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Systematics and Classification of Animals

Covers animal classification, taxonomy, and characteristics of various phyla including Chordata, Porifera, Platyhelminthes, Mollusca, Arthropoda, and Annelida for GATE Zoology preparation

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following examples of living fossils belong to phylum of C. aspersum?

  1. Limulus and lamprey
  2. Neopilina and nautilus
  3. Limulus and platypus
  4. Echidna and platypus
  5. Neopilina and limulus
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a pair of amphibians that have no limbs?

  1. Ichthyophis and ureotyphus
  2. Salamender and necturus
  3. Hyla and alytes
  4. Ureotyphus and necturus
  5. Necturus and ichtyhyphis
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following classes of animal belongs to poikilothermy?

  1. Amphibia
  2. Aves
  3. Mammals
  4. Reptilia
  1. 1 and 2
  2. 1 and 4
  3. 2 and 3
  4. 2 and 4
  5. 3 and 4
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements are not correct about the animals that belong to cordates?

  1. Notochord is present.
  2. Central nervous system is ventral, solid and double.
  3. Pharynx perforated by gill slits.
  4. Heart is dorsal.
  1. 1 and 2
  2. 1 and 3
  3. 2 and 3
  4. 2 and 4
  5. 3 and 4
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following phylum are classified on the basis of locomotive organs?

  1. Protozoa and Annelida
  2. Protozoa and Porifera
  3. Porifera and Coelentrata
  4. Annelida and Coelentrata
  5. Annelida and Porifera
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which one of the following pair of animals possesses siphoning type of mouth parts?

  1. Cockroach and grasshopper
  2. Bees and wasps
  3. Aphids and mosquitoes
  4. Butterflies and moths
  5. Bees and butterflies
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following taxonomical terms are not given by Linnaeus?

  1. Phylum
  2. Class
  3. Order
  4. Family
  5. Genera
  6. Species
  1. 1, 2 and 3
  2. 1, 3 and 5
  3. 2, 3 and 4
  4. 3, 4 and 5
  5. 4, 5 and 6
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the column – I with column – II and select the correct option
Column – I 
        </strong>|<strong> Column &#x2013; II</strong>|

|A. Physalia|1. Brain coral|
|B. Adamsia |2. Sea anemone|
|C. Meandrin|3. Sea-fan|
|D. Gorgonia|4. Portuguese man-of-war|

  1. A - 4, B - 3, C - 2, D - 1
  2. A - 2, B - 1, C - 4, D - 3
  3. A - 4, B - 2, C - 1, D - 3
  4. A - 3, B - 2, C - 4, D - 1
  5. A - 1, B - 2, C - 3, D - 4
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the column – I (taxonomical term) with column – II (scientist who coined the term)
Column – I 
        </strong>|<strong>Column &#x2013; II</strong>|

|A. Coelenterata|1. Grobben|
|B. Platyhelmithes|2. Jonston|
|C. Aschelminthes|3. Gegenbaur|
|D. Mollusca|4. Leuckart|

  1. A - 2, B - 1, C - 3, D - 4
  2. A - 4, B - 3, C - 1, D - 2
  3. A - 2, B - 3, C - 4, D - 1
  4. A - 3, B - 2, C - 4, D - 1
  5. A - 1, B - 2, C - 3, D - 4
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Non-nucleated erythrocytes is/are found in _______.

  1. bat
  2. camel
  3. kangaroo
  1. Only 1
  2. Only 2
  3. Only 3
  4. 1 and 2
  5. 2 and 3
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the column – I (taxonomical term) with column – II (scientist who coined the term) and select the correct option
Column – I 
        </strong>|<strong>Column &#x2013; II</strong>|

|A. Protista|1. Sollas|
|B. Protozoa|2. Haekel|
|C. Porifera|3. Goldfus|
|D. Parazoa|4. Robert Grant|

  1. A - 1, B - 2, C - 3, D - 4
  2. A - 3, B - 1, C - 4, D - 2
  3. A - 2, B - 3, C - 4, D - 1
  4. A - 3, B - 2, C - 4, D - 1
  5. A - 1, B - 2, C - 3, D - 4
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following phylums possess open circulatory system?

  1. Mollusca
  2. Aschelminthes
  3. Annelida
  4. Arthropoda
  5. Chordata
  1. 1 and 4
  2. 1 and 5
  3. 2 and 4
  4. 2, 3 and 4
  5. 3, 4 and 5
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which one of the following is not a characteristic feature of sponges?

  1. Diploblastic body
  2. Presence of collar cells
  3. Aerobic respiration
  4. Flame cells as excretory organs
  5. Circulatory system absent
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following are correct about platyhelminthes?

  1. Radially symmetrical
  2. Triploblastic
  3. Acoelomate
  4. External fertilization
  1. 1 and 2
  2. 2 and 3
  3. 1, 2 and 3
  4. 1, 3 and 4
  5. 2, 3 and 4
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is/are characteristic(s) of organisms belonging to Phylum of flatworms?

  1. Bilaterally symmetrical, dorso-ventrally flattened and mostly un-segmented body
  2. Diploblastic animals
  3. Well developed blood vascular system
  1. Only 1
  2. 1 and 2
  3. 1 and 3
  4. 2 and 3
  5. Only 3
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