Zoology MCQs
Zoology MCQs
7) Silk is
A) Honey bee, lac insect, cochineal insect B) Silk worm, honey bee, wasp
C) Honey bee, silk worm, cockroach D) Sand fly, butterfly, honey bee
10)The silkworm larva ceases to eat and starts spinning silk around its body
15) If a honey bee is conveying an information, by round dance then the distance of
source will be about
16) The stimuli through which a dancing scout bee communicates the location of a
food source to other worker bees in a hive are
25) Which one of the following molluscan groups is primarily used in the pearl
formation
26) The most valuable kind of pearl comes from marine pearl oyster of Eastern Asia,
it is
28) Shells of molluscs are used for preparing ointments because they are rich in
30) Which one of the following mollusc is cultured in fresh water for producing pearls
31) Which of the following is not used to define egg shell soundness?
35) The Rhode Island Red, Plymouth Rock and New Hampshire are all breeds of this
class of chickens:
37.For their size, insects are much stronger than man because
A. Their muscles are naturally stronger B. They have giant nerve fibers
C. Of physical properties related to their small size D. None of the above
39. Any organism which harms or causes damage to man directly or indirectly is
called
Zool-607 Ichthyology
Sr. Question A B C D
No.
1 In which one of the following Man Frog Lizard Fish
single type of blood circulation is
found?
2 In fish the heart receives orelimbs fins gills hindlimbs
deoxygenerated blood from all
over the body except
3 The blood of fishes is similar to amphioxus vertebrate invertebrate animal
that of any other
4 The_____ is liquid portion and plasma Serum Protein none
consists of water.
5 ______acts as the solvent for a plasma Serum Protein none
variety of solutes
6 Lymph is the part of plasma that veins capillaries arteries none
perfuse out of the ______
7 urea, uric acid, creatine, creatinine, Non-protein protein nitrogen Organic salts none
ammonium salts nitrogen
8 serum has lost the clotting factors fibrine prothrombin Antifibrine none
____and fibrinogen
9 glycoprotein Antifreezing Freezing agent Anticoagulant coagulant
agent
10 The total plasma protein in fish 2 to 8g dl-1 2 to 9 g dl-1 2 to 10 g dl-1 2 to 5 g dl-1
ranges from
11 Formed Elements of the Blood in Leucocytes Macrophages Erythrocytes All of above
Fishes
12 The cytoplasm of RBC is coppery teleosts elasmobranchs actinoptergii none
purplish, coppery pinkish or light
bluish in freshwater_____
13 The RBC size is ___in smaller larger Very large Very small
elasmobranchs in comparison to
teleosts.
14 poikilocytes Normal RBC Abnormal WBC Abnormal RBC NormalWBC
15 They are most numerous types of Agranulocytes Lymphocytes Granulocytes thrombocytes
leucocytes
16 spleen, bone marrow and liver play RBC WBC Platelets macrophages
a role in phagocytosis of______
17 In fish these are round, oval or Platelets Prothrombin Thrombin thrombocytes
spindle shaped cells, hence
called______
18 The formation of cells and fluid of Haemopoiesis Homeostasis Haemoprocess Heamocyanin
the blood is known as
19 wall of yolk sac Blood sac Blood island Blood loss none
20 Both RBCs and WBCs are haemocytoplasm haemonucleoplast Haemocytoblast none
originated from lymphoid_______
21 vertebral column, jaw, ribs, skeletal system Muscular system Bone system None
cranium and intramuscular bones.
