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Structural Organisation in Animals

Structural Organisation in Animals

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which of the following connective tissues do the cells not secrete collagen?

a. Blood
b. Cartilage
c. Bone
d. Adipose

  1. Only a
  2. Only a and c
  3. Only a and d
  4. Only a and b
  5. Only b, c and d
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Epithelial tissues are the tissues that cover the whole surface of a body. Which of the following statements is/are not true?

a. Epithelial tissue has a free surface that faces either a body fluid or the outside environment.
b. In them, the cells are compactly packed with little intercellular matrix.
c. They perform the function of linking and supporting other tissues and organs of the body.

  1. Only a
  2. Only a and b
  3. Only b
  4. Only b and c
  5. Only c
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are false?

a. An earthworm's body is divided into more than hundred similar short segments.
b. In an earthworm, there are two pairs of testes present in the 12th and 13th segments.
c. An earthworms first body segment, that contains the mouth, is called the peristomium.

  1. Only a
  2. Only a and b
  3. Only b
  4. Only b and c
  5. Only c
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are false about frogs?

a. Frogs are called cold-blooded as their body temperature varies with the temperature of the environment.
b. Fertilisation is external in frogs, that takes place in water.
c. The colour of dorsal side of the body of a frog is pale yellow with dark irregular spots.

  1. Only a
  2. Only a and b
  3. Only b
  4. Only b and c
  5. Only c
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The anterior part of a female cockroach's genital pouch contains which of the following?

a. Gonopore
b. Dorsal anus
c. Spermathecal pores
d. Gonapophysis

  1. Only a and c
  2. Only b and d
  3. Only a and b
  4. Only a and d
  5. Only b and c
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Earthworms have long reddish-brown cylindrical bodies. Which of the following parts of an earthworm increase(s) the effective area of absorption in the intestine?

  1. Typhlosole
  2. Gizzard
  3. Oesophagus
  4. Calciferous glands
  5. Pharynx
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the following:

 
a. Squamous epithelium 1. It is made of a single thin layer of flattened cells with irregular boundaries.
b. Cuboidal epithelium 2. It is made of a single layer of tall and slender cells.
c. Columnar epithelium 3. It is made of a single layer of cube-like cells.
  1. a - 2, b - 3, c - 1
  2. a - 3, b - 1, c - 2
  3. a - 1, b - 3, c - 2
  4. a - 1, b - 2, c - 3
  5. a - 2, b - 1, c - 3
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Cockroaches belong to Phylum Arthropoda. Which of the following is/are not present in the mouth of a cockroach?

  1. Maxillae
  2. Labium
  3. Mandible
  4. Prothorax
  5. Labrum
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The brain of a frog is divided into three parts - forebrain, midbrain and hindbrain. Which of the following is/are a part of the midbrain of a frog?

  1. Olfactory lobes
  2. Optical lobes
  3. Cerebellum
  4. Paired cerebral hemispheres
  5. Medulla oblongata
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Among the types of muscle tissues, which of the following is not a property of smooth muscles?

  1. The fibres of these muscles taper at both ends.
  2. The smooth muscles are bundled together in a connective tissue sheath.
  3. Cell junctions fuse the plasma membranes of these muscle cells, making them stick together.
  4. The walls of internal organs of organisms contain this type of muscle tissues.
  5. They are 'involuntary'.
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In a frog, the digested food is absorbed by numerous finger-like folds. They are called

  1. duodenum
  2. cloaca
  3. villi
  4. vasa efferentia
  5. oesophagus
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Earthworm is a terrestrial invertebrate in which segments 14-16 are covered by a prominent dark band of glandular tissue called

  1. setae
  2. clitellum
  3. nephridiopore
  4. prostomium
  5. None of these
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following body parts help(s) in the removal of excretory products from haemolymph of a cockroach?

  1. Gizzard
  2. Gastric caecae
  3. Pharynx
  4. Malpighian tubules
  5. Spermatophores
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In dense connective tissues, the fibres and fibroblasts are compactly packed. Which of the following is/are an example of dense connective tissues?

  1. Cartilage
  2. Areolar tissue
  3. Adipose tissue
  4. Tendons
  5. Blood
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The function of which of the following is to move particles or mucus in a specific direction over the epithelium?

  1. Squamous epithelium
  2. Cuboidal epithelium
  3. Columnar epithelium
  4. Ciliated epithelium
  5. Glandular epithelium
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the following:

 
a. Septal nephridia 1. It is present as three paired tufts in the 4th, 5th and 6th segments.
b. Integumentary nephridia 2. It is attached to lining of the body wall of segment 3 to the last that opens on the body surface.
c. Pharyngeal nephridia 3. It is present on both the sides of intersegmental septa of segment 15 to the last that opens into the intestine.
  1. a - 2, b - 3, c - 1
  2. a - 2, b - 1, c - 3
  3. a - 1, b - 2, c - 3
  4. a - 3, b - 2, c - 1
  5. a - 3, b - 1, c - 2
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