Classification of Animals

Test your knowledge of animal classification, taxonomy, and zoology. Questions cover animal phyla, body cavities, characteristics of vertebrates and invertebrates, and classification of specific animal groups including amphibians, mammals, arthropods, and more.

10 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following possesses true body cavity?

  1. Wuchereria
  2. Liverfluke
  3. Leech
  4. Sea anemone
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following organisms does not belong to the phylum ‘Mollusca’?

  1. Chiton
  2. Hydra
  3. Pila
  4. Unio
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is/are a characteristic feature of arthropods?

  1. Jointed legs
  2. Pseudocoelomic body cavity
  3. Segmented body
  4. Bilateral symmetry
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a protochordate?

  1. Asterias
  2. Amphioxus
  3. Chiton
  4. Pila
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not an amphibian?

  1. Salamander
  2. Toad
  3. Hyla
  4. Turtle
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Sensory cells of hydra possess

  1. flagellum
  2. hair-like projections
  3. cilia
  4. pseudopodia
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following animals passes water current through its body for food?

  1. Hydra
  2. Spongilla
  3. Starfish
  4. Earthworm
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following mammals lays eggs?

  1. Echidna
  2. Kangaroo
  3. Bat
  4. Whale
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a characteristic feature of vertebrates?

  1. Notochord
  2. Triploblastic
  3. Coelomate
  4. Spiny skin
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a warm-blooded animal?

  1. Shark
  2. Toad
  3. Ostrich
  4. Draco