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.

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Invertebrate Zoology Questions

Multiple choice evs more about organ system introduction to excretory system structures and functions related to the excretory system introduction to excretion

Green glands are excretory organs of

  1. Crustaceans

  2. Centipedes

  3. Annelids

  4. Molluscs

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Green glands are excretory organs of crustaceans. They are also called antennal glands because these glands are located near the base of larger antennae. Each gland has three parts end sac, labyrinth and bladder. The labyrinth is the proper excretory gland.

So, the correct answer is 'Crustaceans'.

Multiple choice evs more about organ system introduction to excretory system structures and functions related to the excretory system introduction to excretion

Which one of the following statements is incorrect?

  1. In cockroaches and prawns excretion of waste material occurs through Malpighian tubules

  2. In ctenophores, locomotion is mediated by comb plates

  3. In Fasciola flame cells take part in excretion

  4. Earthworm are hermaphrodites and yet cross fertilization take place among them

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Malpighian tubules are excretory structures in most insects, including cockroaches, but in crustaceans such as prawns, green glands conduct excretory functions, whereas all other statements are true.

Multiple choice evs more about organ system introduction to excretory system structures and functions related to the excretory system introduction to excretion

In which one of the following organisms excretory organs are correctly stated?

  1. Humans- Kidneys, sebaceous glands and tear glands

  2. Earthworm- Pharyngeal, integumentary and septal nephridia

  3. Cockroach- Malpighian tubules and enter caeca

  4. Frog- Kidneys, skin and buccal epithelium

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The excretory system of earthworm contains a pair of nephridia in every segment, except for the first three and the last ones. The three types of nephridia are: integumentary, septal, and pharyngeal. The integumentary nephridia lie attached to the inner side of the body wall in all segments except the first two. The septal nephridia are attached to both sides of the septa behind the 15th segment. The pharyngeal nephridia are attached to fourth, fifth and sixth segments.

Multiple choice evs more about organ system introduction to excretory system structures and functions related to the excretory system introduction to excretion

In which of these animals, antennal gland functions as excretory organs?

  1. Human being

  2. Cockroach

  3. Planaria

  4. Prawn

  5. Earthworm

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

In many higher crustaceans the excretory glands are located in the head. They are called antennal glands or maxillary glands, depending on whether they open at the base of the antennae or at the maxillae.

Multiple choice evs more about organ system introduction to excretory system structures and functions related to the excretory system introduction to excretion

Chloragogen cells of earthworm are similar to ----- of vertebrate's.

  1. Liver

  2. Lung

  3. Kidney

  4. Spleen

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Chloragogen cells in annelids function similarly to the liver in vertebrates. The cells store glycogen and neutralize toxins, are yellowish in colour due to the presence of yellow granules, called as chloragosomes and are present in coelomic fluid of some annelids.

Multiple choice evs more about organ system introduction to excretory system structures and functions related to the excretory system introduction to excretion

Which among the following is the correct order of excretory organs in cockroach, earthworm and rabbit respectively?

  1. Skin, Malpighian tubules and kidney

  2. Malpighian tubules, nephridia and kidney

  3. Nephridia, Malpighian tubule and kidney

  4. Nephridia, kidney and green gland

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The excretory organ of cockroach is the Malpighian tubules. It is found at the junction of the midgut and hindgut and are about 150 in number. 

Earthworm has a pair of excretory organs, called as the nephridia. Each nephridia is made up of a coiled tube that opens into the body cavity. 
The excretory system of rabbit consists of a pair of kidneys, a pair of ureters, an urinary bladder, an urino-genital canal and the urino-genital aperture.

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Well developed digestive system is present in

  1. Cnidarians, prawns and earthworms

  2. Grasshoppers, frogs and houseflies

  3. Amoeba, Hydra and dog

  4. Sponges, flatworms and earthworms

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Porifera (sponges), Platyhelminthes (flatworms) and Cnidaria (Hydra) do not have a well-developed digestive system. They have 'blind-sac' body plan, with an opening that serves as both the mouth and the anus, and a gastrovascular cavity where digestion takes place.

Earthworms and Arthropods (Grasshoppers, houseflies) have a well-developed digestive system, having a compartmentalized alimentary canal and two-openings, anterior as mouth and posterior as the anus. 
The vertebrates (frogs) also have a well developed digestive system.
Hence, the correct answer is 'Grasshoppers, frogs and houseflies'

Multiple choice biology homeostasis introduction to excretory system structures and functions related to the excretory system introduction to excretion

In which of the following organism malpighian tubule is found?

