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
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it will continue beating for a long time if it is kept moist
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it will continue beating for a long time if it is kept dry
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it will not beat at all
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None of the above
A
Correct answer
Explanation
If the heart is cut out from the body of a frog, it will continue beating for a long time if it is kept moist. The poikilotherm heart has a built-in pacemaker (a group of neural cells sending out regular impulses) allowing the heart to beat for hours even after the brain is no longer connected to the heart.
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circulatory system
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digestive system
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endocrine system
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nervous system
A
Correct answer
Explanation
Option (1) is the correct answer. Lymph nodes are major sites of B, T and other immune cells.
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Scrotum
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Penis
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Testis
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Prostate
C
Correct answer
Explanation
Testis is a primary sex organ in males as it produces gametes.
C
Correct answer
Explanation
Most busy organ is heart because it is continuously pumping blood to all the vital organs in the body to ensure their proper functioning all the time.
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Skeletal system
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Muscular system
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Both (1) and (2)
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None of these
C
Correct answer
Explanation
Both muscular and skeletal systems protects the internal organs of the body.The muscles of the muscular system keep bones in place; they assist with movement by contracting and pulling on the bones.
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Glottis
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Epiglottis
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Larynx
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Pharynx
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Epiglottis prevents the entry of food in wind pipe.
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Gall bladder
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Stomach
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Heart
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Intestine
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Lungs
C
Correct answer
Explanation
Tricuspid valve is present in between right atrium and right ventricle of the heart.
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protective
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reproductive
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respiratory
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nutritive
C
Correct answer
Explanation
Tapetum is the innermost layer of the wall of pollen sac. The tapetum is nutritive in function. The tapetal cells are multinucleate and contain Ubish bodies.
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Cricket
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Grain
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Flies
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Small insects
B
Correct answer
Explanation
House lizard is carnivorous (insectivorous) i.e. feeds upon small insects, cricket, flies etc. Grains are plant products and are not a part of house lizard's diet.
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malleus
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hyoid
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dentary
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frontal
B
Correct answer
Explanation
The V shaped bone which serves as anchoring structure to the tongue is hyoid.
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fruits
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own faeces
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blood
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fishes
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Coprophagus animals eat own faeces.
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lungs
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kidney
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heart
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testis
D
Correct answer
Explanation
Tunica albugenia is the covering of testis.
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kidney of mammal
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testis of frog
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kidney of frog
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ovary of mammal
C
Correct answer
Explanation
Bidder’s canal is found in kidney of frog.
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squamous epithelium
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columnar epithelium
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ciliated epithelium
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cubical epithelium
C
Correct answer
Explanation
The type of epithelium which lines the inner surfaces of fallopian tubes, bronchioles and small bronchi is known as ciliated epithelium.
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incus; stapes; malleus
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malleus; incus; stapes
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malleus; columella; incus
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stapes; malleus; incus
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Malleus is the first bone, incus is the second and stapes is the third bone from tympanum to inner ear.