Biology
Invertebrate Zoology
634 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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Lungs
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Gills
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Trachea
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Book lungs
D
Correct answer
Explanation
In phylum Arthropoda, different types of respiratory organs had evolved. In terrestrial arthropods book lungs and trachea developed.In scorpions and spiders, respiration takes place by book lungs.
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Only a and c
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Only b, c and d
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Only a, b and c
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Only c and d
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Only a, b and d
C
Correct answer
Explanation
This is the correct option because wasps, houseflies and beetles all can crawl as well as fly.
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Only a
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Only b
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Only c
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Only a and b
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All of these
E
Correct answer
Explanation
A spider catches its prey in its web. Houseflies carry disease-causing germs to our food. Lice and leech suck blood. All these statements are correct.
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earthworm
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round worm
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Both 1 and 2
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None of the above
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Ascaris lumbricoides is the scientific name for the human roundworm.
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Holometabolic metamorphosis
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Hemimetabolic metamorphosis
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Paurometabolic metamorphosis
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Ametabolic development
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Hyper metamorphosis
C
Correct answer
Explanation
It is a simple, gradual and direct metamorphosis in which immature forms resemble the adult, except in size, and are referred to as nymphs. Grasshoppers have paurometabolic type of metamorphosis.
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hard outer shells
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the hard outer shell
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a hard outer shell
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the hard outer shells
C
Correct answer
Explanation
The sentence requires an indefinite article 'a' before 'hard outer shell' because it is a singular countable noun being introduced for the first time in the list of characteristics.
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Only a
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Only a and b
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Only b
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Only b and c
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Only c
E
Correct answer
Explanation
This is the correct option as bed bugs do not emit light in the darkness.
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Nephridia
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Flame cells
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Kidneys
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Malpighian tubules
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3 pairs
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4 pairs
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6 pairs
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8 pairs
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Parapodia
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Setae
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Clitellum
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None of these
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Through skin
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Through gills
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By lungs
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By tracheal system
D
Correct answer
Explanation
Insects respire through a network of tiny tubes called tracheae, which open to the outside through small holes known as spiracles.
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cuticle of larva
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salivary glands of larva
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cocoon
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salivary glands of adult
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Each cocoon of silk worm (Bombyx mori) has about 1000 meter of silk thread. During its short life the female moth lays about three to five hundred whitish eggs. A minute caterpillar larva hatches out from each egg in about 10 days. The larva starts pouring out its sticky saliva through a minute aperture called spinneret located upon the lower lip of its mouth. As it comes out in air the lpuid saliva immediately solidify into a fine silk thread.
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Pharyngeal and septal
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Septal and integumentary
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Integumentary and pharyngeal
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Integumentary only
A
Correct answer
Explanation
The septal nephridia and pharngeal nephridia dishcarge thier waste products into the lumen of the alimentary canal and not outside. These are knwon as enteronephric types of nephridia.
In Pheretima three types of nephridia are present
- Septal nephridia
- Pharyangeal nephridia
- Integumentary nephridia.
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spark cells
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flame cells
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fire cells
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None of these
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Flame cells are the specialized excretory cells found in the simplest freshwater invertebrates, including flatworms like tapeworms, to remove waste materials.