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Animal Kingdom

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Basis of Classification
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Non-chordates
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NCERT-PICKS
Types of Circulatory System
Basis of Classification
Animals are classified on the basis of arrangement of cells, body Circulatory System
symmetry, nature of coelom, patterns of digestive, circulatory
and reproductive systems. Types
Levels of Organisation Open Type Closed Type

Though all members of Animalia are multicellular, all of them do
not exhibit the same pattern of organisation of cells. Here, the blood is pumped Here, the blood is
out of the heart and the circulated through a series
Cellular cells and tissues are directly of vessels of varying
Cells are arranged as loose cell bathed in it. diameters (arteries, veins
aggregates, E.g., Sponges. and capillaries).
E.g., Arthropods and
Molluscs E.g., Annelids and Chordates
Tissue
Cells performing the same function
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E.g., Coelenterates Closed system is considered to be more advantageous as the
flow of fluid can be more precisely regulated.
Organ
Levels of
Here tissues are grouped together Symmetry in Animals
Organisation
to form organs, each specialised
for a particular function. Symmetry
E.g., Platyhelminthes and other
higher phyla
Organ System Radial Bilateral Asymmetrical

Organs are associated to form
Any plane The body can Organisms
functional systems, each
system concerned with a passing through be divided in which any
specific physiological function. the central axis of into identical plane that
E.g., Annelids, Arthropods, the body divides left and right passes through
Molluscs,Echinoderms and halves in only the centre does
Chordates. the organism into
one plane. not divide
two identical
E.g., Annelids, them into equal
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Arthropods,etc. halves.
Organ systems in different groups of animals exhibit various E.g., E.g., Sponges.
patterns of complexities. Coelenterates,
Ctenophores and
Types of Digestive System
Echinoderms.
Digestive System
Types Fig.: Animal Fig.:

with bilateral Asymmetrical
symmetry animal
Incomplete Complete
Have only a single opening Have two openings,
to the outside of the body that mouth and anus, E.g.,
Fig.: Animal with
serves as both mouth & anus from Aschelminthes
radial symmetry
E.g., Platyhelminthes to chordates.
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Embryonic Germ Layers Segmentation

The body is externally and internally divided into segments
Embryonic Germ layers with a serial repetition of at least some organs. E.g.,
metameric segmentation in earthworm (phenomenon known as
metamerism).
Diploblastic Animals Triploblastic Animals

Notochord
Cells are arranged in two Those animals in which Notochord
embryonic layers, an the developing embryo has (Mesodermally derived rod-like
a third germinal layer, structure formed on the dorsal side
external ectoderm and an
mesoderm, in between the during embryonic development)
internal endoderm. E.g., ectoderm and endoderm.
Porifera, Coelenterata and E.g., Platyhelminthes to
Ctenophores. Chordates.
Mesoglea Ectoderm
Ectoderm
Endoderm
Endoderm Chordata Non-chordata
Animals having a Animals which do not form
notochord. notochord, E.g., Porifera to
Echinoderms.
Mesoderm Classification of Animals

Fig.: Germ layer in Fig.: Germ layer in
diploblastic animals triploblastic animals c
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In between ectoderm and endoderm, an undifferentiated

layer called mesoglea is found.
Coelom (Body cavity)

The body cavity which is lined by mesoderm is called coelom.
Pseudocoelom Pseudocoelom Fig.: Broad Classification of Kingdom Animalia based on

common fundamental features. *Echinodermata exhibits
In some animals, mesoderm is present
radial or bilateral symmetry depending on the stage.
as scattered pouches in between
the ectoderm and endoderm. E.g.,
Aschelminthes Phylum Porifera
Acoelom
Pori pore or minute holes ½
Those animal in which the ¾ Pore bearing animals
Coelom
body cavity is absent, E.g., Fera to bear ¿

Platyhelminthes
They are generally marine and mostly asymmetrical animals.
These are primitive multicellular animals and have cellular
Eucoelom level of organisation.
Coelom
Animals possessing coelom are called Digestion is intracellular.
coelomates or eucoelomates. E.g., Sexes are not separate (hermaphrodite), i.e., eggs and
Annelids, Molluscs, Arthropods, sperms are produced by the same individual.
Echinoderms, Hemichordates, and
Fertilization is internal.
Chordates.
Development is indirect having a larval stage which is
morphologically distinct from the adult.
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Have a water transport or canal

Asexual system
(By fragmentation)
Reproduction Commonly known as
General Characteristic
sponges
Skeleton Contains
Sexual
(By formation of gametes) Made up of spicules Choanocytes or collar
or spongin fibres cells line the spongocoel
& the canals
Water Transport or Canal System

Phylum Coelenterata or Cnidaria
Minute pores (ostia) Polyp Medusa
Sessile & cyclindrical form, Umbrella -shaped & free-
Through which Pathway is E.g., Hydra swimming, E.g., Aurelia
helpful in or jelly fish
Water enters in the body wall food gathering,
respiratory
Into
exchange &
Central cavity (Spongocoel) removal of
waste
Goes out through
Osculum
Examples Composed
of calcium
carbonate Skeleton Body forms Name
cnidaria is
Sycon (Scypha) Central General
Spongilla Euspongia derived from
gastro- Characteristics
(Fresh water (Bath sponge) cnidoblasts or
vascular
sponge) cnidocytes
cavity with a Distinctive
single opening feature
Cnidoblasts
Mouth on (Cnidocytes)
hypostome Present on Tentacles
& body
Function
Anchorage,
defense & for the Contain Stinging
capture of prey capsules or
nematocysts
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Physalia (Portuguese man-of -war)
Metagenesis: Metagenesis is the alternation of generation in
Adamsia (Sea anemone) which polyp asexually produce medusa and medusa sexually
produces polyp. E.g., Obelia
Examples
Pennatula (Sea-pen)
Phylum Ctenophora
Gorgonia (Sea-fan)
Commonly knwon as comb jellies, or sea walnuts or sea
Meandrina (Brain coral) gooseberry.
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Characteristic Features
Exclusively marine, radially symmetrical, diploblastic

with tissue level of organisation.
Bioluminescence
(the property of organism to emit light)
Reproduction
Only by sexual means
Sexes are not seperate
Digestion
Both extracellular and intracellular
Fact
Ciliated comb plates (8 external rows)
p
Help in locomotion
Fertilization: External with indirect development.
Examples
Pleurobrachia
Ctenoplana
Fig.: Pleurobrachia
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Bioluminescene is well-marked in ctenophores.
Phylum Platyhelminthes
Examples:
(a) Taenia Internal and indirect
(Tapeworm)
Fertilization and
(b) Fasciola
development
Mostly Endoparasites
(Liver fluke) (Found in animals including
human beings)
Fact
Distinctive Flame cells (Help in
General features
Feature osmoregulation & excretion)
(a)
Some possess high Bilaterally symmetrical, triploblastic
regeneration capacity, and acoelomate with organ level of
E.g., Planaria organisation
Hooks & suckers present Commonly known as flatworms

in parasitic forms. (dorso-ventrally flattened body)
(b)
Phylum Aschelminthes
Free-living, aquatic, terrestrial Bilaterally symmetrical, triploblastic
or parasitic Roundworms as body is and pseudocoelomate animals with
(in plants and animals) circular in cross-section organ system level of organisation
Why named?
Complete alimentary canal
Females are longer Fact
Characteristics features Fe with a well-developed
than males r
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Examples: lop n
me and
Sexes are separate (dioecious), Ascaris (Roundworm) nt
i.e., males and females are Wuchereria (Filarial worm) Internal and direct
distinct. Ancylostoma (Hookworm) or indirect
Male Female
Fig.: Ascaris
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ƒ An excretory tube is present in members of Aschelminthes which removes body wastes from the body cavity through the
excretory pore.
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Phylum - Annelida
Longitudinal Parapodia: Lateral

& circular muscles for appendages for
locomotion swimming, E.g., Nereis
Characteristic Features
Nephridia: Help in osmoregulation Examples:

and excretion
Dioecious-(a)Nereis
Neural system with paired ganglia Monoecious-(b) Hirudinaria (Blood
connected by lateral nerves to sucking leech), (c) Pheretima (Earthworm),
double ventral nerve cord
Body surface is distinctly marked

out into segments or metameres
(metameric segmentation)
Bilaterally symmetrical,
triploblastic, coelomate with organ (a) (b) (c)
system level of organisation
Phylum - Arthropoda
Arthros Jointed ½
¾ Animals having jointed appendages
Poda = Legs or Appendages ¿
Internal
and direct Antennae, eyes
or indirect (compound & Open type
Fe
rtil simple), statocysts or
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tio n
na balancing organs Chitinous a tio
ul
nd
de
ve rc
Head lop
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Exoskeleton Ci
Body nt Organs
consists of Fact Largest phylum (over two-
Abdomen General features
third of all named species on
n Respiratory Earth are arthropods)
Thorax r etio
Exc organs
Through Jointed appendages Gills, book gills, book

Malpighian lungs or tracheal system
tubules
Mostly oviparous
Examples
Economically Vectors: Anopheles, Culex Gregarious pest: Living fossil:

important insects: & Aedes Locusta (Locust) Limulus (King crab)
Apis (Honey bee),
Bombyx (Silkworm),
Laccifer (Lac insect)
Fig.: Locusta
Fig.: Anopheles Fig.: Limulus
Fig.: Bombyx
Phylum - Mollusca
Examples: Radula: A file-like rasping

Octopus (Devil fish) organ in mouth for feeding
Aplysia (Sea-hare)
Second largest animal phylum
Dentalium (Tusk shell)
General
Chaetopleura (Chiton)
Characteristics Body is covered by a calcareous shell
Loligo (Squid)
Pinctada (Pearl oyster) (a) ( )
Unsegmented body with a distinct
Sepia (Cuttle fish) head, muscular foot & visceral hump
Fig.: (a) Pila, (b) Octopus
Pila (Apple snail) A soft and spongy layer of skin forms a
mantle over the visceral hump.
Mantle cavity: Space b/w hump &
mantle contains feather like gills with
respiratory and excretory functions
Phylum - Echinodermata
External and indirect

Fe
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on
Examples: an
dD Sexes are seperate Exclusively marine
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Asterias (Star fish) elo
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Echinus (Sea urchin) t Reproduction
Antedon (Sea lily) Characteristic features Calcareous ossicles
Endoskeleton
Cucumaria (Sea cucumber) Distinctive Digestive
Ophiura (Brittle star) feature system
Water vascular system Mouth on the lower
(Helps in locomotion, (ventral) side and anus
capture & transport of food on the upper (dorsal) side
& respiration)
(a) (b)
Fig.: (a) Echinus, (b) Asterias
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ƒ Adult echinoderms are radially symmetrical but larvae are
bilaterally symmetrical.
ƒ Excretory system is absent in echinoderms.
Phylum - Hemichordata
External and
indirect Fe
rti Small group Through gills
lis
ati of worm-like
on
an
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Examples: n
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Balanoglossus pm
Consists of Body s pir
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t Re Stomochord: Rudimentary
Saccoglossus Characteristic features structure in collar region;
Endoskeleton
Proboscis similar to notochord
Body is composed of
Long trunk Anterior proboscis Collar

Collar (excretory organ)
T
Trunk
Fig.: Balanoglossus
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Hemichordata is connecting link between non-chordata &
chordata.
Phylum Chordata
Chordata is the most advanced animal phylum.
All chordates possess three unique characteristics at some stage in their life history. These diagnostic features are:
(i) Presence of notochord
(ii) Presence of dorsal hollow nerve cord
(iii) Presence of pharyngeal gill slits (paired)
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All the vertebrates are chordates, but all the chordates are
not vertebrates.
Table: Comparison of Chordates and Non-chordates

