9th Class Science Diversity in Living Organisms Question Bank

done Diversity in Living Organisms Total Questions - 45

• question_answer1)
  Which of the following animals can keep their body temperature constant?
  A)
  Sparrows and frogs done clear
  B)
  Sharks and sea horses done clear
  C)
  Whales and bats   done clear
  D)
  Frogs and snakes done clear
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• question_answer2)
  Which of the following organisms has tube feet as its locomotory organs?
  A)
  Starfish                done clear
  B)
         Jellyfish done clear
  C)
  Cuttlefish           done clear
  D)
         Silver fish done clear
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• question_answer3)
  Which of the following are the characteristic features of cnidaria?
  A)
  Radial symmetry, acoelomate and diploblastic body done clear
  B)
  Bilateral symmetry, un segmented and diploblastic body   done clear
  C)
  Triploblastic and coelomate body done clear
  D)
  Radial symmetry, coelomate and triploblastic body done clear
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• question_answer4)
  Which of the following kingdoms comprise algae?
  A)
  Monera              done clear
  B)
         Animalia done clear
  C)
  Plantae                done clear
  D)
         Fungi done clear
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• question_answer5)
  Which of the following is an egg-laying mammal?
  A)
  Duck-billed platypus          done clear
  B)
  Kangaroo done clear
  C)
  Whale   done clear
  D)
         Bat done clear
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• question_answer6)
  Which of the following pairs of organisms and their characteristic features is wrongly paired?
  A)
  Earthworm-annelida, in vertebrata, setae done clear
  B)
  Butterfly-insecta, in vertebrata, arthropoda done clear
  C)
  Snail-annelida, in vertebrata, muscular foot   done clear
  D)
  Paramecium-cilia, protozoa, lacks cell wall done clear
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• question_answer7)
  What is classification?
  A)
  Grouping things together on the basis of the features they have in common   done clear
  B)
  Grouping things together on the basis of how they respire done clear
  C)
  Grouping things together on the basis of how they feed done clear
  D)
  Grouping things together on the basis of how they survive done clear
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• question_answer8)
  Which of the following is the most commonly used classification scheme?
  A)
  Linnaeus, five kingdom scheme. done clear
  B)
  Whittaker, five kingdom scheme.   done clear
  C)
  Darwin, five kingdom scheme. done clear
  D)
  Hooke, five kingdom scheme. done clear
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• question_answer9)
  Which of the following are the characteristics of kingdom Protista?
  A)
  Multicellular organisms whose chromosomes are not enclosed in a nuclear membrane done clear
  B)
  Unicellular organisms whose chromosomes are not enclosed in a nuclear membrane done clear
  C)
  Unicellular organisms whose chromosomes are enclosed in a nuclear membrane   done clear
  D)
  Multicellular organisms whose chromosomes are enclosed in a nuclear membrane done clear
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• question_answer10)
  Which of the following trees/plants have seeds enclosed in the fruit?
  A)
  Angiosperms                     done clear
  B)
  Gymnosperms done clear
  C)
  Cryptogams       done clear
  D)
         All of the above done clear
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• question_answer11)
  Which of the following is the distinguishing feature of a nematode?
  A)
  Pseudo coelom and flame cells   done clear
  B)
  Pseudo coelom and longitudinal muscle in the body wall done clear
  C)
  Flame cells and longitudinal muscle in the body wall done clear
  D)
  Syncytial epidermis and diploblastic nature done clear
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• question_answer12)
  Which of the following sequences of taxa and the animal kingdom is correct?
  A)
  Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, species and genus. done clear
  B)
  Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus and species.   done clear
  C)
  Kingdom, phylum, class, family, order, species and genus. done clear
  D)
  Phylum, kingdom, class, family, order, genus and species. done clear
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• question_answer13)
  Who proposed five kingdom classification?
  A)
  Hyman              done clear
  B)
         Linnaeus done clear
  C)
  Whittaker             done clear
  D)
         Aristotle done clear
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• question_answer14)
  Which of the following is a diploblastic animal?
