ANIMAL KINGDOM

ANIMAL KINGDOM (I)

1. The type of nutrition found in Amoeba is referred to as

a. Ho1ozoic b. Saprozoic c. Holophytic d. None of the above

2. Which one of the following statements is wrong ? a. The members of a species are

reproductively isolated

b. The members of a species can interbreed and produce fertile offspring

c. Species are grouped to form an order

d. Sterile offsprings are produced by the interbreeding of members of the different species

3. The contractile vacuole has no role in

a. Nutrition b. Respiration c. Excretion d. Osmoregulation

4. The term Hinny refer to the sterile offspring of a cross between

a. Male ass and female ass b. Male horse and female ass c. Male ass and female horse

d. ‘b’ and ‘c’

5. According to the modern system of classification, the basic unit is

a . Genus b. Species c. Family d. Order

6. Select the correct sequence in the scheme of classification

a. Species, genus, order, phylum, class

b. Family, species, class, phylum, species

c. Species, family, genus, order class, phylum

d. Species, genus , f amily , order class, phylum

7. Pick out the wrong statement.

a. Artifical selection is based on habits and habitats

b. Homologous organs are developmenta lly alike thought it may differ functionally

c. Analogous organs are similar in fuction but developmentally differen t

d. The wing of an insect and that of a bird are homologous organs

8. The scientist who contributed much to the modern system of classification

a. Linnaeus b. Purkinge c. Robert Brown d. Aristotle

9. Select the one which is not related to the others

a. Vorticella b. EugIena c. Paramecium d. Scypha

10 Hybrids are produced

a. When two different species interbreed

b. When interbreeding takes place within a single species

c. When two animal belonging to different genera interbreed D. None of the above

11. In classification is based on locomotor organelles

a. Annelida b. Protozoa c. Mollusca d. Porifera

12. Select one which is not applicable to protozoa.

a. Acellular body b. Radial symmetry

c. Protoplasmic grade of organisation d. Asexual reproduction by f ission

13. The main function of the contractile vacuole is

a. Nutrition b. Osmoregulation c. Respiration d. Excretion

14. According to the present classification, the house cat is. included in

a. Carnivora b. Primates c. Insectivora d. Cetacea

15. Reproduction in Amoeba ordinariIy takes place by

a. Conjugation b. Budding c. Multiple fission d. Binary fission

16. Binomial nomenclature was introduced by

a. Hackel b. Schleiden c. Linnaeus d. Aristotle

17. Select the wrong statement, Binomial classification

a. Is a system where an organism is given a scientific name having two words

b. The generic name is followed by a specific name

c. Generic name starts with a small letter and specific name by a large letter

d. It was first introduced by Carolus Linnaeus

18. Pseudopods i s characteristic of

a. Flagellate b. Ciliate c. Parasitic forms d. Rhizopda

19. Euglena moves with the help of

a. Pseudopodia b. Flagella c. Cilia d. It is sedantary

20. The prottozoan parasite causing bleeding ulcers- in the intestinal wall of man is

a. Entamoeba histolytica b. Entamoeba gingivalis c. Plasmodium d. Trypanosoma

21. Contractile vacuole is absent in

a. Amoeba b. Entamoeba histolytica c. Paramecium d. Euglena

22. Entamoeba gingivalis is found in the .... feeding on bacteria.

a. Tartar of teeth in man b. Stomach of a dog c. Stomach of cat d. Stomach of man