Chordates Non-chordates
Notochord present. Notochord absent.
Central nervous system is Central nervous system is
dorsal, hollow and single. ventral, solid and double.
Pharynx perforated by gill slits. Gill slits are absent.
Heart is ventral. Healt is dorsal (if present)
A post-anal part (tail) is present. Post-anal tail is absent
Phylum Chordata
Subphylums
Urochordata or Tunicata Cephalochordata Vertebrata

Notochord is present Notochord extends from head Possess notochord during the
only in larval tail. to tail region & is persistent embryonic period
E.g., Ascidia, Salpa, throughout their life Notochord is replaced by a
Doliolum E.g., Branchiostoma cartilaginous or bony vertebral
(Amphioxus or Lancelet) column in the adult
Notochord E.g., Agnatha and Gnathostomata
Nerve cord
Post-anal part
Gill slits
Fig.: Ascidia Fig.: Amphioxus
The subphylum Vertebrata is further divided as follows:
Class : Cyclostomata
Examples:
Petromyzon (Lamprey)
Myxine (Hagfish)
Closed type Fig.: Petromyzon
Circulation Examples
Elongated body with 6-15 pairs Devoid of scales & paired
of gill slits for respiration General features
Body fins
Mouth
Ectoparasites on
some fishes Cartilaginous Sucking and circular
cranium and mouth without jaws
vertebral column
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Cyclostomes are marine but migrate for spawning to fresh Mouth is mostly terminal.
water; die within a few days after spawning. Their larvae, They have four pairs of gills which are covered by an
after metamorphosis, return to the ocean. operculum on each side.
Skin is covered with cycloid/ctenoid scales. Air bladder is
Class: Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous fishes) present which regulates buoyancy.
They are marine animals with streamlined body and have Heart is two-chambered (one auricle and one ventricle).
cartilaginous endoskeleton. They are cold-blooded animals.
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Notochord is persistent throughout life. Body is spindle-shaped and streamlined thus facilitates
The skin is tough, containing minute placoid scales. movement through water.
Teeth are modified placoid scales which are backwardly Pectoral and pelvic fins act as balancers and brakes
directed. Their jaws are very powerful. during swimming.
These animals are predaceous.
Gill slits are without gill covers (operculum). Sexes are separate. Fertilisation is usually external.
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Examples: Marine– Exocoetus (Flying fish), Hippocampus (Sea
Chimaera: Connecting link between chondrichthyes and
osteichthyes. horse).
Fresh water– Labeo (Rohu), Catla (Katla), Clarias (Magur).
Air bladder, which regulates buoyancy is absent. They have Aquarium– Betta (Fighting fish), Pterophyllum (Angel fish).
to swim constantly to avoid sinking.
Heart is two-chambered, having one auricle and one
ventricle.
They are cold-blooded (poikilothermous) animals, i.e., they
lack the capacity to regulate their body temperature.
Sexes are separate. In males, pelvic fins bear claspers which
are used for copulation.
Fertilisation is internal. Most forms are viviparous.
Examples: Scoliodon (Dog fish), Pristis (Saw fish), Carcharodon (a) (b)
(Great white shark), Trygon (Sting ray).
Fig.: (a) Hippocampus, (b) Catla
Class Amphibia
The name indicates (Gr., Amphi : dual, bios : life),
amphibians can live in aquatic as well as terrestrial habitats.
(a)
Body is divisible into head and trunk. Tail may be present
in some.
Most of them have two pairs of limbs.
Skin is smooth without scales.
Respiration takes place by gills, lungs, and through skin.
(b)
The heart is 3-chambered (two auricles and one ventricle).
Fig.: (a) Scoliodon, (b) Pristis
The eyes have eyelids.
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A tympanum represents the ear.
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Torpedo) and some possess poison sting (e.g., Trygon).
Alimentary canal, urinary and reproductive tracts open into a
common chamber called cloaca which opens to the exterior.
Class: Osteichthyes (Bony fishes)
It includes both marine and fresh water fishes with bony Sexes are separate.
endoskeleton. Fertilisation is external.
They are oviparous and development is indirect. Skin is dry without glands except the oil gland at the base
Examples: Bufo (Toad), Rana (frog), Hyla (Tree frog), of the tail.
Salamandra (Salamander), Ichthyophis (Limbless amphibia). Endoskeleton is fully ossified (bony). Long bones are
hollow with air cavities (pneumatic).
Heart is completely four-chambered.
They are warm-blooded (homoiothermous) animals, i.e., they
are able to maintain a constant body temperature. Fertilisation
is internal. They are oviparous and development is direct.
The digestive tract of birds has additional chambers, the
(a) (b) crop and gizzard.
Respiration by compact, spongy, non-distensible lungs
Fig.: (a) Salamandra, (b) Rana
continuous with thin-walled air sacs. Air sacs connected to
Class Reptilia lungs supplement respiration.
The class name refers to their creeping or crawling mode of Examples: Corvus (Crow), Columba (Pigeon), Psittacula
locomotion (Latin, repere or reptum, to creep or crawl). (Parrot), Struthio (Ostrich), Pavo(Peacock), Aptenodytes
They are mostly terrestrial animals. (Penguin), Neophron (Vulture)

Body is covered by dry and cornified skin, epidermal scales
or scutes.
They do not have external ear openings.
Tympanum represents ear.
Limbs, when present, are two pairs.
Heart is usually three-chambered, but four-chambered in
crocodiles.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
Reptiles are poikilotherms.
Snakes and lizards shed their scales as skin cast. Fig.: (a) Neophron, (b) Struthio, (c) Psittacula, (d) Pavo
Sexes are separate. Class Mammalia
Fertilisation is internal.
They are found in a variety of habitats – polar ice caps,
They are oviparous and development is direct. deserts, mountains, forests, grasslands and dark caves.
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Vipera(Viper)
The most unique mammalian characteristic is the presence
of milk producing glands (mammary glands) by which the
Examples: Chelone (Turtle), Testudo (Tortoise), Chameleon young ones are nourished.
(Tree lizard), Calotes (Garden lizard), Crocodilus
(Crocodile), Alligator (Alligator), Hemidactylus (Wall
lizard). They have two pairs of limbs, adapted for walking, running,
climbing, burrowing, swimming or flying.
The skin of mammals is unique in possessing hair.
External ears or pinnae are present.
Different types of teeth are present in the jaw.
Heart is four-chambered. They are homoiothermous.
(a) (b) (c) (d) Respiration is by lungs.
Sexes are separate and fertilisation is internal.
Fig.: (a) Chameleon, (b) Crocodilus, (c) Chelone, (d) Naja
They are viviparous with few exceptions.
Class Aves Development is direct and well-developed parental care.

The characteristic features of Aves (birds) are the presence Examples:
of feathers and most of them can fly except flightless birds Oviparous - Ornithorhynchus (Platypus)
(e.g., Ostrich). They possess beak.
Viviparous-Macropus (Kangaroo), Pteropus (Flying fox),
Limbs are of two pairs:
Camelus (Camel), Macaca (Monkey), Rattus (Rat), Canis (Dog),
Forelimbs: Modified into wings. Felis (Cat), Elephas (Elephant), Equus (Horse), Delphinus
Hind limbs: Generally have scales and are modified for (Common dolphin), Balaenoptera (Blue whale), Panthera tigris
walking, swimming or clasping the tree branches. (Tiger), Panthera leo (Lion).
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(a) (b) (c) (d)

Fig.: (a) Ornithorhynchus, (b) Macropus, (c) Pteropus, (d) Balaenoptera
Table: Salient features of Different phyla in the Animal Kingdom

Level of Digestive Circulatory Respiratory Distinctive
Phylum Symmetry Coelom Segmentation
Organisation System System System Features
Porifera Cellular Various Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent Body with pores
and canals in walls.
Coelenterata Tissue Radial Absent Absent Incomplete Absent Absent Cnidoblasts
(Cnidaria) present.
Ctenophora Tissue Radial Absent Absent Incomplete Absent Absent Comb plates for
locomotion.
Platyhelminthes Organ Bilateral Absent Absent Incomplete Absent Absent Flat body, suckers.
Aschelminthes Organ system Bilateral Pseudo Absent Complete Absent Absent Often wormshaped,
coelomate elongated.
Annelida Organ system Bilateral Coelomate Present Complete Present Absent Body segmentation
like rings.
Arthropoda Organ system Bilateral Coelomate Present Complete Present Present Exoskeleton of
cuticle,
jointed appendages.
Mollusca Organ system Bilateral Coelomate Absent Complete Present Present External skeleton
of shell usually
present.
Echinodermata Organ system Radial Coelomate Absent Complete Present Present Water vascular
system, radial
symmetry.
Hemichordata Organ system Bilateral Coelomate Absent Complete Present Present Worm-like with
proboscis, collar
and trunk.
Chordata Organ system Bilateral Coelomate Present Complete Present Present Notochord, dorsal
hollow nerve cord,
gill slits with
limbs or fins.
NEET ILLUMINA
Coelom
Coelomates, such Body covering

as earthworms, (from ectoderm)
have a true
coelom, a body
cavity completely
lined by Tissue layer lining
mesoderm. coelom and suspending
internal organs
(from mesoderm)
Digestive tract
(from endoderm)
(a) Coelomate
Body covering
(from ectoderm)
Pseudocoelomates,
such as
roundworms, have Muscle layer
a body cavity lined (from mesoderm)
by tissue derived Pseudocoelom
from mesoderm
and by tissue
derived from
endoderm Digestive tract
(from endoderm)
(b) Pseudocoelomate
Body covering
Acoelomates, such (from ectoderm)
as planarians, lack
a body cavity
between the Tissue ﬁlled region
digestive cavity (from mesoderm)
and outer body
wall. Wall of digestive cavity
(from endoderm)
(c)Acoelomate
Key
Ectoderm Mesoderm Endoderm
Fig.: Body cavities of triploblastic animals
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Reproductive
polyp
Feeding
polyp
Medusa Meiosis
bud
Gonad
Medusa
Egg Sperm
Sexual
Asexual Reproducation
Reproduction
(Budding)
Fertilization
Zygote
Developing Planula
Polyp (larva)
Mature
polyp
Fig.: Metagenesis in Obelia

Anterior
(rostral)
Dorsal
posterior
Oral
Right
Left
Ventral
anterior
Aboral
Posterior
(Caudal)
(a) Radial Symmetry (b) Bilateral Symmetry

