (b)
Autotrophs and producers
- (c)
Heterotrophs and producers
- (d)
Autotrophs and carnivcre
Which part(s) is (are) present in angiosperms?
- (a)
Petals
- (b)
Seed coats to protect seeds
- (c)
Fleshy fruit
- (d)
All of the above
Which of these move with the help of pseudopodia?
- (a)
Paranecium
- (b)
Euglena
- (c)
Amoeba
- (d)
Plasmodium
Which is a free-living Platyhelminthes?
- (a)
Planaria
- (b)
Fasciola
- (c)
Taenia
- (d)
Schistosoma
Which of these classes of animals have dry scaly skin, internal fertilisation and are cold blooded animals?
- (a)
Aves
- (b)
Amphibians
- (c)
Pisces
- (d)
Reptiles
Which of the following phyla includes diploblastic, aquatic animals with tissue grade of organization?
- (a)
Protozoa
- (b)
Porifera
- (c)
Cnidaria
- (d)
Helminthes
Which of the following bears flowers?
- (a)
Fern
- (b)
Mushroom
- (c)
Mould
- (d)
Paddy
What is the drawback of the 'five kingdom classification'?
- (a)
The inclusion of unicellular eukaryotes in the kingdom Protista.
- (b)
The inclusion of bacteria and cyanobacteria in the kingdom Monera.
- (c)
The distinction of the unicellular viruses.
- (d)
The inclusion of fungi as the third major evolutionary kingdom.
Which of the following kingdoms is intermediate between kingdom monera and multicellular organisms?
- (a)
Fungi
- (b)
Animalia
- (c)
Plantae
- (d)
Protista
Which of these is the broadest category of an organism in biological taxonomy?
- (a)
The phylum
- (b)
The class
- (c)
The Kingdom
- (d)
The family