Free Kingdom Animalia MCQs with Answers

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Animals are multicellular, heterotrophic eukaryotes whose cells lack cell walls and chloroplasts, with specialised tissues in most groups. Coverage includes body symmetry, tissue layers, coelom, segmentation and levels of organisation, plus major phyla such as Porifera, Cnidaria, Platyhelminthes, Annelida, Arthropoda, Mollusca and Chordata.

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  • A. Arthropoda
  • B. Mammals
  • C. Mollusca
  • D. Nematodes

Explanation: Correct, as this phylum includes insects, crustaceans, and arachnids, making it the largest animal group.

Correct answer: Arthropoda
  • A. Workers
  • B. Drones
  • C. Zooplanktons
  • D. Zooids

Explanation: Correct, because coelenterates like corals and siphonophores have specialized individuals called zooids that perform different functions.

Correct answer: Zooids
  • A. Blood of sheep
  • B. Large intestine of sheep
  • C. Liver and bile duct of sheep
  • D. Stomach of sheep

Explanation: Liver and bile duct of sheep - Correct. Fasciola hepatica (liver fluke) resides in the liver and bile ducts, causing liver rot.

Correct answer: Liver and bile duct of sheep
  • A. Chordates
  • B. Arthropods
  • C. Annelida
  • D. Mollusca

Explanation: Arthropods - Correct. Arthropods, such as insects, crustaceans, and arachnids, have jointed appendages and a chitinous exoskeleton.

Correct answer: Arthropods
  • A. Lungs
  • B. Nasal
  • C. Glottis
  • D. Trachea
  • E. Nostrils

Explanation: The correct answer is A Lungs. In frogs, the process of respiration involves the use of both the nostrils and the lungs.

Correct answer: Lungs
  • A. Echinodermata
  • B. Porifera
  • C. Aschelminthes
  • D. Cnidaria
  • E. Platyhelminthes

Explanation: The correct answer is Platyhelminthes. Option E The classes Turbellaria, Trematoda, and Cestoda belong to the phylum Platyhelminthes.

Correct answer: Platyhelminthes
  • A. For agricultural pest
  • B. For silk worm
  • C. For paper industry
  • D. For sericulture pest

Explanation: Achatina fulica Is a giant snail that is a dangerous agricultural pest. So Option A is the correct answer.

Correct answer: For agricultural pest
  • A. Sponges
  • B. Arthropods
  • C. Echinoderms
  • D. Fishes

Explanation: Echinoderms, which include organisms like starfish, sea urchins, and sea cucumbers, possess a unique and complex system called the water…

Correct answer: Echinoderms
  • A. Annelida
  • B. Coelenterata
  • C. Nematoda
  • D. Platyhelminthes

Explanation: Roundworms belong to the phylum Nematoda. Roundworms, also known as nematodes, are unsegmented, cylindrical worms that can be found in a…

Correct answer: Nematoda
  • A. Insect
  • B. Mollusc
  • C. Jawless fish
  • D. Cartilaginous fish

Explanation: Silverfish is an insect. It is a small, wingless insect with a silver-gray color and a distinctive fish-like shape.

Correct answer: Insect
  • A. Flat worms
  • B. Sponges
  • C. Cnidarians
  • D. Round worms

Explanation: Sponges, also known as Porifera, are the simplest multicellular animals. They lack true tissues and organ systems.

Correct answer: Sponges
  • A. Protozoa
  • B. Parazoa
  • C. Metazoa
  • D. Nanozoa

Explanation: Protozoa are unicellular, heterotrophic, eukaryotic organisms comprising four organisation types: amebae, flagellates, ciliates, and…

Correct answer: Protozoa
  • A. Little ring
  • B. Segmented body
  • C. Thread
  • D. Hollow

Explanation: Annelid, phylum name Annelida, also called a segmented worm, is a member of a phylum of invertebrate animals that are characterised by the…

Correct answer: Little ring
  • A. Hirudo
  • B. Unio
  • C. Sepia
  • D. Loligo

Explanation: Hirudo is a genus of segmented worms commonly known as leeches. Leeches are not soft-bodied animals, as they have a cylindrical, elongated…

Correct answer: Hirudo
  • A. Tennis ball-sized
  • B. Ladle-sized
  • C. Basketball-sized
  • D. Hockey ball-sized
  • E. Teaspoon-sized

Explanation: The correct answer is Option C: Basketball-sized. This size of sponge provides the necessary surface area and volume to handle the…

Correct answer: Basketball-sized
  • A. True Pods
  • B. Pseudopodia
  • C. Setae
  • D. Peritrichous flagella

Explanation: Locomotion in segmented worms, such as earthworms, occurs through a combination of muscular contractions and the movement of their…

Correct answer: Setae
  • A. Protozoa
  • B. Coelenterata
  • C. Cnidarian
  • D. Porifera
  • E. Platyhelminthes

Explanation: The ladder-like nervous system in flatworms features a centralized cerebral ganglion (brain) at the front, with two longitudinal nerve…

Correct answer: Platyhelminthes
  • A. Tapeworm
  • B. Earthworm
  • C. Jellyfish
  • D. Snail
  • E. Oyster

Explanation: Oysters are often considered ambisexual due to their ability to change sex during their lifecycle, starting as males and becoming females…

Correct answer: Oyster
  • A. Spider
  • B. Earthworm
  • C. Trout Fish
  • D. Star Fish

Explanation: Trout fish belong to the phylum Chordata, which is characterized by animals that possess a notochord at some stage of development, a…

Correct answer: Trout Fish
  • A. Aurelia
  • B. Chaetopterus
  • C. Euplectella
  • D. Taenia

Explanation: Annelids are coelomates, meaning they have a true coelom, a fluid-filled body cavity lined by mesoderm tissue.Coelomates are animals that…

Correct answer: Chaetopterus