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. Sudoriferous glands
  • B. Endocrine glands
  • C. Preen gland
  • D. Thymus glands

Explanation: The correct answer is the preen gland. Birds use the preen oil secreted by the uropygial gland to waterproof their feathers.

Correct answer: Preen gland
  • A. Sponge
  • B. Leech
  • C. Salamander
  • D. Grasshopper

Explanation: The correct answer is Sponge. Sponges have a sedentary adult stage where they are attached to a substratum, while their larval stages…

Correct answer: Sponge
  • A. Bony Fishes
  • B. Shark
  • C. Carp
  • D. Paramecium

Explanation: Sharks are isotonic with sea water, meaning their body fluids have the same concentration of dissolved substances as the water.

Correct answer: Shark
  • A. Whale
  • B. Bat
  • C. Camel
  • D. Giraffe

Explanation: In most mammals, sperm is capable of fertilizing eggs for only a few days after copulation.

Correct answer: Bat
  • A. Metatheria
  • B. Eutheria
  • C. Theria
  • D. Prototheria

Explanation: Metatheria: Opossum belongs to the Metatheria, also known as marsupials.

Correct answer: Metatheria
  • A. Earth worm
  • B. Sponges
  • C. Snakes
  • D. Grass Hopper

Explanation: Metamerism is the repetition of homologous body segments. This type of development can be seen in the Annelids, which include earthworms…

Correct answer: Earth worm
  • A. Nematodes
  • B. Coelenterates
  • C. Annelids
  • D. Sponges

Explanation: Nematocysts are specialized structures found in coelenterates, which are multicellular aquatic animals living in colonies.

Correct answer: Coelenterates
  • A. middle ear
  • B. internal ear
  • C. gills
  • D. fins

Explanation: Middle ear: Fish do not possess a middle ear like mammals. Instead, they have a unique structure called the swim bladder, which is used…

Correct answer: middle ear
  • A. Lizard
  • B. Turtle
  • C. Crocodile
  • D. Frog

Explanation: Crocodiles are one of the few reptiles that have a four-chambered heart, similar to that of birds and mammals.

Correct answer: Crocodile
  • A. Ascaris
  • B. Pinworm
  • C. Planaria
  • D. Tapeworm

Explanation: Tapeworms are parasitic flatworms, they do not possess an alimentary canal.

Correct answer: Tapeworm
  • A. Sponge
  • B. Leech
  • C. Salamander
  • D. Grasshopper

Explanation: Sponges are animals that belong to the phylum Porifera. They have a sedentary or sessile lifestyle in their adult stage and are active in…

Correct answer: Sponge
  • A. Amphioxus
  • B. Sea horse
  • C. Cheatopterus
  • D. Sea cucumber

Explanation: Cheatopterus is a genus of trilobite, which is a group of extinct arthropods.

Correct answer: Cheatopterus
  • A. Clam worm
  • B. Spider
  • C. Silverfish
  • D. Leech

Explanation: Book lungs are respiratory organs found in certain arachnids, such as spiders.

Correct answer: Spider
  • A. Spring sleep
  • B. Winter Sleep
  • C. Autumn sleep
  • D. Summer sleep

Explanation: Aestivation is a term used to describe a state of inactivity or dormancy that certain animals enter during hot or dry periods, typically…

Correct answer: Summer sleep
  • A. Penguin
  • B. Ostrich
  • C. Hawk
  • D. Kiwi

Explanation: Penguins are swimming birds. They are highly adapted to aquatic life and are known for their ability to swim and drive in the ocean.

Correct answer: Penguin
  • A. Acaelomate
  • B. ceolomates
  • C. Pseudocoelomates
  • D. Deuterostomes

Explanation: A pseudocoelomate is an organism with a body cavity called a pseudocoelem that is not derived from the mesoderm, as in a true coelom, or…

Correct answer: Pseudocoelomates
  • A. chitin in their exoskeleton
  • B. chlicitae
  • C. three pairs of legs
  • D. two pairs of antennae

Explanation: Crustaceans are the only arthropods with two pairs of antennae, so option D is correct. All arthropods have chitin in their exoskeleton.

Correct answer: two pairs of antennae
  • A. spinneret
  • B. Carapace
  • C. Medriporite
  • D. Tube feet

Explanation: Spiders, which belong to the phylum Arthropoda, are predators who trap their prey by producing silk threads.

Correct answer: spinneret
  • A. Cloacas
  • B. Bills
  • C. Gizzard
  • D. chest muscles

Explanation: The shape of the sternum and chest muscles aid birds in flight.

Correct answer: chest muscles
  • A. A mammal sucking milk
  • B. A dog looking for its food dish
  • C. A worm moving away from bright light
  • D. A spider spinning a web

Explanation: The correct answer is Option B: 'A dog looking for its food dish.' This behavior is learned because dogs associate the dish with food…

Correct answer: A dog looking for its food dish