Fig.: Different axis of body with symmetry (a) Radial symmetry in Hydra, (b) Bilateral symmetry in humans
NCERT LINE BY LINE FILL-UP AND TRUE & FALSE
Basis of Classification 25. Platyhelminthes have dorso-ventrally flattened body thus,

it is also known as ____________ .
1. The classification helps in assigning a systematic position
to newly described species. T/F 26. Platyhelminthes are mostly ectoparasites found in animals
including human beings. T/F
2. In sponges, the cells are arranged as loose cell aggregates,
i.e., they exhibit cellular level of organisation. T/F 27. Flatworms are bilaterally symmetrical, triploblastic and
coelomate animals with organ level of organisation. T/F
3. In coelenterates, the arrangement of cells is less complex
than that of sponges. T/F 28. In Platyhelminthes, hooks and suckers are present in the
parasitic forms. T/F
4. Organ systems in different groups of animals exhibit similar
patterns of complexities. T/F 29. In platyhelminthes, specialised cells called protonephridia
help in osmoregulation and excretion. T/F
5. A differentiated layer, mesoglea, is present in between the
ectoderm and the endoderm. T/F 30. Some members of platyhelminthes like ________ possess
high regeneration capacity.
6. Notochord is a mesodermally derived rod-like structure
formed on the ventral side during embryonic development 31. The body of aschelminthes look ________ in cross-section.
in some animals. T/F 32. Roundworms have ___________ level of body organisation.
Classification of Animals 33. Aschelminthes are bilaterally symmetrical, triploblastic
and acoelomate animals. T/F
7. Members of porifera phylum are commonly known as
_____________ . 34. In aschelminth, an excretory tube removes body wastes
from the body cavity through the excretory pore. T/F
8. Sponges are generally marine and all are asymmetrical
animals. T/F 35. In aschelminthes, often males are longer than females. T/F
9. Collar cells are also known as ___________ . 36. Ascaris is also known as ___________ .
10. Collar cells in sponges line the osculum and the canals. 37. Annelids exhibit _________ level of body organisation and
T/F _____________ symmetry.
11. Sponges reproduce asexually by __________ and sexually 38. Annelids are triploblastic, metamerically segmented and
by _______________ . pseudocoelomate animals. T/F
12. In sponges, fertilisation is external and development is 39. Annelids possess lateral and circular muscles which help in
indirect having a larval stage which is morphologically locomotion. T/F
distinct from the adult. T/F 40. Nereis possess lateral appendages that is known as _____ .
13. Coelenterates are also known as _____________ . 41. In annelids, neural system consists of paired ganglia
14. Stinging Capsule in chidarians is also known as ________ . connected by ventral nerves to a double dorsal nerve cord.
T/F
15. Cnidarians have a lateral oral-gastro cavity with a single
opening, mouth on hypostome. T/F 42. Nereis, an aquatic form, is monoecious, but earthworms
and leeches are dioecious. T/F
16. Cnidarians exhibit two basic body forms called __________
and _____________ . 43. Over one-third of all named species on earth are arthropods.
T/F
17. In Cnidarians, the polyp is a sessile and cylindrical form
like Hydra, Aurelia, etc. T/F 44. Statocysts are also known as ______________ .
18. In Obelia, Polyps produce medusae sexually and medusae 45. Excretion in arthropods takes place through __________ .
form the polyps asexually. T/F 46. Arthropods are mostly viviparous. T/F
19. Ctenophores are commonly known as___________ or 47. ___________ is known as living fossil.
__________ . 48. Mollusca is the third largest animal phylum. T/F
20. Ctenophores are inclusively marine, bilaterally 49. Molluscs are bilaterally symmetrical, triploblastic and
symmetrical, diploblastic organisms with tissue level of acoelomate animals. T/F
organisation. T/F
50. Body of molluscs is covered by a calcareous shell and is
21. The body of ctenophores bears ten external rows of ciliated segmented with a distinct head, muscular foot and visceral
comb plates. T/F hump. T/F
22. Digestion in ctenophores is only extracellular. T/F 51. Molluscs have a soft and calcareous layer of skin forms a
23. Bioluminescence is well-marked in ctenophores. T/F mantle over the visceral hump. T/F
24. In ctenophores, fertilisation is internal with indirect 52. In molluscs, the anterior head region has sensory tentacles.
development. T/F T/F
Animal Kingdom 97
53. Molluscs are usually dioecious and oviparous with direct 82. Some of chondrichthyes have electric organs e.g., ______ .
development. T/F 83. In females pelvic fins bear claspers in chondrichthyes. T/F
54. Echinoderm have an exoskeleton of calcareous ossicles 84. Osteichthyes includes both marine and fresh water fishes
and, hence, the name Echinodermata. T/F with bony exoskeleton. T/F
55. Some echinoderms are marine with organ-system level of 85. Osteichthyes’ body is streamlined. T/F
organisation. T/F
86. Osteichthyes have four pairs of gills which are covered by
56. The adult echinoderms are bilaterally symmetrical but
an operculum on each side. T/F
larvae are radially symmetrical. T/F
87. In osteichthyes, skin is covered with cycloid/ctenoid scales.
57. Digestive system of echinoderms is complete with mouth
T/F
on the lower (dorsal) side and anus on the upper (ventral)
side. T/F 88. Heart is ________ chambered in osteichthyes.
58. The most distinctive feature of echinoderms is the presence 89. Osteichthyes are mostly oviparous and development is
of ________________ . indirect. T/F
59. A well developed excretory system is present in 90. ____________ is an limbless amphibian.
echinoderms. T/F 91. All amphibians have two pairs of limbs. T/F
60. Stomochord is a structure similar to _____________ . 92. A tympanum represents the ear in amphibians. T/F
61. Hemichordates have a rudimentary structure in the collar 93. In amphibians, respiration occurs by gills, lungs and
region called _______________ . through skin. T/F
62. The body of hemichordates is cylindrical and is composed 94. The heart is three chambered (one auricles and two
of an anterior proboscis, a collar and a long trunk. T/F ventricle) in amphibians. T/F
63. In hemichordates, circulatory system is of closed type. T/F 95. Fertilisation is internal in amphibians. T/F
64. In hemichordates, respiration takes place through
96. The class reptilia’s name refers to their creeping or crawling
______________ .
mode of locomotion. T/F
65. In hemichordates, excretory organ is ____________ .
97. Reptile's body is covered by dry and cornified skin,
66. Chordates possess a post anal tail and a open circulatory endodermal scales or scutes. T/F
system. T/F
98. Reptiles have external ear openings. T/F
67. Urochordata is also known as ___________ .
99. In reptiles, heart is usually three-chambered, but four-
68. Protochordates are fresh water organisms. T/F chambered in _____________ .
69. In Urochordata, notochord extends from head to tail region 100. Chelone and Testudo are commonly called as tortoise and
and is persistent throughout their life. T/F turtle. T/F
70. Branchiostoma is known as ________ or _______ . 101. Vipera is known as krait. T/F
71. The members of subphylum Vertebrata possess notochord 102. The hind limbs of birds are modified into wings. T/F
during the adult period. T/F
103. The fore limbs of birds generally have scales. T/F
72. All living members of the class Cyclostomata are
endoparasites on some fishes. T/F 104. Hind limbs of birds are modified for walking, swimming or
clasping the tree branches. T/F
73. Cyclostomes have a sucking and circular mouth with jaws.
T/F 105. Skin of birds is dry without glands except the oil gland at
the apex of the tail. T/F
74. In cyclostomes, cranium and vertebral column are fibrous.
T/F 106. Endoskeleton of birds is fully ossified (bony) and the long
bones are hollow with air cavities (pneumatic). T/F
75. Cyclostomes are fresh water but migrate for spawning to
marine water. T/F 107. The respiratory tract of birds has additional chambers, the
crop and gizzard. T/F
76. After spawning, within a few months, cyclostomes die.
T/F 108. Mammals are found in a variety of habitats – polar ice caps,
deserts, mountains, forests, grasslands and dark caves. T/F
77. Petromyzon is also known as ________.
109. Among mammals no one has adapted to fly or live in water.
78. In chondrichthyes ,mouth is located dorsally. T/F
T/F
79. Notochord is persistent throughout life in chondrichthyes.
T/F 110. The skin of mammals is unique in possessing hair. T/F
80. In chondrichthyes, gill slits are separate and with operculum. 111. Internal ears or pinnae are present in mammals. T/F
T/F 112. Heart is _________ chambered in mammals.
81. Due to the presence of air bladder, chondrichthyes have to 113. Mammals are viviparous without exceptions and
swim constantly to avoid sinking. T/F development is direct. T/F
ANSWERS
1. True 27. False: Flatworms are bilaterally symmetrical, triploblastic
and acoelomate animals with organ level of organisation.
2. True
28. True
3. False: In coelenterates, the arrangement of cells is more
complex than that of sponges. 29. False: Specialised cells called flame cells help in
osmoregulation and excretion in platyheminthes.
4. False: Organ systems in different groups of animals exhibit
various patterns of complexities. 30. Planaria
5. False: An undifferentiated layer, mesoglea, is present in 31. Circular
between the ectoderm and the endoderm.
32. Organ-system
6. False: Notochord is a mesodermally derived rod-like
33. False: Ascheminthes are bilaterally symmetrical,
structure formed on the dorsal side during embryonic
triploblastic and pseudocoelomate animals.
development in some animals.
34. True
7. Sponges
35. False: In Aschelminthes, females are longer than males.
8. False: Sponges are generally marine and mostly
asymmetrical animals. 36. Roundworm
9. Choanocytes 37. Organ-system, bilateral
10. False: Collar cells line the spongocoel and the canals. 38. False: Annelids are triploblastic, metamerically segmented
and coelomate animals.
11. Fragmentation, Formation of gametes
39. False: Annelids possess longitudinal and circular muscles
12. False: In Sponges, fertilisation is internal and development
which help in locomotion.
is indirect having a larval stage which is morphologically
distinct from the adult 40. Parapodia
13. Cnidaria 41. False: In Annelids, neural system consists of paired ganglia
connected by lateral nerves to a double ventral nerve cord.
14. Nematocyst
42. False: Nereis, an aquatic form, is dioecious, but earthworms
15. False: Cnidarians have a central gastro-vascular cavity with
and leeches are monoecious.
a single opening, mouth on hypostome.
43. False: Over two-thirds of all named species on earth are
16. Polyp, medusa
arthropods.
17. False: The polyp is a sessile and cylindrical form like
44. Balancing organ
Hydra, Adamsia, etc
45. Malpighian tubules
18. False: In Obelia polyps produce medusae asexually and
medusae form the polyps sexually. 46. False: Arthropods are mostly oviparous.
19. Sea walnuts, comb jellies 47. Limulus (king crab)
20. False: Ctenophores are exclusively marine, radially 48. False: Mollusca is the second largest animal phylum.
symmetrical, diploblastic organisms with tissue level of
49. False: Molluscs are bilaterally symmetrical, triploblastic
organisation.
and coelomate animals
21. False: The body of ctenophores bears eight external rows of
50. False: Body of molluscs are covered by a calcareous shell
ciliated comb plates.
and is unsegmented with a distinct head, muscular foot and
22. False: Digestion is both extracellular and intracellular in visceral hump.
Ctenophores.
51. False: A soft and spongy layer of skin forms a mantle over
23. True the visceral hump in molluscs.
24. False: In Ctenophores, fertilisation is external with indirect 52. True
development.
53. False: Molluscs are usually dioecious and oviparous with
25. Flatworms indirect development.
26. False: Platyhelminthes are mostly endoparasites found in 54. False: Echinoderms have an endoskeleton of calcareous
animals including human beings. ossicles.
Animal Kingdom 99
55. False: All echinoderms are marine with organ-system level 83. False: In Chondrichthyes males pelvic fins bear claspers.
of organisation.
84. False: Osteichthyes includes both marine and fresh water
56. False: Adult echinoderms are radially symmetrical but fishes with bony endoskeleton
larvae are bilaterally symmetrical.
85. True
57. False: Digestive system in echinoderms is complete with
86. True
mouth on the lower (ventral) side and anus on the upper
(dorsal) side. 87. True
58. Water vascular system 88. Two
59. False: Excretory system is absent in echinoderms. 89. False: Osteichthyes are mostly oviparous and development
is direct.
60. Notochord
90. Ichthyophis
61. Stomochord
91. False: Most of the amphibians have two pairs of limbs with
62. True some exception e.g., Ichthyophis (Limbless amphibia).
63. False: In hemichordates, circulatory system is of open type. 92. True
64. Gills 93. True
65. Proboscis gland 94. False: The heart is three chambered (two auricles and one
66. False: Chordates possess a post anal tail and a closed ventricle) in amphibians.
circulatory system. 95. False: Fertilisation is external in amphibians.
67. Tunicata 96. True
68. False: Protochordates are exclusively marine. 97. False: Reptile's body is covered by dry and cornified skin,
69. False: In Cephalochordata, notochord extends from head to epidermal scales or scutes.
tail region and is persistent throughout their life. 98. False: Reptiles do not have external ear openings.
70. Amphioxus or Lancelet 99. Crocodiles
71. False: The members of subphylum Vertebrata possess 100. False: Chelone and Testudo is commonly called as turtle
notochord during the embryonic period. and tortoise.
72. False: All living members of the class Cyclostomata are 101. False: Vipera is known as viper.
ectoparasites on some fishes.
102. False: The forelimbs of birds are modified into wings.
73. False: Cyclostomes have a sucking and circular mouth
without jaws. 103. False: The hind limbs of birds generally have scales.
74. False: Cranium and vertebral column are cartilaginous in 104. True
cyclostomes. 105. False: Skin of birds is dry without glands except the oil
75. False: Cyclostomes are marine but migrate for spawning to gland at the base of the tail.
fresh water. 106. True
76. False: Cyclostomes are marine but migrate for spawning to 107. False: The digestive tract of birds has additional chambers,
fresh water. After spawning, within a few days, they die. the crop and gizzard.
77. Lamprey 108. True
78. False: In chondrichthyes, mouth is located ventrally. 109. False: Some of mammals have adapted to fly or live in
water. e.g., bat and whale.
79. True
110. True
80. False: In Chondrichthyes, the gill slits are separate and
without operculum. 111. False: External ears or pinnae are present in mammals.
81. False: Due to the absence of air bladder, chondrichthyes 112. Four
have to swim constantly to avoid sinking.
113. False: Mammals are viviparous with few exceptions (e.g.,
82. Torpedo platypus) and development is direct.
MCQs
NCERT Topic-wise MCQs
10. Skeleton of porifera is made up of

