Biology
Invertebrate Zoology
799 Questions
Invertebrate zoology covers the anatomical and physiological characteristics of animals without backbones, focusing heavily on insects, earthworms, and other arthropods. These questions explore structural components like respiratory organs and excretory systems. This topic forms a crucial part of the biology section in various competitive exams.
Cockroach anatomyEarthworm organsInsect ordersRespiratory organsExcretory organs
Invertebrate Zoology Questions
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14th
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18th
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16th
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Anywhere between 5th to 9th
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1st
A
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Explanation
A single female genital pore is present in the midventral line of 14th segment.
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Stomach
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Calciferous glands
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Typhlosole
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Respiratory aperture
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Septal nephridia
C
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Explanation
The characteristic feature of the intestine between 26-35 segments is the presence of internal median fold of dorsal wall called typhlosole.
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A single female genital pore is present.
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A pair of male genital pores are present.
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A pair of female genital pores are present.
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Both 1 and 2
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Both 2 and 3
D
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Explanation
A pair of male genital pores are present on the ventro-lateral sides of the 18th segment.
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7th abdominal segment
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Junction of foregut and midgut
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Junction of midgut and hindgut
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4th - 6th abdominal segments
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2nd to 6th abdominal segments
C
Correct answer
Explanation
At the junction of midgut and hindgut another ring of 100-150 yellow coloured thin filamentous Malpighian tubules is present.
C
Correct answer
Explanation
Integumentary nephridia, attached to the lining of the body wall of segment 3 to the last that open on the body surface.
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Ametabolous
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Pseudometabolous
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Holometabolous
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Hypermetamorphosis
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Paurometabolous
E
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Explanation
The development of P. americana is paurometabolous, meaning there is development through nymphal stage.
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Apis
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Bombyx
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Laccifer
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Locusta
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Limulus
E
Correct answer
Explanation
Limulus (King crab) is a living fossil.
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Palamnaeus
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Periplanta
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Musca
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Palaemon
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Apis
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Yes, it is correct. It is the scientific name of cockroach.
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osmosis
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metamorphosis
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mitosis
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prosthesis
B
Correct answer
Explanation
The life history of insects usually exhibit metamorphosis.
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three pairs of walking legs
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two pairs of walking legs
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four pairs of walking legs
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one pair of walking legs
A
Correct answer
Explanation
Three pairs of legs are attached to thorax region of a cockroach.
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Ventral
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First
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Dorsal
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Middle
C
Correct answer
Explanation
The dorsal chamber of the haemocoel is the pericardial sinus which is connected to the heart and gives oxygenated blood.
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insects
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liver-fluke
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animals
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all the above
A
Correct answer
Explanation
insects
The Malpighian tubule system is a type of excretory and osmoregulatory system found in some Uniramia (Insects and Myriapoda),
B
Correct answer
Explanation
During its life cycle, the silkworm actively spins continuous silk filaments to form its protective cocoon while it is in the caterpillar or larval stage.
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digestion
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excretion
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filtration
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none of these
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Insects have malpighian tubules for excretion
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compound eyes and anal cerci
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jointed legs and chitinous exoskeleton
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green gland and tracheae
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book lungs and antennae
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Centipedes (class Chilopoda), cockroaches (class Insecta), and crabs (class Crustacea) are all arthropods, which are characterized by jointed appendages and a hard exoskeleton made of chitin. These two features are universal across all arthropod groups. Compound eyes and book lungs are not present in all arthropods.