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Tuesday, July 1, 2008

ANIMAL KINGDOM

ANIMAL KINGDOM (II)

1. Trypanosoma gambiense is mainly found in

a. Liver b. Blood plasma c. Red blood corpuscles d. Small intestine

2. ...... is a haemoflagellate

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

3. ........ is inclued under both animal and plant kingdom.

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

4. Leishmania donvani is a

a. Ciliate b. Rhizopoda c. Sporozoa d. Flagellate

5. Kala azar is transmitted by

a. SandfIy b. Mosquito c. HousefIy d. Tsetse fly

6. Pick out the wrong statement. In Euglena, during the binary fission, the flagellum

a. Disappears and is later produced from the basal granulos (blepheroplasts) of the divided

daughters

b. Sometimes the flagellum is also divided longitudinally along with the animal cell.

c. One of the divided organism may not get the flagellum, which alter is produced by the basal

granule.

d. If the flagellum disappears it will never develop again after division.

7. The Paramecium moves by the help of

a. Pseudopodia b. Flagella c. Cilia d. Lobose pseudopodia

8. In Paramecium, the metabolic activities are under the control of

a. Neurometer system b. Micronucleus c. Meganucleus d. ‘b’ and ‘c’

9. Mixotrophic (or Mesotrophic) nutrition is a term applied to

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

10. The peculiarity of the contractile vacuole in Paramecium is that it has

a. Small and single vacuole b. Two small vacuoles

c. One large vacuole d. Two small vacuole with radiating canals

11. The average period required by a Paramecium for completing binary fission is about

a. 2 hours b. ½ hour c. 3 hours d. A day .

12. Plasmodium vivax while in man is

a. Sporogamy b. Schizogony c. Cametogony d.Autotomy

13. The organoids that help the paramecium in anchoring its body on any objects are

a. Basal granules b. Cicia c. Trichocysts d. Flagella

14. The vector of Plasmodium vivax is

a. Housef I y b. Female culex c. Cimax d. Female Anopheles

15. The usual method of reproduction in paramecium is

a. Sporulation b. Budding c. Longitudinal binary fission

d. Transverse binary fission

16. Select a digenetic form from the following:-

a. En tamoeba coil b. Monocystis c. Plasmodium vivax d. None of the above

17. Conjugation is employed by

a. Fresh paramecia b. Physically and physiologically weak Paramecium

c. Euglena d. When food material, is available in plenty for any protozoan

18. Conjugation in Paramecium is mainly

a. Mutual exchange of macronuclei rui b. Mutual exchange of micronuclei

c. Mutual exchange of micronucleus of one with the macronucleus of the other

d. None of the above

19. Paramecium is a

a. Fresh water, free living ciliate protozoan b. Fresh water, free living,flagellate protozoan

c. Marine free living ciliate protozoan d. Fresh water, parasitic,ciliate protozoan

20. Autogamy (automixis) in paramecia is a process where

a. Reorganisation and union of micro nuclear material with in a single organism

b. Micro nuclei exchange between two Paramecia c. Disappearance of the macronucleus

d. Exchange of cytoplasm.

21. Locomotion in Paramecium is brought about by

a. Wriggling movement b. Ciliary movement c. Rotating movement d. All the above

22. Cytogamy in Paramecium is a condition when

a. Two organisms exchange their macronuclear materials

b. The micronuclear materials of two organisms exchange takes places

c. Two organ i sms unite as in conjugation butno nuclear exchange takes place

d. The mega and micro nuclei of the same individual unite to reorganise again

23. The old concept regarding the formation of malaria was that it was caused by

a. Virus b. Foul air c. Nematode d. Bacteria

24. Which one of the following is with a anal spot?

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

25. The most common species of Plasmodium in man is

a. Plasmodium ovale b. Plasmodium falciparum c. Plasmodium vivax

d. Plasmodium malariae

26. Which one of the following shows a clear cyclosis ?

a. Euglena b. Amoeba c. Paramecium d. All the above

27. The infective young ones of Plasmodium that reach the blood of man are

a. Merozoites b. Sporozoites c. Cryptozoites d. Trophozoites

28. Reorganisation of nuclear material within the organism without the formation of

synkaryon is called

a. Autogamy b. Endogamy c. Cytogamy d. Conjugation

29. Which of the following is with a well developed food gathering groove ?

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

30. The method of transmission of Plasmodium is by

a. Inoculation b. Contamination c. Oral d. Penetration into the skin

31.The organ of an anopheles mosquito storing the malarial parasites is

a. Preventriculus b. Salivary gland c. Stomach d. Crop

32. The development of a malarial parasite within the RBC of man is commonly called

a. Cycle of Ross b. Gametogony c. Cycle of Golgi d. Sporogony

33. Signet ring stage occurs in the development of Plasmodium

a. In the livercell b. In Mosquito c. In RBC d. ‘a’ and ‘b’

34. Thenumber of hours required for completing the cycle of Golgi in Plasmodium vivax is

a. 48 b.72 c. 32 d. 46

35. Schuffner’s dots are fine granules found

a. In the salivary glands of culex mosquito

b. On the peripheral side of stomach of a female anopheles mosquito

c. In the liver cells of man

d. In the centre of RBC of man infected by Plasmodium vivax

36. ExfIagellation occurs in the life history of

a. Euglena b. Entamoeba c. Leishmania d. Plasmodium

37. The parent cell which becomes male gametes in Plasmodium is

a. All gemetocytes b. Macrogametocytes alone c. Microgametocytes alone d. Schizont

38.The products of schizogony of Plasmodium in man are commonly called

a. Sporozoites b. Gametocytes c. Schizozoites d. None of the above

39.The sexual phase of the Plasmodium occurs in

a. Housefly b. Female anopheles mosquito c. Male anopheless mosquito

d. Female culex mosquito

40. Development of malarial parasite during the incubatlon period occurs in

a. RBC b. Liver cells c. Connective tissue d. ‘a’ and ‘b’

41. Development of a malarial parasite in female anopheles mosquito was identified by

a. Loesch b. Ross c. Golgi d. ‘b’ and ‘c’

42. Plasmodium malariae is the causative organism of

a. Quarten malaria b. Tertian malaria c. Malignant malaria d. None of the above

43.The life cycle of Plasmodium in man is so adjusted that the gametocytes formation is maxium

towards midnight because

a. Mosquitoes feed on blood mainly at night b. Darkness stimulates gametocyte, formation

c. Human body is not disturbed during night d. ‘a’ and ‘c’

44.The motile zygote of Plasmodium is the

a. Schizont b. Synkaryon c. Ookinete d. None of the above

45.Which among the following is an intracellular parasite ?

a. Entamoeba b. Ascaris c. Plasmodium d. Tapeworm

46.Malarial parasite was first discovered by

a. Linnaeus b. Landsteiner c. Lavern d. Hales

47.The division that follows syngamy in Plasmodium is

a. Schizogony b. Sporogony c. Gametogony d. ‘a’and ‘c’

48.Life cycle of Plasmodium in the mosquito takes ..... to complete.

a. One week b. 10 to 13 days c. 3 weeks d. 72 hours

49.The development of malarial parasite in the human liver cells is known as

a. Exo-erythrocytic cycle b. Cycle of Ross c. Erythrocytic cycle d. None of the above

50.The sexual forms of Plasmodium formed at the end of the Erythrocytic cycle are

a. Sporozoites b. Cryptozoites c. Merozoites d. Cametocytes



ANSWERS

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

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

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

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

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

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