Classification
1) Spongin fibres 2) Collagen
1. Which of the following is odd one w.r.t. organ system level 3) Calcium carbonate 4) Calcareous ossicles
of body organisation? 11. In sponges, water enters through minute pores (ostia) in
1) Platyhelminthes 2) Arthropods the body wall into a central cavity, spongocoel, from where
3) Annelids 4) Molluscs it goes out through the osculum. This pathway of water
transport is helpful in
2. Pseudocoelomates animals are:
1) Food gathering 2) Respiratory exchange
1) Aschelminthes 2) Humans
3) Removal of waste 4) All of these
3) Platyhelminthes 4) None of these
12. Which of the following is not the characteristic of
3. Radial symmetry occurs in:
Euspongia?
1) Platyhelminthes 2) Cnidaria
1) Hermaphrodite nature 2) Choanocytes
3) Molluscs 4) Sponges
3) External fertilisation 4) Indirect development
4. True coelom is lined by:
13. Euspongia is commonly known as
1) Ectoderm 2) Mesoderm
1) Marine water sponge 2) Bath sponge
3) Endoderm 4) Ectoderm and endoderm
3) Fresh water sponge 4) Terrestrial sponge
5. In which phylum the body can be divided into identical left
and right halves in only one plane? 14. Canal system is present in:
1) Coelenterata 2) Annelida 1) Cnidaria 2) Coelenterata
3) Ctenophora 4) Echinodermata 3) Porifera 4) Echinodermata
6. Organization in sponges is 15. One of the following is not the characteristic feature of
sponges
1) Protoplasmic grade 2) Cellular grade
1) Cellular level of organisation
3) Organ grade 4) Tissue grade
2) Body supported by chitin
7. Diploblastic and triploblastic are terms that describe
3) Presence of ostia
1) The number of invaginations during embryonic
development 4) Intracellular digestion
2) The number of heads during embryonic development
Coelenterata
3) The number of germinal layers during embryonic
development
16. Which among the following exhibit alternation of
4) The number of cell types during development generation?
1) Physalia 2) Obelia
Porifera
3) Hydra 4) Aurelia
8. In most simple type of canal system of porifera, which of 17. Which of the following traits is not shared by both sea
the following ways exhibit water flow? anemones and jelly fish?
1) Ostia o Spongocoel o Osculum oExterior 1) A medusa as the dominant stage in the life cycle
2) Spongocoel o Ostia o Osculum o Exterior 2) Presence of a central gastro-vascular cavity
3) Osculum o Spongocoel o Ostia o Exterior 3) Exhibit tissue level of organisation
4) Osculum o Ostia o Spongocoel o Exterior 4) Nematocysts on the tentacles
9. Fresh water sponge is: 18. Polyp phase is absent in
1) Euspongia 2) Cliona 1) Aurelia 2) Hydra
3) Spongilla 4) Euplectella 3) Adamsia 4) Obelia
Animal Kingdom 101
19. Corals belong to phylum:

Platyhelminthes
1) Annelida 2) Porifera
3) Mollusca 4) Cnidaria 31. The platyhelminth that possess high regeneration power is
20. Characteristic feature of coelenterata is: 1) Planaria 2) Pleurobrachia
1) Tentacles with stinging nematocysts 3) Hydra 4) Sycon
2) Radial symmetry 32. Indirect development is observed in
3) Polyp 1) Sycon 2) Taenia
4) All are marine 3) Ctenoplana 4) All of these
21. The Jelly fish is classified under the phylum 33. Which of the following is not found in platyhelminthes?
1) Porifera 2) Cnidaria 1) Bilateral symmetry 2) Flame cells
3) Mollusca 4) Echinodermata 3) Coelom 4) Hooks and Suckers
22. Cnidoblast in Coelenterates are used for 34. Flame cells are excretory organs of
1) Anchorage 2) Defense 1) Coelenterates 2) Platyhelminthes
3) Capture of prey 4) All of these
3) Annelida 4) Echinodermata
23. Portuguese man of war is
35. Platyhelminthes are commonly called
1) Obelia 2) Aurelia
1) Flatworms 2) Sea walnuts
2) Gorgonia 4) Physalia
3) Roundworms 4) Sponges
24. Central gastro - vascular cavity is present in:
36. Some members of platyhelminthes absorb nutrients from
1) Hydra 2) Sea - fan the host directly through
3) Sea - Pen 4) All of these 1) Flame cells 2) Calcium carbonate skeleton
3) Body surface 4) Comb plates
Ctenophora
37. Examples of platyhelminthes includes
25. Which of the following group of animals reproduces only 1) Taenia and Ascaris
by sexual means? 2) Fasciola and Taenia
1) Ctenophora 2) Cnidaria 3) Fasciola and Physalia
3) Porifera 4) Both (2) and (3) 4) Wuchereria and Ancylostoma
26. Which of these show bioluminescence?
1) Pleurobrachia 2) Taenia Aschelminthes
3) Pennatula 4) Gorgonia
38. Well-developed alimentary canal and muscular pharynx are
27. Fertilisation and development in Ctenophora is: present in:
1) External, direct 2) Internal, indirect 1) Platyhelminthes 2) Aschelminthes
3) Internal, direct 4) External, indirect 3) Porifera 4) Ctenophora
28. A well marked feature in ctenophores
39. Ascaris is characterized by
1) Bioluminescence
1) Absence of true coelom but presence of metamerism
2) Polymorphism
2) Presence of neither true coelom nor metamerism
3) Metagenesis
3) Presence of true coelom but absence of metamerism
4) Polyp and medusa stage
4) Presence of true coelom and metamerism
29. Comb plates of ctenophores possess
40. Members of aschelminthes are
1) Cilia for locomotion
1) Free-living 2) Aquatic
2) Cilia for filter feeding
3) Terrestrial 4) All of these
3) Teeth for crushing
41. Fertilisation is internal in
4) Teeth for feeding
1) Aschelminthes 2) Ctenophora
30. Ctenophores are exclusively marine organisms. They are
radially symmetrical and diploblastic These are commonly 3) Platyhelminthes 4) Both (1) and (3)
called 42. Common name of Ancylostoma is
1) Sea anemones 2) Sea pen 1) Roundworm 2) Filaria worm
3) Sea squash 4) Sea walnuts 3) Hookworm 4) Liver fluke
55. Which of the following belongs to the same phylum?

