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. Aname
  • B. Anima
  • C. Anemia
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Yes, the word animal is derived from the Latin word anima, which means "breath, spirit, life".

Correct answer: Anima
  • A. Presence of true coelom and metamerism
  • B. Absence of true coelom and metamerism
  • C. Presence of true coelom but the absence of metamerism
  • D. Absence of true coelom but thepresence of metamerism

Explanation: Ascaris does not have a true coelom. Ascaris is an example of a pseudocoelomate organism.

Correct answer: Absence of true coelom and metamerism
  • A. Physalia
  • B. Euplactella
  • C. Sponges
  • D. Jellyfish
  • E. Taenia

Explanation: Explanation for this question will be added soon.

Correct answer: Physalia
  • A. Pseudocoelom
  • B. Coelom
  • C. Acoelom
  • D. Enteron

Explanation: [A] Roundworms have pseudocoelom and is covered with tough cuticles between the endoderm and mesoderm.[B] Coelom: principal body cavity…

Correct answer: Pseudocoelom
  • A. Jellyfish
  • B. Sea anemone
  • C. Tapeworm
  • D. Corals
  • E. Sponge

Explanation: Explanation for this question will be added soon.

Correct answer: Tapeworm
  • A. Protozoans
  • B. Eumetazoa
  • C. Protoctist ancestors
  • D. Nematodes

Explanation: Aschelminthes are commonly called roundworms as are nematodes.

Correct answer: Nematodes
  • A. Allen
  • B. Thorpe
  • C. Schjeldeup ebbe
  • D. Carpenter

Explanation: The social organization of howling monkeys has been studied by several researchers.

Correct answer: Carpenter
  • A. Disinfestations
  • B. Antisepsis
  • C. Infections
  • D. Infestations

Explanation: FACT Diseases in living organisms that are caused by parasites are called infestations.

Correct answer: Infestations
  • A. Reptiles
  • B. Mammals
  • C. Both reptiles and mammals
  • D. Birds and mammals

Explanation: Option A: Reptiles generally do not have three bones in the ear. Instead, reptiles typically have a single bone in their middle ear called…

Correct answer: Birds and mammals
  • A. Few centimeter wide to more than one meter tall.
  • B. Few decimeter wide to more than one meter tall.
  • C. One meter wide to more than millimeter tall.
  • D. Few millimeter wide to more than one meter tall.

Explanation: Most Porifera are only a few centimeters in size, but some urn-shaped or shapeless ones are less than a centimeter (0.4 inches); others…

Correct answer: Few millimeter wide to more than one meter tall.
  • A. Annelida
  • B. Mollusca
  • C. Plathyelminthes
  • D. Coelenterata

Explanation: The' arthropod nervous system' consists of a dorsal brain and a ventral, ganglionated longitudinal nerve cord (primitively paired) from…

Correct answer: Annelida
  • A. Porifera
  • B. Parazoa
  • C. Coelomates
  • D. Protozoa

Explanation: Parazoa refers to the class of organisms in the kingdom Animalia which lacks tissue grade of organization.

Correct answer: Parazoa
  • A. Reptiles
  • B. Mammals
  • C. Both reptiles and mammals
  • D. Birds and mammals

Explanation: Modern mammals are unique among vertebrates for possessing three tiny bones in the middle ear.

Correct answer: Mammals
  • A. Nuerons are differentiated into sensory, motor and associative neurons.
  • B. Nerves are present.
  • C. No specialized sensory organs are present.
  • D. All of the above.

Explanation: 1. Planaria is a flatworm and belongs to the phylum Platyhelminthes. 2.

Correct answer: No specialized sensory organs are present.
  • A. They may be coelomate pseudocoelomate or acoelomate
  • B. They are included in grade bilateria
  • C. All of them have a digestive system
  • D. All of them have blood vascular system

Explanation: Correct option is D. Option D is not a feature of triploblastic animals.

Correct answer: All of them have blood vascular system
  • A. Prototheria
  • B. Metatheria.
  • C. Eutheria.
  • D. All of these.

Explanation: c) Eutheria: This is the correct option. Eutheria, also known as placental mammals, are a diverse group of mammals that give birth to more…

Correct answer: Eutheria.
  • A. Arachnida.
  • B. Insecta.
  • C. Myriapoda.
  • D. Crustacea.

Explanation: a) Arachnida: Arachnids are a class of arthropods that include spiders, scorpions, ticks, and mites.

Correct answer: Arachnida.
  • A. Sepia.
  • B. Teredo.
  • C. Limax.
  • D. Ostrea.

Explanation: Teredo is one of the genera wood-boring bivalve shipworms.

Correct answer: Teredo.
  • A. Pseudocoelomata
  • B. Coelomata
  • C. Acoelomata
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Acoelomate is an animal that does not possess a body cavity

Correct answer: Acoelomata
  • A. Echinodermata
  • B. Annelida
  • C. Arthropoda
  • D. Nematoda

Explanation: Option[A] The larvae of echinodermata [called dipleurula larva] are characterized by bilateral symmetry.

Correct answer: Echinodermata