  1. Honey bee

  2. Frog

  3. Ascaris

  4. Rabbit

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Malpighian tubules are found lining the gut of some species of arthropods, such as the bee. They are usually found in pairs and the number of tubules varies with the species of insect. Malpighian tubules are convoluted, which increases their surface area, and they are lined with microvilli for reabsorption and maintenance of osmotic balance. Malpighian tubules work cooperatively with specialized glands in the wall of the rectum.

So, the correct option is 'Honeybee'.

Multiple choice biology excretion - the wastage disposing system introduction to excretory system structures and functions related to the excretory system introduction to excretion

Find the incorrect pairing. 

  1. Nephridia and Leech

  2. Organ of Bojanus and Snail

  3. Malpighian tubules and Cockroach

  4. Kidney and Rat

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Nephridia are the invertebrate excretory organ that performs a function similar to the vertebrate kidney. These are small coiled tubes. Leech contains 17 pairs of nephridia arranged segmentally. 

The excretory organ of snail is nephridia. 
Malpighian tubules are types of excretory organs found in Cockroach. These excrete nitrogenous and other wastes. 
The excretory system of rats is kidneys. 
Thus, the correct answer is 'Organs of Bojanus and Snail.'

Multiple choice biology excretion - the wastage disposing system introduction to excretory system structures and functions related to the excretory system introduction to excretion

Which one of the following is correctly matched?

  1. Wings of honey bee and crow - Homologous

  2. Thorn of Bougainvillea and tendrils of Cucurbita - Analogous

  3. Nephridia of earthworm and malphighian tubules of cockroach - Excretory

  4. Nictitating membrane and blindspot in human eye - Vestigial

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Homologous organs are the organ which has the same origin but performs different functions. Wings of honey bee and crow are the analogous as they perform the same function. Where thorn of Bougainvillea and tendrils of Cucurbita are the homologous organs. Nictitating membrane is the vestigial organ of the human eye but not the blind spot. Whereas nephridia is the excretory organ of earthworm and malpighian tubule of the cockroach. Thus, the correct answer is option C.

Multiple choice biology breath and blood of life human respiration the mechanism of breathing breathing and its movements

The respiratory organs in cockroach are

  1. Lungs

  2. Gills

  3. Lenticels

  4. Spiracles

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

  • Spiracles are openings on the surface of some animals, which usually lead to respiratory systems. 
  • The spiracle is a small hole behind each eye that opens to the mouth. Insects and some more derived spiders have spiracles on their exoskeletons to allow air to enter the trachea.
  •  In the respiratory system of insects, the tracheal tubes primarily deliver oxygen directly into the animals' tissues. 
  • The spiracles can be opened and closed in an efficient manner to reduce water loss. Hence, The respiratory organs in cockroach are spiracles.
So, the correct answer is 'spiracles'.

Multiple choice zoology our skeletal system and the skin bones and movements joints in the human body joints

Body segments are definite and well marked in

  1. Hydra

  2. Tapeworm

  3. Leech

  4. Cockroach

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Cockroach belongs to Arthropoda which is covered by an exoskeleton. The body is divided into three regions head, thorax and abdomen. They have a true coelom and have open spaces known as sinus. The segmentation is internal as well as internal while in hydra, tapeworm and leech only external segments are present 

So, the correct answer is option D.

Multiple choice evs our skeletal system and the skin bones and movements joints in the human body joints

Tongue like structure in periplaneta is

  1. Maxilla

  2. Hypopharynx

  3. Labium

  4. Labrum

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The hypopharynx is an appendage or thickened fold on the floor of the mouth of many insects, that resembles a tongue. Thus, option B is correct.
The labium is a fused mouth part, which forms the floor of the mouth of an insect. Thus, option C is wrong.
The labrum is a structure corresponding to a lip, especially the upper border of the mouth parts of a crustacean or insect. Thus, option D is wrong.
The maxilla is the jaw or jawbone, specifically the upper jaw in most vertebrates. In humans, it also forms part of the nose and eye socket. Thus, option A is wrong.

Multiple choice biology animal behaviour ethology natural selection coordination in human beings- chemical control endocrine system in humans

Which of them is in tracheae group

  1. Crab-Centipede-Cockroach

  2. King crab-Scorpion-Housefly

  3. Spider-Peripatus-Mosquito

  4. Bedbug-Sandfly-Silkworm

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Bed bug ,sand fly silk worn are placed in tracheate  group of Arthropoda because they have trachae for  respiration Embryonic development of echinoderms shows a number of similarities with those of chordates .