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Multiple choice biology biodiversity and classification animal classification and its benefits criteria for new system of classification five kingdoms of living organisms

Multicellular eukaryotic consumers belong to kingdom

  1. Fungi

  2. Protista

  3. Plantae

  4. Animalia
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

In Animalia (kingdom of multicellular consumers), the members are eukaryotic, multicellular, heterotrophic consumers. They feed on other organism and thus called as consumers. They contain glycogen or fat as reserve food.

Multiple choice biology biodiversity and classification animal classification and its benefits criteria for new system of classification five kingdoms of living organisms

Which one of the following is a matching set in animal classification?

  1. Liver fluke, tapeworm, roundworm, guinea worm

  2. Oyster, ship worm, octopus, cuttle fish

  3. Prawn, Nereis, crab, millipede

  4. Sea urchin, sea fan, sea lily, sea pen
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Liver flukes and tapeworm are Platyhelminthes while roundworm and guinea worm are nematodes.
Prawn, millipede and crab are arthropods, while Nereis is an annelid.
Sea urchin and sea lily are echinoderms, while sea fan and sea pen are Cnidarians.
Oyster, ship worm, octopus, cuttle fish all belong to the phylum Mollusca.
Thus, the correct answer is option B.

Multiple choice biology biodiversity and classification animal classification and its benefits criteria for new system of classification five kingdoms of living organisms

Sexual maturity of larva is called as 

  1. Paedogenesis

  2. Parthenogenesis

  3. Parthenocarpy

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The attainment of sexual maturity with the retention of at least some larval morphology and reproduction of larval individuals is known as paedogenesis. Hence, the correct answer is option A.

Multiple choice biology biodiversity and classification animal classification and its benefits criteria for new system of classification five kingdoms of living organisms

Monocystis belongs to the order of

  1. Gregarinida

  2. Coccidia

  3. Microsporidia

  4. Sarcosporidia
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Monocystis is an endoparasite in the seminal vesicle and coelom of earthworms. It belongs to order of Gregarinida. Monocystis is a monogenetic parasite, which means its life cycle is completed in a single host that is earthworm. Hence, option A is correct.

Multiple choice biology biodiversity and classification animal classification and its benefits criteria for new system of classification five kingdoms of living organisms

Maximum diversity is seen amongst

  1. Monera

  2. Animalia

  3. Plantae

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

Animals are multicellular eukaryotes that form the kingdom Animalia. They occupy a variety of habitats and are found all across the world. It has been estimated that there are around 7 million animal species in the world out of which, 1.5 million have been discovered so far and are being studied. Out of these 1.5 million living animals, 1 million are insects. 

So, the correct answer is 'Animalia'.

Multiple choice biology biodiversity and classification animal classification and its benefits criteria for new system of classification five kingdoms of living organisms

The kingdom Animalia includes which of the following peculiar characteristics?

  1. Chambered heart

  2. Oviparous and Viviparous

  3. Coelomate

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The organisms placed in the kingdom Animalia are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms which exhibit certain features. These organisms have a heart which is divided into different chambers. The contraction and relaxation of these chambers help in the circulation of the blood. The animals are oviparous which lay eggs and there are some animals which give birth to the young ones. These animals are coelomate as there is a gastrovascular cavity in the animals. 

Thus, the correct answer is option D. 

Multiple choice biology the living world: adaptations and classification animal classification and its benefits criteria for new system of classification five kingdoms of living organisms

A cell placed in hypotonic solution will 

  1. Shrink

  2. Swell up

  3. Retain its size

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

If the medium surrounding the cell has a higher water concentration than the cell,i.e., it is very dilute (hypotonic solution), then the cell will gain water by osmosis and will swell up.

Multiple choice biology biodiversity and classification animal classification and its benefits criteria for new system of classification five kingdoms of living organisms

Which of the following statement is the true description about an animal concerned?

  1. Cockroach has 10 pairs of spiracles (2 pairs on thorax and 8 pairs on abdomen).

  2. The alimentary canal in earthworm consists of pharynx.

  3. The body of frog is divisible into head, neck and trunk.

  4. Both A and B
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

  •  A cockroach has 10 pairs of spiracles on its body, out of which, two are present on its thorax and the rest are present on its abdomen.
  • The alimentary canal of Pheretima consists of pharynx among other organs.
  • The body of the frog is divisible into head and trunk.
So, The correct answer is 'Both A and B'.

Multiple choice biology biodiversity and classification animal classification and its benefits criteria for new system of classification five kingdoms of living organisms

Kingdom Animalia are classified into

  1. Phylum Porifera

  2. Phylum Arthropoda

  3. Phylum Chordata

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Kingdom Animalia is classified into 36 phyla on the basis of similarity and dissimilarity. Phyla are further divided into the class.
Phylum Porifera belongs to the animal kingdom which has the cellular level of organization.
Phylum of the animal kingdom which has tissue level of organization are Arthropoda, Platyhelminthes, Nematoda, Cnidaria, Annelida, Echinodermata, Mollusca and Chordata.
Thus, the correct answer is option D.