Annelida
1) Earthworm, Silkworm, Tapeworm
43. Which of the following belongs to phylum Annelida? 2) Prawn, Scorpion, Locust
1) Nereis 2) Octopus 3) Sponge, Sea-anemone, Starfish
3) Crab 4) Ant 4) Pila, Amoeba, Mosquito
44. Which is not a feature of annelids? 56. Respiratory organs of Arthropods are
1) Metameric segmentation 1) Gills
2) Nephridia 2) Book-gills
3) Pseudocoelom 3) Book-lungs and tracheae
4) Double ventral nerve cord 4) All of these
45. Annelid has which type of muscles for locomotion? 57. Which of the following includes largest number of species?
1) Longitudinal 2) Circular 1) Arthropoda 2) Mollusca
3) Lateral 4) Both (1) and (2) 3) Chordata 4) Echinodermata
46. Parapodia helps in: 58. Exoskeleton of Arthropods is formed by
1) Excretion 2) Swimming 1) Chitin 2) Calcium carbonate
3) Defence 4) Prey capturing 3) Dermal ossicles 4) Siliceous spicules
47. Closed circulatory system is present in: 59. Which of the following is a living fossil?
1) Porifera 2) Annelida 1) Locusta 2) Limulus
3) Platyhelminthes 4) Both (1) and (2) 3) Laccifer 4) Culex
48. The common name of Hirudinaria is 60. Invertebrates with jointed-legs are included in Phylum
1) Earthworm 1) Platyhelminthes 2) Echinodermata
2) Blood sucking leech 3) Cnidaria 4) Arthropoda
3) Filaria worm 61. Excretory organs of arthropods are
4) Hookworm 1) Malpighian tubules 2) Nephridia
49. Nephridia helps in 3) Proboscis gland 4) All of the above
1) Osmoregulation 2) Excretion 62. In arthropods the balancing organ is
3) Respiration 4) Both (1) and (2) 1) Radula 2) Visceral hump
50. Which of the following is/are examples of monoecious 3) Statocyst 4) Antennae
animals? 63. What is common among silver fish, scorpion, crab and
1) Nereis 2) Leeches honey bee?
3) Earthworm 4) Both (2) and (3) 1) Jointed appendages
51. Triploblastic, metamerically segmented and coelomate 2) Metamorphosis
animals are found in 3) Closed circulatory system
1) Annelida 2) Aschelminthes 4) Poison gland
3) Porifera 4) Platyhelminthes
52. An example of dioecious animal is Mollusca
1) Earthworm 2) Leeches
64. A soft and spongy layer of skin forms a mantle over the
3) Nereis 4) All of these visceral hump in:
53. Presence of metameres is a characteristic feature of 1) Aschelminthes 2) Annelida
1) Aschelminthes 2) Ctenophora 3) Molluscs 4) Arthropoda
3) Coelenterata 4) Annelida 65. Octopus is commonly called as
1) Cuttle fish 2) Devil fish
Arthropoda
3) Hag fish 4) Silver fish
54. Which of the following is gregarious pest? 66. A file-like rasping organ for feeding is:
1) Culex 2) Limulus 1) Radula 2) Visceral hump
3) Locusta 4) Laccifer 3) Parapodia 4) Comb plates
Animal Kingdom 103
67. Bilateral symmetry does not occur in: 81. Sepia is commonly known as
1) Aurelia 2) Dentalium 1) Star fish 2) Jelly fish
3) Taenia 4) Planaria 3) Cuttle fish 4) Silver fish
68. Which of the following is not a Mollusca? 82. Sensory tentacles in molluscs are present in the
1) Loligo 2) Sepia 1) Posterior head region 2) Muscular foot
3) Chaetopleura 4) Laccifer 3) Anterior head region 4) Visceral hump
69. Second largest phylum is
1) Arthropoda 2) Animal Echinodermata
3) Plant 4) Molluscs
83. Water - vascular system is present in:
70. Phylum molluscs can be distinguished from other
1) Sepia 2) Loligo
invertebrates by the presence of
1) Bilateral symmetry and exoskeleton 3) Asterias 4) Sycon
2) A mantle and gills 84. The development in echinodermata is:
3) Shell and non - segmented gills 1) Indirect
4) A mantle and unsegmented body 2) Direct
71. Which of the following is the function of gills in molluscs? 3) Both (1) and (2)
1) Respiration 2) Excretion 4) Without free-swimming larva
3) Reproduction 4) Both (1) and (2) 85. Which of the following animal does not belong to Phylum
Echinodermata?
72. Radula is a
1) Sea cucumber 2) Sea urchin
1) Defensive organ 2) Excretory organ
3) Sea lily 4) Sea-fan
3) Rasping organ 4) Reproductive organ
73. Coelom is absent in: 86. Which of the following has radial symmetrical adult and
bilateral symmetrical larva?
1) Taenia and Ctenoplana
1) Echinodermata 2) Reptilia
2) Ascaris and Fasciola
3) Amphibia 4) Nemathelminthes
3) Taenia and Hirudinaria
87. Endoskeleton of echinoderms is:
4) Pila and Fasciola
1) Chitinous 2) Silicaceous
74. Squid, cuttlefish and Octopus belong to the phylum
3) Tunicin 4) Calcareous
1) Arthropoda 2) Echinodermata
3) Mollusca 4) Ctenophora 88. Echinoderms are -
1) Freshwater forms
75. Sea hare is the common name of
2) Exclusively marine
1) Sepia 2) Octopus
3) Aplysia 4) Doria 3) Both freshwater and marine
4) None of the above
76. The space between the hump and the mantle is called
1) Visceral hump 2) Mantle cavity
Hemichordata
3) Hump cavity 4) Muscular cavity
77. Members of phylum Mollusca is/are 89. Excretory organ of hemichordata is:
1) Bilaterally symmetrical 2) Triploblastic 1) Flame cells 2) Nephridia
3) Diploblastic 4) Both (1) and (2) 3) Proboscis gland 4) Trunk
78. Common name of Pinctada is 90. Which of the following is the common method of
1) Pearl oyster 2) Apple snail reproduction in hemichordates?
3) Tusk shell 4) Chiton 1) External fertilisation 2) Internal fertilisation
79. Feather like gills are present in 3) Fragmentation 4) Parthenogenesis
1) Mantle cavity 2) Head 91. Hemichordates have now been placed with the non -
3) Visceral hump 4) Muscular foot chordates close to echinoderms, because:
80. Head, foot & visceral hump- this combination of characters 1) Notochord is absent
is a distinctive feature of 2) Operculum is present
1) Echinoderms 2) Molluscs 3) Stomochord is absent
3) Arthropods 4) Annelida 4) Heart is lacking
92. Hemichordata was earlier considered as a subphylum under 104. In which of the following sets of animals do all the four
phylum give rise birth to young ones?
1) Echinodermata 2) Arthropoda 1) Platypus, Penguin, Bat, Hippopotamus
3) Mollusca 4) Chordata 2) Shrew, Bat, Cat, Platypus
93. Balanoglossus belong to the phylum 3) Kangaroo, Blue whale, Dolphin, Rat
1) Hemichordata 2) Urochordata 4) Lion, Bat, Whale, Vulture
3) Cephalochordata 4) Cyclostomata 105. Animals belonging to phylum Chordata are fundamentally
characterized by the presence of
Chordata 1) Notochord
2) Dorsal hollow nerve cord
94. In class Amphibia, respiration occurs through:
3) Paired pharyngeal gill slits
1) Gills 2) Lungs
4) All of these
3) Skin 4) All of these
106. Which of the following is odd one w.r.t Aves?
95. Which of the following is poisonous snake?
1) Pneumatic bones 2) Poikilothermous
1) Naja (cobra) 2) Bangarus (krait)
3) Oviparity 4) Internal fertilisation
3) Vipera (Viper) 4) All of these
107. Which is a cold blooded animal?
96. Which of the following pairs of animals comprises “jawless
fishes”? 1) Pigeon 2) Great white Shark
1) Mackerals & Rohu 2) Lamprey & Hag fishes 3) Kangaroo 4) Common dolphin
3) Guppies & Hag fishes 4) Lampreys & Eels 108. Placoid scales are found in
97. Which of the following after spawning, within a few days, 1) Scoliodon 2) Hippocampus
they die? 3) Angel fish 4) Cuttlefish
1) Petromyzon 2) Branchiostoma 109. One of the primary character of chordates is
3) Doliolum 4) Ascidia 1) Paired nerve cord
98. Which of the following possesses poison sting belongs to 2) Solid ventral nerve cord
class chondrichthyes? 3) Ganglionated nerve cord
1) Labeo 2) Myxine 4) Dorsal tubular nerve cord
3) Clarias 4) Trygon 110. Salamandra is
99. Which among these is not a homeotherm? 1) An amphibian 2) A bird
1) Aptenodytes 2) Testudo 3) A mollusc 4) An echinoderm
3) Columba 4) Neophron
111. What is common between parrot, platypus and kangaroo?
100. Which of the following is an exclusive character of class 1) Toothless Jaw 2) Oviparity
Mammalia?
3) Mammary glands 4) Homoiothermy
1) Internal fertilisation
112. The heart is 3 or 4 chambered in the vertebrate group
2) Presence of a completely 4-chambered heart
1) Fishes 2) Amphibia
3) Homoiothermy
3) Reptilia 4) Aves
4) Presence of a muscular diaphragm
113. Which one is an oviparous animal?
101. Air bladder is present in:
1) Pigeon 2) Whale
1) Hippocampus 2) Dog fish
3) Bat 4) Tiger
3) Star fish 4) Saw fish
114. Limbless amphibian is
102. Tympanum is not present in
1) Ichthyophis 2) Hyla
1) Rana 2) Ichthyophis
3) Limbless amphibia 4) Earthworm 3) Rana 4) Salamandra
103. Two chief features of mammals which distinguish them 115. The flightless bird among the following is
from other vertebrates are: 1) Columba 2) Neophron
1) Hairy skin and Oviparity 3) Struthio 4) Corvus
2) Hairy skin and Mammary glands 116. Identify the aquatic mammals from the following?
3) Mammary glands and teeth (a) Balaenoptera (b) Equus
4) Pinna and teeth (c) Delphinus (d) Pteropus
Animal Kingdom 105
(e) Felis 3) Pteropus 4) Balaenoptera

1) (a) and (c) 2) (b) and (d) 122. Post anal tail occurs in:
3) (e) only 4) (d) and (e) 1) Non-chordates 2) Chordates
117. Air sacs of birds
3) Invertebrates 4) All the above
1) Keep body warm
123. Subphyla Urochordata and Cephalochordata are often
2) Facilitate blood circulation
referred to as
3) Maintain body temperature
1) Protochordates 2) Tunicata
4) Reduce body weight
3) Vertebrata 4) None of these
118. Which of these characters is absent in all chordates except
mammals? 124. Which of the following is an egg-laying mammal?
1) Sternum 2) Coelom 1) Ornithorhynchus 2) Delphinus
3) Mammary gland 4) Dorsal nerve cord 3) Elephas 4) Canis
119. Amphibians share with reptiles all of the following 125. Ear pinna is found in
characters except
1) Reptiles 2) Mammals
1) Ventral heart
2) Dioecious and oviparous 3) Aves 4) All vertebrates
3) External fertilization and indirect development 126. The body is devoid of scales and paired fins in
4) Cold blooded or poikilotherms 1) Cyclostomata 2) Chondrichthyes
120. Crocodile and penguin are similar to whale and dog fish in 3) Osteichthyes 4) None of the above
which one of the following feature?
127. Calotes and Columba belong to class
1) Possess a solid, single and dorsal central nervous system
1) Aves and reptilia 2) Aves and mammalia
2) Lay eggs and guard them till they hatch
3) Reptilia and aves 4) Mammals and aves
3) Possess bony skeleton
4) Have gill slits at some stage 128. In Osteichthyes, how many pairs of gills are present?
121. Which of the following is not belongs to class Mammalia? 1) 6-15 2) 4-15
1) Ornithorhynchus 2) Aptenodytes 3) 4 4) 6
Matching Types MCQs

1. Match the columns and find out the correct combination: 3) Ventral heart – Scorpion
Column-I Column-II 4) Post-anal tail – Octopus
(a) Jawless vertebrate (i) Mammals 3. Match the columns and find out the correct combination:
(b) Placoid scales (ii) Osteichthyes Column-I Column-II
(c) Ctenoid scales (iii) Amphibians (a) Cyclostomes (i) Hemichordata
(d) Cloaca (iv) Cyclostomes (b) Aves (ii) Urochordata
(v) Chondrichthyes (c) (iii) Agnatha
Tunicates
1) (a)-(iv) (b)-(v) (c)-(ii) (d)-(iii) (d) Balanoglossus (iv) Pisces
2) (a)-(v) (b)-(ii) (c)-(i) (d)-(iv) (e) Osteichthyes (v) Tetrapoda
3) (a)-(ii) (b)-(v) (c)-(iv) (d)-(i)
1) (a)-(i) (b)-(ii) (c)-(iii) (d)-(iv) (e)-(v)
4) (a)-(ii) (b)-(v) (c)-(iii) (d)-(i)
2) (a)-(ii) (b)-(iii) (c)-(iv) (d)-(i) (e)-(v)
2. Match the columns and find out the correct combination:
3) (a)-(iii) (b)-(i) (c)-(v) (d)-(ii) (e)-(iv)
1) Ventral central nervous system – Leech
4) (a)-(iii) (b)-(v) (c)-(ii) (d)-(i) (e)-(iv)
2) Pharyngeal gill slits absent in embryo – Chameleon
4. Match the columns and find out the correct combination: 8. Match the columns and find out the correct combination:
Column-I Column-II Column-I Column-II
(a) Euspongia (i) Spicules (a) Urochordata (i) Myxine
(b) Obelia (ii) Hooks and suckers (b) Cephalochordata (ii) Salpa
(c) Ctenoplana (iii) Metagenesis (c) Cyclostomata (iii) Lancelet
(d) Fasciola (iv) Bioluminescence (d) Chondrichthyes (iv) Carcharodon
1) (a)-(i) (b)-(iii) (c)-(iv) (d)-(ii) 1) (a)-(ii) (b)-(iii) (c)-(i) (d)-(iv)