  A)
  Hydra                 done clear
  B)
         Leech done clear
  C)
  Ascaris              done clear
  D)
         Fasciola done clear
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• question_answer15)
  Which of the following characteristics is/ are true about arthropods?
  A)
  Unisexual with sexual dimorphism done clear
  B)
  Metamorphosis in their life cycle done clear
  C)
  Fertilization is usually internal but in some it may be external done clear
  D)
  All of the above   done clear
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• question_answer16)
  Which of the following statements aptly describes the phylum "Annelida"?
  A)
  A group of animals in which the space between the ectoderm and endoderm is simply filled with mesenchymal mesodermal cells. done clear
  B)
  A group of animals with long, flat body without true segmentation, that lives in water or moist soil or are parasitic invertebrates. done clear
  C)
  A group of animals that have an elongated, cylindrical and unsegmented body. done clear
  D)
  A group of animals that have an elongated body that is composed of partitions called metameres or annulations.   done clear
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• question_answer17)
  Which is an example of a coelenterate?
  A)
  Sea pen               done clear
  B)
         Sea cucumber done clear
  C)
  Sea horse           done clear
  D)
         Sea dollar done clear
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• question_answer18)
  In most of the Aschelminthes, the respiratory and circulatory systems are absent. Where do they get their oxygen needed for living from?
  A)
  They can absorb oxygen directly from air. done clear
  B)
  They have special oxygen cylinder attached to them. done clear
  C)
  They have an air bubble feeds them. done clear
  D)
  They obtain oxygen from their host through their body wall.   done clear
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• question_answer19)
  To which of the following phylas does the animal given below belongs to?
  A)
  Porifera      done clear
  B)
  Aschelminthes done clear
  C)
  Annelida     done clear
  D)
  Arthropoda   done clear
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• question_answer20)
  In most of the Arthropods and especially in insects, their exoskeleton is shed off and a new exoskeleton is formed. What is the name of this process?
  A)
  Emasculation done clear
  B)
         Metamorphosis done clear
  C)
  Camouflage       done clear
  D)
         Moulting   done clear
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• question_answer21)
  What is the function of the part labelled \[P\] in the given figure?
  A)
  Nutrition     done clear
  B)
                     Respiration done clear
  C)
  Osmoregulation   done clear
  D)
         Both [a] and [b] done clear
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• question_answer22)
  Which of the following is not one of the five kingdoms of R.H. Whittaker's classification system?
  A)
  Animalia            done clear
  B)
         Monera done clear
  C)
  Protista              done clear
  D)
         Chordata   done clear
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• question_answer23)
  Which of the following plant has the given characteristics?
  A)
  Riccia                            done clear
  B)
  Fern   done clear
  C)
  Pinus                 done clear
  D)
         Cycas done clear
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• question_answer24)
  Which of the following statements is true about sponges?
  A)
  They have the water vascular system. done clear
  B)
  They have numerous pores on their body.   done clear
  C)
  They have a cavity in the body. done clear
  D)
  Their body is made up of two layers. done clear
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• question_answer25)
  Which of the following statements is true about planaria?
  A)
  This animal is covered with a hard outside layer. done clear
  B)
  There is no segmentation of its flat body and it lives as a parasites   done clear
  C)
  The body is made up of two layers. done clear
  D)
  There are holes and segments all over the body. done clear
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• question_answer26)
  Which of the following organisms has the water vascular system as a distinctive feature?
  A)
  Echinodermata     done clear
  B)
  Annelida done clear
  C)
  Chordata           done clear
  D)
         Mollusca done clear
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• question_answer27)
  Which is a diploblastic animal?
  A)
  Hydra                 done clear
  B)
         Leech done clear
  C)
  Ascaris              done clear
  D)
         Fasciola done clear
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• question_answer28)
  Which of these is the most suitable description about phylum Platyhelminthes?
  A)
  A group of triploblastic, radially symmetrical, pseudo coelornate animals. done clear
  B)
  A group of triploblastic/bilaterally symmetrical, acoelomate animals.   done clear
  C)
  A group of triploblastic, radially symmetrical, tricoelomate animals. done clear
  D)
  A group of triploblastic, bilaterally symmetrical, schizocoelomate animals. done clear
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• question_answer29)
  Which of these contain highly evolved plants in the plant kingdom?
