Questions Related to zoology

Multiple choice zoology animal diversity - ii (phylum: chordata) aves and mammalia classifications of chordata aves

Cloaca is

  1. Absent in mammals

  2. Found in prototheria

  3. Present in all fishes

  4. Both B and C

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

Though cloaca is not present in all mammals but it is found in monotremes or Protherians.

All Protherians have cloaca.
In case of fishes only elasmobranch fishes have cloaca and not all fishes.

So the correct answer is 'Found in Prototheria'.

Multiple choice zoology animal diversity - ii (phylum: chordata) aves and mammalia classifications of chordata aves

Cloaca is

  1. Common aperture for digestive and urinary systems

  2. Common aperture for digestive, urinary and reproductive systems

  3. Common chamber in which reproductive, urinary and digestive tracts open

  4. Common chamber for digestive and urinary tracts

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

Cloaca is a chamber or cavity that acts as an exit channel in organisms like reptiles, birds and amphibians.

It is a common chamber where reproductive, urinary and digestive tracts open.
So the correct answer is 'Common chamber in which reproductive, urinary and digestive tract open'

Multiple choice zoology animal diversity - ii (phylum: chordata) aves and mammalia classifications of chordata aves

Identify the aquatic mammals from the following :
(i) Balaenoptera
(ii) Equus
(iii) Delphinus
(iv) Pteropus
(v) Felis

  1. (i) and (iii) only

  2. (v) only

  3. (ii) and (iv) only

  4. (iv) and (v) only

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

Balaenoptera (blue whale) and Delphinus (dolphin) are aquatic mammals. Equus (horse), Pteropus (bat), and Felis (cat) are terrestrial.

Multiple choice zoology animal diversity - ii (phylum: chordata) aves and mammalia classifications of chordata aves

Humans belong to family

  1. Hominidae

  2. Pongidae

  3. Hylobatidae

  4. Ramapithecus

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

Humans belong to the Hominidae family.

Hominidae consists of Human, Gorilla, Chimpanzee and Orangutan.
General Characteristics of this family are:

1. Tails are absent.
2. Flattened nails.
3. Forearms are well developed.
So the correct answer is 'Hominidae'. 

Multiple choice zoology animal diversity - ii (phylum: chordata) aves and mammalia classifications of chordata aves

Which of the following is an oviparous mammal?

  1. Balaenoptera

  2. Delphinus

  3. Pteropus

  4. Ornithorhynchus

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

Mammals are viviparous, i.e. they give birth to young ones. But there are some exceptions. The monotremes like Echidna (Tachyglossidae) and Platypus (Ornithorhynchus) are oviparous mammals.

So, the correct option is 'Ornithorhynchus'.

Multiple choice zoology animal diversity - ii (phylum: chordata) aves and mammalia classifications of chordata aves

If the number of chromosomes in most body cells of a marnmal is 40, the cells in the seminiferous tubule will have

  1. 40 chromosomes

  2. 20 chromosomes

  3. 10 chromosomes

  4. While some other will have 20

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

Reduction division takes place during spermatogenesis. Spermatids and sperms will have haploid number of chromosomes.