2) (a)-(ii) (b)-(iii) (c)-(i) (d)-(iv) 2) (a)-(ii) (b)-(i) (c)-(iii) (d)-(iv)
3) (a)-(iii) (b)-(ii) (c)-(i) (d)-(iv) 3) (a)-(i) (b)-(iii) (c)-(iv) (d)-(ii)
4) (a)-(ii) (b)-(i) (c)-(iii) (d)-(iv) 4) (a)-(iii) (b)-(ii) (c)-(i) (d)-(iv)
5. Match the columns and choose the appropriate option. 9. Match the columns and find out the correct combination:
Column-I Column-II Column-I Column-II
(a) Sea walnut (i) Arthropoda (a) Exocoetus (i)Angel fish
(b) Scypha (ii) Aschelminthes (b) Labeo (ii)Rohu
(c) Clarias (iii)Magur
(c) Filaria worm (iii) Ctenophora
(d) Betta (iv) Flying fish
(d) Laccifer (iv) Porifera
(e) Chiton (v) Mollusca (e) Pterophyllum (v) Fighting fish
1) (a)-(iii) (b)-(iv) (c)-(ii) (d)-(i) (e)-(v)
1) (a)-(iii) (b)-(iv) (c)-(ii) (d)-(i) (e)-(v)
2) (a)-(ii) (b)-(v) (c)-(iv) (d)-(iii) (e)-(i)
2) (a)-(ii) (b)-(i) (c)-(iv) (d)-(iii) (e)-(v)
3) (a)-(iv) (b)-(ii) (c)-(iii) (d)-(v) (e)-(i)
3) (a)-(i) (b)-(ii) (c)-(iii) (d)-(v) (e)-(iv) 4) (a)-(iv) (b)-(iii) (c)-(ii) (d)-(i) (e)-(v)
4) (a)-(iv) (b)-(iii) (c)-(ii) (d)-(i) (e)-(v) 10. Match the columns and find out the correct combination:
6. Match the columns and find out the correct combination: Column-I Column-II
Column-I Column-II (a) Psittacula (i) Parrot
(a) Pinctada (i) Pearl oyster (b) Struthio (ii) Vulture
(c) Aptenodytes (iii) Ostrich
(b) Apis (ii) Honey bee
(d) Neophron (iv) Penguin
(c) Sepia (iii) Cuttlefish
(d) Limulus (iv) Brittle star 1) (a)-(ii) (b)-(iii) (c)-(i) (d)-(iv)
(e) Ophiura (v) King crab 2) (a)-(ii) (b)-(i) (c)-(iii) (d)-(iv)
3) (a)-(i) (b)-(iii) (c)-(iv) (d)-(ii)
1) (a)-(ii) (b)-(v) (c)-(iv) (d)-(iii) (e)-(i)
4) (a)-(iii) (b)-(ii) (c)-(i) (d)-(iv)
2) (a)-(iii) (b)-(iv) (c)-(ii) (d)-(i) (e)-(v)
11. Match the columns and find out the correct combination:
3) (a)-(iv) (b)-(iii) (c)-(ii) (d)-(i) (e)-(v)
Column-I Column-II
4) (a)-(i) (b)-(ii) (c)-(iii) (d)-(v) (e)-(iv) (a) Coelomate (i) Aschelminthes
7. Match the columns and find out the correct combination: (b) Acoelomate (ii) Platyhelminthes
Column-I Column-II (c) Pseudocoelomate (iii) Molluscs
(a) Sea lily (i) Parapodia 1) (a)-(i) (b)-(ii) (c)-(iii)
(b) Sea hare (ii) Malpighian tubules 2) (a)-(ii) (b)-(i) (c)-(iii)
(c) Cockroach (iii) Water vascular system 3) (a)-(ii) (b)-(iii) (c)-(i)
(d) Nereis (iv) Radula 4) (a)-(iii) (b)-(ii) (c)-(i)
(e) Hookworm (v) Ancylostomiasis 12. Which of the following is matching set of a phylum and its
three examples?
1) (a)-(i) (b)-(ii) (c)-(iii) (d)-(v) (e)-(iv)
1) Platyhelminthes - Planaria, Schistosoma, Enterobius
2) (a)-(ii) (b)-(v) (c)-(iv) (d)-(iii) (e)-(i)
2) Mollusca - Loligo, Sepia, Octopus
3) (a)-(iii) (b)-(iv) (c)-(ii) (d)-(i) (e)-(v)
3) Porifera - Spongilla, Euplectella, Pennatula
4) (a)-(iv) (b)-(iii) (c)-(ii) (d)-(i) (e)-(v)
4) Cnidaria - Bonellia, Physalia, Aurelia
Animal Kingdom 107
13. Select the mismatched pair. (c) Ascidia – Notochord in larval tail only – Urochordata
1) Pinctada – Cuttlefish 2) Aplysia – sea hare (d) Amphioxus- Fish like burrowing- Urochordata
Which of the above two are correct?
3) Loligo – Squid 4) Pila – Apple snail
1) (a) & (b)
14. Study the following organism, their character and group 2) (a) & (d)
(a) Petromyzon -Fish like but without paired fins – Agnatha 3) (a) & (c)
(b) Amphibia- First tetrapoda- Agnatha 4) (c) & (d)
Correct & Incorrect MCQs
1. Which one of the following statements about body cavity in 6. Select incorrect statement from the following.
certain animal groups are correct? 1) In vertebrates, notochord is replaced by cartilaginous or
1) Molluscs are acoelomates bony vertebral column
2) Insects are pseudocoelomates 2) In cephalochordates, notochord extended from head to
tail region and persistent throughout life
3) Flatworms are coelomates
3) Protochordates are exclusively marine
4) Roundworms are pseudocoelomates
4) Notochord is present in tail of adult in urochordata
2. Which of the given statements are correct?
7. Read the following statements and choose option which
(a) All vertebrates are chordates. have correct ones only.
(b) Notochord is persistent throughout life in Amphioxus. (a) The body of arthropods are generally consists of head,
(c) In chordates, dorsal hollow nerve cord is present. thorax and abdomen.
1) (a) & (b) only 2) (a) & (c) only (b) In member of phylum Platyhelminthes, alimentary
3) (b) & (c) only 4) (a), (b) & (c) canal is complete with a well-developed muscular
pharynx.
3. Which of the statements are correct?
(c) Body of molluscans is unsegmented with a distinct
(a) In earthworm, the body shows metameric segmentation. head, muscular foot and visceral hump.
(b) Aschelminthes are pseudocoelomates. (d) In Annelids, neural system is consists of paired ganglia
(c) Sponges are mostly asymmetrical. connected by lateral nerves to a double dorsal nerve cord.
(d) Mesoglea is an undifferentiated layer present in 1) (a), (b) and (d) 2) (a), (c) and (d)
between the ectoderm and the endoderm 3) (a) and (c) 4) (a), (b), (c) and (d)
1) (a) & (b) only 2) (b) & (c) only 8. Which statement is true for molluscs?
3) (b), (c) & (d) only 4) All are correct (a) These have a soft body surrounded by silica shell.
4. Which of the following statements about arthropods is (b) Body is covered with external skeleton made of chitin.
incorrect? (c) Molluscs have organ system grade of body organization
1) Arthropods have an exoskeleton made of chitin. with bilateral symmetry.
2) Arthropods include insects, spiders, and crustaceans. (d) These are oviparous with indirect development.
3) Arthropods have jointed appendages. 1) (b) and (d) 2) (c) and (d)
3) (a), (b) and (c) 4) (a), (b), (c) and (d)
4) Arthropods are exclusively aquatic organisms.
9. In some chordates, the notochord is modified as the
5. Read the following statements and choose the correct
vertebral column. Such animals are called vertebrates.
statement:
Which one of these statements makes sense?
1) Flatworms are mostly endoparasites. 1) All chordates are vertebrates, but all vertebrates are not
2) In members of phylum Arthropoda excretion takes chordates.
place through flame cells. 2) All vertebrates are chordates, and all chordates are
3) All the general characters of Nereis are similar to vertebrates.
earthworm due to this these both are placed into the 3) All vertebrates are chordates, but all chordates are not
same phyla. vertebrates.
4) Members of mollusca have a segmented body which 4) Chordates are not vertebrates and vertebrates are not
have distinct head, muscular foot and visceral hump. chordates.
10. These features belong to which phylum? 16. Incorrect statements is/are
(a) They are aquatic, mostly marine, sessile or free- 1) Bioluminescence is the well-marked feature in ctenophores.
swimming, radially symmetrical animals. 2) Members of aschelminthes are monoecious.
(b) They have a central gastro-vascular cavity with a 3) Molluscs show metameric segmentation.
single opening, mouth on hypostome. 4) Both (2) and (3)
(c) Digestion is extracellular and intracellular. 17. Which of the following statements are incorrect?
1) Porifera 2) Aschelminthes (a) Arthropoda is the second largest phylum of Animalia.
3) Coelenterata 4) Ctenophora (b) Ostrich is a flightless bird.
11. Which of the following statements are correct? (c) Members of Class Chondrichthyes lack true jaws.
(d) Air bladder is absent in Osteichthyes.
(a) Birds and mammals are homeothermic.
1) (c) and (d) only 2) (a), (b) and (c)
(b) Amphibians are poikilothermic animals and cannot
3) (a), (c) and (d) 4) (a), (b), (c) and (d)
regulate body temperature.
18. How many statements are correct?
(c) Coelenterates have tissue grade of organization.
(a) Urochordates are also called Tunicates.
(d) Members of phylum Aschelminthes are also called
flatworms. (b) Over two-third of all named species on earth are
arthropods.
1) (a), (b) and (c) 2) (a) and (d)
(c) Bufo, Hyla, Rana are placed under class Amphibia.
3) (a), (c) and (d) 4) (b), (c) and (d)
(d) Aves are homoiothermous (warm-blooded) in nature.
12. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
1) One 2) Three
1) The body of the Aschelminthes is circular in cross-
section. 3) Two 4) Four
2) In Porifera, Choanocytes lines the spongocoel. 19. Choose correct statement among the following:
3) Vertebrates have dorsal muscular heart. 1) Cyclostomata have an elongated body bearing 6-15
pairs of gill slits for respiration.
4) The digestive system of platyhelminthes is incomplete.
2) All chordates are vertebrates.
13. Choose incorrect statement among the following:
3) Gill slits are separate and without operculum in class
1) Ctenophores and echinoderms show bilateral symmetry.
cyclostomata.
2) Annelids and arthropods show radial symmetry.
4) In amphibia, heart is two chambered (one auricle and
3) Both (1) and (2) one ventricle).
4) Sponges are mostly asymmetrical. 20. Which of the following statements is true about sponges?
14. Select the correct statement: 1) Their body is supported by a skeleton made up of
1) Notochord is a endodermally derived rod-like structure. spicules
2) Platyhelminthes are pseudocoelomates. 2) They have external fertilisation
3) In cnidarians, polyps produce medusae sexually and 3) They are found only in marine water
medusae form the polyps asexually. 4) They are mostly radially symmetrical
4) Cnidoblasts are used for anchorage, defense and for the 21. Which one of the following statements is totally wrong
capture of prey. about the occurrence of notochord, while the other three
15. Correct statement/s is/are are correct?
1) Taenia and Fasciola are examples of platyhelminthes. 1) It is present only in larval tail in Ascidians.
2) Ctenophores are also called comb jellies. 2) It is replaced by a vertebral column in adult frog.
3) Hooks and suckers are present in the parasitic 3) It is absent throughout life in humans from the very
platyhelminthes. beginning.
4) All of these 4) It is present throughout life in Amphioxus.
Animal Kingdom 109
Statement Based MCQs

Statement-II: Birds are cold-blooded animals.
Directions: These questions consist of two statements each,
printed as Statement-I and Statement-II. While answering 5. Statement-I: Osteichthyes have four pairs of gills.
these questions, you are required to choose any one of the Statement-II: In osteichthyes, gills are covered by an
following four responses. operculum on each side.
1) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct.
6. Statement I: :DWHU FXUUHQW ÀRZLQJ WKURXJK WKH FDQDO
2) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are incorrect. system is of prime importance for the sponges.
3) Statement-I is correct & Statement-II is incorrect. Statement II: It doesn't helps sponges in nutrition.
4) Statement-I is incorrect & Statement-II is correct. 7. Statement I: Avian bones are pneumatic.
1. Statement-I: Ctenophores are exclusively marine, radially Statement II: Pneumatic bones makes the body heavier for
symmetrical, diploblastic organisms. ÀLJKWLQWKHDLU
Statement-II: Bioluminescence is well marked in 8. Statement I: Birds and mammals are homeothermic
ctenophores. animals.
2. Statement-I: Sponge has a distinct mouth and digestive
cavity. Statement II: They are able to maintain a constant body
Statement-II: Sponges obtain food from mouth. temperature.
3. Statement-I: Coelenterates does not show alternation of 9. Statement I:%DWVDQGZKDOHVDUHFODVVL¿HGDVDPSKLELDQV
generation.
Statement II: Bats and whales have hairs on their body.
Statement-II: In coelenterates, asexual generation is
followed by sexual generation. 10. Statement I: Members of phylum Platyhelminthes are also
4. Statement-I: The bird can maintain a constant body FDOOHGÀDWZRUPV
temperature. Statement II:,WKDVDGRUVRYHQWUDOO\ÀDWWHQHGERG\
Assertion & Reason MCQs
Reason: In annelids and chordates, the blood pumped by