  A)
  Bryophytes        done clear
  B)
         Pteridophytes done clear
  C)
  Angiosperms         done clear
  D)
         Gymnosperms done clear
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• question_answer30)
  Which of these groups of words means the same thing?
  A)
  Autotrophs and consumers done clear
  B)
  Autotrophs and producers   done clear
  C)
  Heterotrophs and producers done clear
  D)
  Autotrophs and carnivore done clear
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• question_answer31)
  Which part (s) is (are) present in angiosperms?
  A)
  Petals    done clear
  B)
  Seed coats to protect seeds done clear
  C)
  Fleshy fruit         done clear
  D)
  All of the above   done clear
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• question_answer32)
  Which is not an amphibian?
  A)
  Lizard      done clear
  B)
         Frog done clear
  C)
  Salamander       done clear
  D)
         Newt done clear
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• question_answer33)
  Which of these move with the help of pseudopodia?
  A)
  Paranecium   done clear
  B)
         Euglena done clear
  C)
  Amoeba              done clear
  D)
         Plasmodium done clear
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• question_answer34)
  Which of the following is not an insect?
  A)
  Mosquito                       done clear
  B)
  Housefly done clear
  C)
  Spider                 done clear
  D)
         Butterfly done clear
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• question_answer35)
  Which of these kingdoms contains unicellular animals?
  A)
  Eubacteria         done clear
  B)
         Archaebacteria done clear
  C)
  Fungi                 done clear
  D)
         Protista   done clear
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• question_answer36)
  Which is a free - living platyhelminthes?
  A)
  Planaria               done clear
  B)
         Fasciola done clear
  C)
  Taenia               done clear
  D)
         Schistosoma done clear
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• question_answer37)
  Which of these classes of animals have dry scaly skin, internal fertilisation and are cold blooded animals?
  A)
  Aves                 done clear
  B)
         Amphibians done clear
  C)
  Pisces                done clear
  D)
         Reptiles   done clear
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• question_answer38)
  Which of the following phyla includes diploblastic, aquatic animals with tissue grade of organization?
  A)
  Protozoa            done clear
  B)
         Porifera done clear
  C)
  Cnidaria              done clear
  D)
         Helminthes done clear
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• question_answer39)
  Which of the following is NOT the characteristic feature of flowering plants?
  A)
  They include non - woody trees and shrubs. done clear
  B)
  They have stems, leaves and roots. done clear
  C)
  They produce seeds. done clear
  D)
  They have finely divided leaves called fronds.   done clear
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• question_answer40)
  Which of these statements describes dicotyledons?
  A)
  They have tap roots done clear
  B)
  Their leaves have network of veins done clear
  C)
  They are flowering plants done clear
  D)
  all of these   done clear
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• question_answer41)
  Which of the following bears flowers?
  A)
  Fern                  done clear
  B)
         Mushroom done clear
  C)
  Mould               done clear
  D)
         Paddy   done clear
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• question_answer42)
  What is the drawback of the 'five kingdom classification?
  A)
  The inclusion of unicellular eukaryotes in the kingdom Protista. done clear
  B)
  The inclusion of bacteria and cyanobacteria in the kingdom Monera. done clear
  C)
  The distinction of the unicellular viruses.   done clear
  D)
  The inclusion of fungi as the third major evolutionary kingdom. done clear
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• question_answer43)
  Which of the following kingdoms is intermediate between kingdom monera and multicellular organisms?
  A)
  Fungi                             done clear
  B)
  Animalia done clear
  C)
  Plantae              done clear
  D)
         Protista   done clear
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• question_answer44)
  Which of these is the largest living invertebrate phylum?
  A)
  Arthropoda          done clear
  B)
         Annelida done clear
  C)
  Mollusca            done clear
  D)
         Echinodermata done clear
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• question_answer45)
  Which of these is the broadest category of an organism in biological taxonomy?
  A)
  The phylum   done clear
  B)
         The class done clear
  C)
  The kingdom   done clear
  D)
         The family done clear
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