23. The clinical symptom of amoebic dysen tery is

a. Presence of mucous in faeces b. Presence of blood in faeces c. ‘a.’ and ‘b’

d. None of the above

24. Entamoeba histolytica was first discovered by

a. Ross b. Loesch c. Golgi d. Laveran

25. A reserve food material called chromatid bodies are found in the cytoplasm of

a. Amoeba b. Paramecium c. Plasomodium d. Entamoeba

26. Transmission of Entamoeba histolytica is by

a. Contamination b. Inoculation c. Oral d. None of the above

27. Entamoeba histolytica is

a. Digenetic form b. A Protozoan found in Cockroach

c. Monogenetic form in the colon of man d. Monogenetic form in the mouth cavity

28. The infective stage of Entamoeba histolytica is

a. Precystic form b. Tetranucleate stage c. Metacystic form

d. None of the above

29. Causative organism of ‘Amoebiasis’

a. Trypanosoma gambiense b. Amoeba proteus c. Entamoeba histolytica

d. Pararmecium

30. The parasite known to cause abscess in the liver or reach the brain or lung is

a. Plasmodiurn b. Entamoeba coil c. Entamoeba gingivalis

d. Entamoeba histolytica

31. Entamoeba histolytica is

a. Holophytic b. Holozoic c. Saprozoic d. None of the above

32. En tamoeba histolytica is found in the

a. Rectum of man b. Stomach of man c. Colon of man d. Brain of man

33. Trophozoite in Entamoeba is also called

a. Feeding or nutritive stage b. Infective stage c. Encysted stage

d. Pre-cystic stage

34. Entamoeba histolytica is distinguished from E.coil

a. By the presence of RBC in the former and absent in latter

b. By the presence of contractile vacuole in E. coil

c. Absence of Plasma lemma in E. histolytica

d. Presence of RBC in the food vacuole of E. coil only

35. The presence of RBC in the food vacuole is characteristic of

a. Entamoeba histolytica b. Entamoeba coli c. Entamoeba gingivalis

d. Trypanosoma

36. An endo-commensal protozoan

a. Amoeba proteus b. Entamoeba histolytica c. Plasmodium vivax

d. Entamoeba coiI

37. The parasitathat dissolves the mucous epithelium of the colon of man is

a. Roundworm b. Tapework c. Plasmodium d. Entamoeba histolytica

38. The body covering of Euglena is called

A . Pl asma1emma b. Ectoderm c. Ectoplasm d. Pellicle

39. Excystation in Entamoeba takes place in the

a. Small intestine b. Large intestine c. Stomach d. Liver

40. Entamoeba coil is found

a. In the mouth b. In the intestine c. In the stomoch d. 1n the liver

41. The nucleus concerned with reproduction in paramecium is

a. Meganucleus b. Micronucleus c. ‘a’ and ‘b’ d. None of the above

42. Leishmania tropica is causative of

a. Orienta sores b. Kala azar c. Sleeping sickness d. Malaria

43. Paramylum in Euglena

a. Is reserve food material b. Other name for chloroplasts c. The outer covering

d. Excretory organelles

44. The ‘African sleeping sickness is caused by

a. Paramecium b. Entamoeba histolytica c. Plasmodium

d. Trypanosomagambiense

45. Trypanosoma cruzi causes a disease

a. Sleeping sickness b. Chagas disease c. Kal aazar D. Fi1aria

46. The vector which transmits the infective stage of Trypanosoma from one man to another

is by

a. Mosquito b. Housefly c. Sandfly d. Tsetse fly

47. Trypanosoma is found in the blood of ..... which acts as reservoir of the disease.

a. Antelope b. Dog c. Cat d. Horse

48. Polymorphism occurs in

a. Trypanosoma gambiense b. Amoeba proteus c. Paramecium d. Euglena

49. Characteristic delicate undulating membrane is found in

a. Entamoeba b. Euglena c. Paramecium d. Trypanosoma

50.Trichocysts are peculiar to

a. Euglena b. Amoeba c. Paramecium d. Trypanosoma


ANSWERS

1. a 2. c 3. a 4. b 5. b 6. d 7. d 8. a 9. d 10. a

11. b 12. b 13. b 14. a 15. d 16. c 17. d 18. d 19. b 20. a

21. b 22. a 23. c 24. b 25. d 26. a 27. c 28. b 29. c 30. d

31. b 32. c 33. a 34. a 35. a 36. d 37. d 38. d 39. b 40. b

41. b 42. a 43. a 44. d 45. b 46. d 47. a 48. a 49. d 50. c