Directions: These questions consist of two statements
each, printed as Assertion and Reason. While answering the heart is always circulated through a closed network of
these questions, you are required to choose any one of the blood vessels.
following four responses. 5. Assertion: Planaria have great power of regeneration.
1) Both Assertion and Reason are True and the Reason: Planaria is also called tapeworm.
Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion.
6. Assertion:&LUFXODWRU\ÀXLGSUHVHQWLQDUWKURSRGVLVFDOOHG
2) Both Assertion and Reason are True but Reason is haemolymph.
not a correct explanation of the Assertion.
Reason: Compound eyes in some arthropods are made of
3) Assertion is True but the Reason is False. small units called ommatidia.
4) Assertion is False but the Reason is True.
7. Assertion: In cockroach, respiratory gases directly comes
in contact with the various organs of the body.
1. Assertion: All vertebrates are chordates.
Reason: In vertebrates, notochord is replaced by a Reason: Cockroaches do not have respiratory pigment.
cartilaginous or bony vertebral column. 8. Assertion: Pristis belongs to the class osteichthyes.
2. Assertion: The body of arthropods is covered by chitinous Reason: Pristis possess minute placoid scales in their skin.
exoskeleton.
9. Assertion: Alimentary canal in Aschelminthes is complete
Reason: Arthropods have jointed appendages.
with a well-developed muscular pharynx.
3. Assertion: The members of Aschelminthes are commonly
NQRZQDVÀDWZRUPV Reason: An excretory tube removes body wastes from the
Reason: The body of Aschelminthes is circular in cross- body cavity through the excretory pore.
section. 10. Assertion: Branchiostoma and Balanoglossus are
4. Assertion: Annelids and chordates have a closed circulatory bilaterally symmetrical and triploblastic animals.
system. Reason: They are exclusively marine and posses notochord.
Image Based Questions
1. A and B are respectively represents 1) Mesoglea and mesoderm

B 2) Parenchyma and mesoglea
A
3) Mesoglea and endoderm
4) Mesoderm and mesoglea
5. The type of symmetry in the given animals is.
Post-anal part
Gill slits
1) Nerve cord and notochord

2) Nerve cord and myotomes
3) Notochord and vertebral column
4) Notochord and nerve cord
A B
2. Organs for excretion in given organisms A and B A B
respectively are:
1) Bilateral Asymmetrical
2) Bilateral Bilateral
3) Radial Bilateral
4) Radial Radial
6. Examine the figures of diploblastic (i) and triploblastic
(ii) organization in animals given below and identify the
A B labeled parts A to D.
1) Flame cells and nephridia A
C B
2) Nephridia and Malpighian tubules
3) Nephridia and Metanephridia
4) Flame cells and Malpighian tubules
3. In the given organism, body is covered by ____ exoskeleton
and circulatory system is ____ type.
(i) D (ii)
A B C D
1) Mesoglea Ectoderm Endoderm Mesoderm
2) Endoderm Mesoderm Mesoglea Ectoderm
3) Mesoderm Mesoglea Ectoderm Endoderm
1) Non-chitinous, open 2) Non-chitinous, close 4) Ectoderm Endoderm Mesoglea Mesoderm
3) Chitinous, open 4) Chitinous, close 7. The figures given show the types of coelom. Identify them and
select the correct group of organisms which possess them.
4. In the given diagram A and B represents:
A
A B C
A B C
1) Annelids Aschelminthes Platyhelminthes
2) Molluscs Arthropods Platyhelminthes
(a) B (b) 3) Echinoderms Aschelminthes Annelids
Diploblastic Triploblastic 4) Echinoderms Arthropods Playhelminthes
Animal Kingdom 111
8. Identify the figures A, B, C and D and select the correct 11. Identify the organism X and select the characteristic
option. which is not true for the given organism.
A B C D X
A B C D
1) Possess dorsal hollow nerve cord
1) Pleurobrachia Cnidoblast Aurelia Adamsia
2) Heart is dorsal
2) Aurelia Adamsia Cnidoblast Pleurobrachia
3) Post anal tail is present
3) Cnidoblast Pleurobrachia Adamsia Aurelia
4) Pharynx perforated by gill slits
4) Adamsia Aurelia Pleurobrachia Cnidoblast
12. Correct statement, regarding A & B is:
9. Identify the figures A, B, C and D and select the correct
option.
A B
1) A is having radula while larva of B is having radial

symmetry.
A B C D 2) A and B both are eucoelomate.
3) A and B both show indirect development.
A B C D 4) Both (2) and (3)
1) Liver fluke Male roundworm Hirudinaria Nereis
2) Liver fluke Female roundworm Hirudinaria Nereis 13. Identity the following animals and the classes to which they
3) Liver fluke Male roundworm Nereis Hirudinaria belong.
4) Liver fluke Female roundworm Nereis Hirudinaria
10. Identify the figures A, B, C and D given below and select
the correct option.
A B C
A B C D 1) Salamandra, Chelone, Chameleon,
Amphibia Reptilia Reptilia
A B C D 2) Salamandra, Chelone, Chameleon,
1) Locust Scorpion Prawn Pila Reptilia Reptilia Reptilia
2) Locust Prawn Scorpion Pila 3) Salamandra, Chelone, Chameleon,
3) Liver fluke Scorpion Prawn Snail Amphibia Amphibia Amphibia
4) Liver fluke Scorpion Prawn Pila 4) Salamandra, Chelone, Chameleon,
Urochordata Cephalochordata Hemichordata
Rank Booster MCQs

1. Which of the following statement(s) is/ are correct regarding (c) Sexes are separate (dioecious), i.e., males and females
phylum Aschelminthes? are distinct.
(a) The body is circular in cross-section hence the name
(d) Nephridia help in osmoregulation and excretion.
roundworms.
(b) Alimentary canal is complete with a well-developed 1) (a) and (b) only 2) (c) and (d) only
muscular pharynx. 3) (a), (b) and (c) 4) All of these
2. A student brought home a strange animal which he found 2) All bony fishes have four pairs of gills and an operculum
outside under a rock. It had moist skin, a complete digestive on each side.
tract, a ventral nerve cord, and have metameric segments.
3) All sponges are marine and have collared cells.
Identify the phylum of the animal.
4) All mammals are viviparous and possess diaphragm for
1) Porifera
breathing.
2) Annelida
3) Mollusca 9. My body is divided into head and trunk, skin is moist
without scales. Heart is three chambered. Identify me?
4) Echinodermata
1) Mammal 2) Bird
3. Which of the following is common feature of Torpedo and
Trygon? 3) Amphibian 4) Reptile
1) They live in fresh water 10. Read the statements regarding echinoderms and choose the
2) They possess electric organs as modified musculature correct option.
between eyes and nostrils (a) All are marine with organ system level of organisation
3) They have placoid scales and belong to class (b) Adults are bilaterally symmetrical
chondrichthyes
(c) They have an endoskeleton of calcareous ossicles.
4) They possess a poison sting on the tail. The poison so
released is strong enough to stun an animal (d) Fertilization is internal and indirect development is
observed
4. Which of the statements regarding coelenterates is/are
wrong. (e) Triploblastic and acoelomate animals
(a) Cnidocytes are present on the tentacles and on the 1) (a) and (c) are correct
body. 2) (e) alone is correct
(b) Diploblastic with tissue level of organisation. 3) (a), (c) and (e) are correct
(c) Polyp forms are free living 4) (a) and (e) are correct
(d) Some exhibit metagenesis 11. Tapeworm does not possess digestive system as it:
(e) Polyps produce medusae sexually and medusae form 1) Does not require solid food
polyps asexually.
2) Absorb nutrients food through general surface
1) (b) and (d) only 2) (c) and (e) only
3) Does not require food
3) (a), (b) and (c) only 4) (c) only
4) Lives in intestine
5. In some animals, the body cavity is not lined by mesoderm,
instead the mesoderm is present as scattered pouches in 12. Which is correctly matched?
between the ectoderm and endoderm. Such type of body 1) Centipede, Prawn, Sea Urchin – Jointed appendages
cavity is represented by which group of animals? 2) Cockroach, Locust, Ascaris – Metameric segmentation
1) Platyhelminthes 2) Aschelminthes 3) Scorpion, Spider, Cockroach – Ventral solid nerve cord
3) Coelenterata 4) Hemichordata 4) Liver fluke, Sea Anemone, Sea Cucumber – Bilateral
6. Animal ‘A’ has some specific characterstic, like it belongs symmetry.
to the largest phylum. Body is divisible into head, thorax 13. Identify a, b, c, d and e.
and abdomen. Excretion by Malpighian tubules. Animal
‘A’ could be: Organ Phylum Function
Parapodia Annelida a
1) Lamprey 2) Cuttlefish
b Ctenophora Locomotion
3) Sepia 4) Locusta c Mollusca Rasping organ
7. Which of the following sets of animals shows a close Malpighian tubules Arthropoda d
taxonomic relationship? Cnidoblasts Coelenterata e
1) Jellyfish, Cuttlefish, Catfish 1) (a)-swimming, (b)-comb plates, (c)-radula,
2) Honeybee, Crayfish, Spider (d)-excretion, (e)-defence
3) Alligator, Nautilus, Turtle 2) (a)-defence, (b)-radula, (c)-comb plates, (d)-excretion,
4) Kangaroo, Octopus, Salamander (e)-swimming
8. Which one of the following categories of animals, is 3) (a)-defence, (b)-radula, (c)-comb plates, (d)-swimming,
correctly described with no single exception in it? (e)-excretion
1) All reptiles possess scales, have a three chambered 4) (a)-protection, (b)-parapodia, (c)-visceral mass,
heart and are cold blooded (poikilothermal). (d)-locomotion, (e)-excretion
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NCERT Exemplar MCQs

1. In some animal groups, the body is found divided into 3) In Fasciola, flame cells take part in excretion
compartments with at least some organs. This characteristic
4) Earthworms are hermaphrodites and yet cross
feature is called:
fertilisation take place among them.
1) Segmentation 2) Metamerism
9. Which one of the following is oviparous?
3) Metagenesis 4) Metamorphosis
1) Platypus 2) Flying fox (bat)
2. Given below are types of cells present in some animals.
3) Elephant 4) Whale
Which of the following cells can differentiate to perform
different functions? 10. Which one of the following is not a poisonous snake?
1) Choanocytes 2) Interstitial cells 1) Cobra 2) Viper
3) Gastrodermal cells 4) Nematocytes 3) Python 4) Krait
3. Which one of the following sets of animals share a four 11. Match the following list of animals with their level of
chambered heart? organisation.
1) Amphibian, Reptiles, Birds Division of labour Animal
2) Crocodiles, Birds, Mammals (a) Organ level (i) Pheretima
3) Crocodiles, Lizards, Turtles (b) Cellular aggregate level (ii) Fasciola
4) Lizards, Mammals, Birds (c) Tissue level (iii) Spongilla
4. Which of the following pairs of animals has non-glandular (d) Organ system level (iv) Obelia
skin? Choose the correct match showing division of labour with
1) Snake and frog 2) Chameleon and turtle animal example.
3) Frog and pigeon 4) Crocodile and tiger 1) (a)-(ii) (b)-(iii) (c)-(iv) (d)-(i)
5. Birds and mammals share one of the following characteristics 2) (a)-(ii) (b)-(iv) (c)-(iii) (d)-(i)
as a common feature:
3) (a)-(iv) (b)-(i) (c)-(ii) (d)-(iii)
1) Pigmented skin
4) (a)-(i) (b)-(iv) (c)-(iii) (d)-(ii)
2) Pneumatic bones
12. Body cavity is the cavity present between body wall and
3) Viviparity gut wall. In some animals, the body cavity is not lined by
4) Warm blooded nature mesoderm. Such animals are called:
6. Which one of the following sets of animals belong to a 1) Acoelomate 2) Pseudocoelomate
single taxonomic group? 3) Coelomate 4) Haemocoelomate
1) Cuttlefish, jellyfish, silverfish, dogfish, starfish 13. Match the column I with column II and choose the correct
2) Bat, pigeon, butterfly. option.
3) Monkey, chimpanzee, man Column I Column II
4) Silkworm, tapeworm, earthworm (a) Porifera (i) Canal system
7. Which one of the following statements is incorrect? (b) Aschelminthes (ii) Water vascular system
1) Mesoglea is present in between ectoderm and endoderm (c) Annelida (iii) Muscular Pharynx
in Obelia (d) Arthropoda (iv) Jointed appendages
2) Asterias exhibits radial symmetry. (e) Echinodermata (v) Metameres
3) Fasciola is a pseudocoelomate animal
4) Taenia is a triploblastic animal 1) (a)-(ii) (b)-(iii) (c)-(v) (d)-(iv) (e)-(i)
8. Which one of the following statements is incorrect? 2) (a)-(ii) (b)-(v) (c)-(iii) (d)-(iv) (e)-(i)
1) In cockroaches and prawns, excretion of waste material 3) (a)-(i) (b)-(iii) (c)-(v) (d)-(iv) (e)-(ii)
occurs through Malpighian tubules.
4) (a)-(i) (b)-(v) (c)-(iii) (d)-(iv) (e)-(ii)
2) In ctenophores, locomotion is mediated by comb plates.
Past 5 Years MCQs

