Biology

Animal Tissue and Anatomy

1,715 Questions

Test your knowledge of animal tissues and anatomical structures with these practice questions. The set covers human organs, reproductive systems, and sensory receptors. These fundamental biology topics frequently appear in medical and competitive examinations.

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Animal Tissue and Anatomy Questions

Multiple choice

Arrange the following invertebrates in increasing order of number of species:

  1. Corals
  2. Crustaceans
  3. Arachnids
  4. Mollusks

  1. Arachnids, Mollusks, Crustaceans, Corals

  2. Coral, Crustaceans, Mollusks, Arachnids

  3. Crustaceans, Corals, Mollusks, Arachnids

  4. Mollusks, Arachnids, Crustaceans, Corals
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct order. The numbers of species in the four phyla are as follows: Arachnids - 1,02,248 Mollusks - 85,000 Crustaceans - 47,000 Corals - 2000

Multiple choice

Where are statocysts situated in mollusks?

  1. Gonads

  2. Foot

  3. Nephridia

  4. Radula
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Statocysts are situated in the foot of mollusks. These are balance receptors which maintain balance during movement of mollusks.

Multiple choice

Which among the following is the appropriate ration for broilers?

  1. Protein-rich feed with adequate vitamins

  2. Protein-rich feed with adequate fat

  3. Mineral-rich feed with adequate vitamins

  4. Starch-rich feed with adequate minerals
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Broilers are raised for the production of meat. Protein-rich feed with adequate fat is the appropriate ration for broilers. This supplies proper energy and proteins to the body.

Multiple choice

Pigmented epithelium can be found in

  1. ovaries

  2. nasal cambers

  3. retina

  4. pancreatic cells
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The pigmented layer of retina or retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) is the pigmented cell layer just outside the neurosensory retina that nourishes retinal visual cells and is firmly attached to the underlying choroid and overlying retinal visual cells.

Multiple choice

Match the following ||| |---|---| |a. Amoeba|1. Special mouth parts| |b. Hydra|2. Pseudopodium| |c. Cockroach|3. Feeding tube| |d. Butterfly|4. Tentacles|

  1. a - 2, b - 4, c - 1, d - 3

  2. a - 3, b - 4, c - 1, d - 2

  3. a - 2, b - 1, c - 4, d - 3

  4. a - 2, b - 4, c - 3, d - 1

  5. a - 4, b - 2, c - 1, d - 3
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

In amoeba, food is taken in from pseudopodium. In hydra, food is taken in with the help of tentacles. Cockroach has special mouth parts for taking in food. Butterfly uses its feeding tubes to suck nectar from flowers.

Multiple choice

In which of the following human organs is Bowman's capsule present?

  1. Heart

  2. Kidney

  3. Liver

  4. Stomach

  5. Lungs
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Yes, Bowman's capsule is a cup-like sac at the beginning of the tubular component of a nephron in the mammalian kidney. The filtered blood is sent to the systemic circulation through efferent arteriole and the filtrate goes to the Bowman’s capsule.