1. In which of the following animals, digestive tract has 6. Read the following statements. (2021)
additional chambers like crop and gizzard? (2022) A. Metagenesis is observed in Helminths.
1) Pavo, Psittacula, Corvus B. Echinoderms are triploblastic and coelomate animals.
2) Corvus, Columba, Chameleon C. Round worms have organ-system level of body
3) Bufo, Balaenoptera, Bangarus organization.
4) Catla, Columba, Crocodilus D. Comb plates present in ctenophores help in digestion.
2. Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion E. Water vascular system is characteristic of Echinoderms.
(A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). (2022) Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Assertion (A): All vertebrates are chordates but all 1) A, B and C are correct 2) A, D and E are correct
chordates are not vertebrates. 3) B, C and E are correct 4) C, D and E are correct
Reason (R): Notochord is replaced by vertebral column in 7. Which of the following statements are true for the phylum-
the adult vertebrates Chordata? (2020)
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct 1) In Urochordata notochord extends from head to tail and
answer from the options given below. it is present throughout their life
1) (A) is not correct but (R) is correct 2) In Vertebrata notochord is present during the embryonic
period only
2) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct
3) Central nervous system is dorsal and hollow
explanation of (A)
4) Chordata is divided into 3 subphyla
3) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct
Hemichordata, Tunicata and Cephalchordata
explanation of (A)
4) (A) is correct but (R) is not correct 8. Bilaterally symmetrical and acoelomate animals are
exemplified by (2020)
3. Match List-I with List-II (2021)
1) Platyhelminthes 2) Aschelminthes
List-I List-II
3) Annelida 4) Ctenophora
A. Metamerism (i) Coelenterata
9. Match the following columns and select the correct option.
B. Canal system (ii) Ctenophora (2020)
C. Comb plates (iii) Annelida Column-I Column-II
D. Cnidoblasts (iv) Porifera A. 6-15 pairs of gill slits (i) Trygon
Choose the correct answer from the options given below. B. +HWHURFHUFDOFDXGDO¿Q (ii) Cyclostomes
1) A-(iii), B-(iv), C-(i), D-(ii) C. Air bladder (iii) Chondrichthyes
2) A-(iii), B-(iv), C-(ii), D-(i) D. Poison sting (iv) Osteichthyes
3) A-(iv), B-(i), C-(ii), D-(iii) 1) A-(iii), B-(iv), C-(i), D-(ii)
4) A-(iv), B-(iii), C-(i), D-(ii) 2) A-(iv), B-(ii), C-(iii), D-(i)
4. Which one of the following organisms bears hollow and 3) A-(i), B-(iv), C-(iii), D-(ii)
pneumatic long bones? (2021) 4) A-(ii), B-(iii), C-(iv), D-(i)
1) Hemidactylus 2) Macropus 10. Match the following columns and select the correct option.
3) Ornithorhynchus 4) Neophron (2020)
5. Match the following: (2021) Column-I Column-II
List-I List-II A. Gregarious, polyphagous (i) Asterias
Pearl oyster pest
A. Physalia (i)
B. Adult with radial (ii) Scorpion
B. Limulus (ii) Portuguese Man of War
symmetry and larva with
C. Ancylostoma (iii) Living fossil bilateral symmetry
D. Pinctada (iv) Hookworm C. Book lungs (iii) Ctenoplana
Choose the correct answer from the options given below. D. Bioluminescence (iv) Locusta
1) A-(iv), B-(i), C-(iii), D-(ii) 1) A-(iv), B-(i), C-(ii), D-(iii)
2) A-(ii), B-(iii), C-(iv), D-(i) 2) A-(iii), B-(ii), C-(i), D-(iv)
3) A-(i), B-(iv), C-(iii), D-(ii) 3) A-(ii), B-(i), C-(iii), D-(iv)
4) A-(ii), B-(iii), C-(i), D-(iv) 4) A-(i), B-(iii), C-(ii), D-(iv)
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11. Match the following columns and select the correct option. 3) All chordates possess notochord throughout their life
(2020 Covid) 4) Notochord is replaced by vertebral column in adult of
Column-I Column-II some chordates
A. Aptenodytes (i) Flying fox
15. Match the following organisms with their respective
B. Pteropus (ii) $QJHO¿VK characteristics : (2019)
C. Pterophyllum (iii) Lamprey
Column-I Column-II
D. Petromyzon (iv) Penguin
A. Pila (i) Flame cells
1) A-(iii), B-(iv), C-(i), D-(ii) Comb plates
B. Bombyx (ii)
2) A-(iv), B-(i), C-(ii), D-(iii) C. Pleurobrachia (iii) Radula
3) A-(ii), B-(i), C-(iv), D-(iii) D. Taenia (iv) Malpighian tubules
4) A-(iii), B-(iv), C-(ii), D-(i)
Select the correct option from the following:
12. Match the following group of organisms with their
1) A-(iii), B-(ii), C-(i), D-(iv)
respective distinctive characteristics and select the correct
option. (2020 Covid) 2) A-(iii), B-(iv), C-(ii), D-(i)
Column-I Column-II 3) A-(ii), B-(iv), C-(iii), D-(i)
A. Platyhelminthes (i) Cylindrical body with 4) A-(iii), B-(ii), C-(iv), D-(i)
no segmentation
16. Consider following features
B. Echinoderms (ii) Warm blooded animals
with direct development A. Organ system level of organisation
C. Hemichordates (iii) Bilateral symmetry with B. Bilateral symmetry
incomplete digestive C. True coelomates with segmentation of body
system
Select the correct option of animal groups which possess
D. Aves (iv) Radial symmetry with
indirect development all the above characteristics (2019)
1) A-(ii), B-(iii), C-(iv), D-(i) 1) Annelida, Arthropoda and Chordata
2) A-(iv), B-(i), C-(ii), D-(iii) 2) Annelida, Arthropoda and Mollusca
3) A-(i), B-(ii), C-(iii), D-(iv) 3) Arthropoda, Mollusca and Chordata
4) A-(iii), B-(iv), C-(i), D-(ii) 4) Annelida, Mollusca and Chordata
13. Which of the following options does correctly represent the 17. Which of the following animals does not undergo
characteristic features of phylum Annelida? (2020 Covid)
metamorphosis? (2018)
1) Triploblastic, segmented body and bilaterally
1) Earthworm 2) Tunicate
symmetrical
2) Triploblastic, flattened body and acoelomate condition 3) Moth 4) Starfish
3) Diploblastic, mostly marine and radially symmetrical 18. Which one of these animals is not a homeotherm? (2018)
4) Triploblastic, unsegmented body and bilaterally 1) Macropus 2) Chelone
symmetrical
3) Camelus 4) Psittacula
14. All vertebrates are chordates but all chordates are not
19. Identify the vertebrate group of animals characterised by
vertebrates, why? (2020 Covid)
crop and gizzard in its digestive system. (2018)
1) Ventral hollow nerve cord remains throughout life in
some chordates 1) Amphibia 2) Reptilia
2) All chordates possess vertebral column 3) Aves 4) Osteichthyes
ANSWER KEY
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
1 1 2 2 2 2 3 1 3 1 4 3 2 3 2 2 1
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34
1 4 1 2 4 4 4 1 1 4 1 1 4 1 4 3 2
35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51
1 3 2 2 2 4 4 3 1 3 4 2 2 2 4 4 1
52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68
NCERT 3 4 3 2 4 1 1 2 4 1 3 1 3 2 1 1 4
Topic-wise
69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85
MCQs
4 4 4 3 1 3 3 2 4 1 1 2 3 3 3 1 4
86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102
1 4 2 3 1 1 4 1 4 4 2 1 4 2 4 1 4
103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119
2 3 4 2 2 1 4 1 4 3 1 1 3 1 4 3 3
120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128
4 2 2 1 1 2 1 3 3
Matching Type 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
MCQs 1 1 4 1 1 4 3 1 3 3 4 2 1 3
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Correct & 4 4 4 4 1 4 3 2 3 3 1 3 3 4 4 4 3
Incorrect MCQs 18 19 20 21
4 1 1 3
Statement 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Based MCQs 1 2 4 3 1 3 3 1 4 1
Assertion & 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Reason MCQs 1 2 4 1 3 2 1 4 2 3
Image Based 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Questions 1 2 3 1 3 4 1 2 4 1 2 4 1
Rank Booster 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
MCQs 3 2 3 2 2 4 2 2 3 1 2 3 1
NCERT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Exemplar MCQs 2 2 2 2 4 3 3 1 1 3 1 2 3
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Past 5 Years 1 2 2 4 2 3 2,3 1 4 1 2 4 1 4 2 1 1
MCQs 18 19
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Topicwise Number of Questions Analysis (2023-2014)

Levels of Organisation Open Type Closed Type

Organ System Radial Bilateral Asymmetrical

Types Fig.: Animal Fig.:

Embryonic Germ Layers Segmentation

Diploblastic Animals Triploblastic Animals

Mesoderm Classification of Animals

Maximise Your Marks A

In between ectoderm and endoderm, an undifferentiated

Coelom (Body cavity)

Pseudocoelom Pseudocoelom Fig.: Broad Classification of Kingdom Animalia based on

body cavity is absent, E.g., Fera to bear ¿

Have a water transport or canal

Water Transport or Canal System

Maximise Your Marks

Exclusively marine, radially symmetrical, diploblastic

Fertilization: External with indirect development.

Maximise Your Marks

Hooks & suckers present Commonly known as flatworms

Maximise Your Marks

Longitudinal Parapodia: Lateral

Nephridia: Help in osmoregulation Examples:

Body surface is distinctly marked

Through Jointed appendages Gills, book gills, book

Economically Vectors: Anopheles, Culex Gregarious pest: Living fossil:

Examples: Radula: A file-like rasping

External and indirect

Maximise Your Marks

Long trunk Anterior proboscis Collar

Maximise Your Marks

Table: Comparison of Chordates and Non-chordates

Urochordata or Tunicata Cephalochordata Vertebrata

The subphylum Vertebrata is further divided as follows:

Closed type Fig.: Petromyzon

Maximise Your Marks  Their body is streamlined.

(a) (b) (c) (d)

Table: Salient features of Different phyla in the Animal Kingdom

Coelomates, such Body covering

Fig.: Metagenesis in Obelia

(a) Radial Symmetry (b) Bilateral Symmetry

NCERT LINE BY LINE FILL-UP AND TRUE & FALSE

Basis of Classification 25. Platyhelminthes have dorso-ventrally flattened body thus,

10. Skeleton of porifera is made up of

19. Corals belong to phylum:

55. Which of the following belongs to the same phylum?

(e) Felis 3) Pteropus 4) Balaenoptera

Matching Types MCQs

1) (a)-(i) (b)-(iii) (c)-(iv) (d)-(ii) 1) (a)-(ii) (b)-(iii) (c)-(i) (d)-(iv)

Correct & Incorrect MCQs

Statement Based MCQs

Assertion & Reason MCQs

Reason: In annelids and chordates, the blood pumped by

Image Based Questions

1. A and B are respectively represents 1) Mesoglea and mesoderm

Maximise Your Marks Their body is streamlined.