22 In ----- intestine produces several Chondrichthyes Teleosts Elasmobranchs Actinoptergii
white blood cell types
23 Cranium protects the brain Emotional stress Mechanical Chemical stress Biochemical
from_____ stress stress
24 There are three pairs of bones that Gill bones Gill management Gill arches None
aid gills called
25 Osteichthyes have_____ hinged jaws Vital jaws Retractable jaw No jaw
26 Paired fins take up the role of Vertical steering Horizontal None
steering propulsion propulsion
27 Resting membrane potential 70 mV 700mV 7000 mV None
28 A thin walled internal sac found Swim tube Gallbladder Swim bladder None
just below the backbone in most
bony fishes
29 What is the gas filled sac the Swim tube Gallbladder Swim bladder None
controls buoyancy
30 A fish is characterised by the Dermal scales Paired fins Pharyngeal gills All of the
presence of above
31 Which one of the following is an Scoliodon Coelacanth Labeo Protopterus
example of a lung-fish
32 Which one of the following is Salmo trutta Labeo Cypris Dephnia
exotic fish
33 Elasmobranchs are exclusively Fresh water Marine water Brackish water None
forms forms forms
34 Heart of fishes is____chambered One Two Three Four
35 buoyancy is controlled by Size shape speed none
changing ___of gas bladder
36 Physostomous gas bladder Modern lung Modern sac Primitive sac Sac
37 gas enters into gas bladder via Gulping Engulfing Phagocytosis None
__and/or diffusion from gas gland
38 Physoclistous gas bladder Pneumatic duct No pneumatic Gas gland None
present duct
39 looping bundle of arterial & Rete mirabillin Veneosus Superior Rete mirabil
venous capillaries venacava
40 In which one of the following man frog fish lizard
single type of blood circulation is
found?
41 hemoglobin dumps O2 quickly in Root effect Bohar’s effect pH effect None
acidic environment but rebinds O2
when the pH increases
42 hemoglobin’s affinity for oxygen is Root effect Bohar’s effect pH effect None
inversely related to acidity and
CO2 concentration
43 ------haave high levels of low Pelagic Neritic Profundal None
density lipids in their livers elasmobranchs elasmobranchs
44 Hypertonic environment results in
Die Wilt Shrink turgid
loss of water and ultimately cell
45 Osmoregulators excrete salts
fins gills bladder scale
through
46 Hypotonic environment leads to wilting shrinking
Concentration Turgidity
cell towards
47 The body fluids of an Hyperosmotic Isotonic Hyperosmotic isoosmotic;
osmoconformer would be ___ its _ freshwater freshwater saltwater saltwater
48 Which feature of osmoregulation loss of water gain of salt gain of water loss of water
is found in both marine and through the gills through the gills through food in the urine
freshwater bony fish?
49 A freshwater fish was accidentally Loss of water Salt diffused into The kidneys were he gills
placed in salt water. After several by osmosis in all the fishʹs cells not able to keep up became
minutes in this saline cells in vital causing them to with the water encrusted with
water, it died. What is the most organs resulting swell and, in removal necessary salt, resulting
in this
logical explanation for its death? in cell death some cases, lyse. hyperosmotic
in inadequate
and eventually environment gas exchange
organ failure. creating an
irrevocable loss of
homeostasis
50 Where and from what liver from NH3 liver from kidneys from bladder from
compound(s) is urea produced? and CO2 glycogen glucose uric acid and
H2O
a. species richness and ecosystem integrity b. size and distance from nearest
alternative hotspot
c. species endemism and degree of threat d. species richness and size
4.A habitat with ______________ disturbance is suspected to have the greatest species
richness.
5.What bird, once the most abundant in North America, was hunted to extinction by shooting
and trapping during the 1800's?
a. they frequently have no predators in their new habitat and grow unchecked
b. they are favored by ectotourists
c. they have no natural prey items and so must rely on humans for their survival
d. they have better dispersal capability than endemic species
10.Even though there is a carbon cycle, carbon dioxide levels around the world seems to be
rising. Which of the following best explains why this is so?
12. A charismatic species that can engender significant public support for conservation of
other species and the ecosystem they all inhabit is called:
13.In conservation biology, what does the term "corridor" refer to?
a. a section of habitat that organisms use to travel between two or more otherwise
isolated patches of habitat
b. the edge of a given patch of habitat
c. the minimum range required by a keystone species in any habitat
d. the path a conservation biologist takes through a habitat to minimize any negative effects
on the habitat's biodiversity
14.What percentage of the species that once lived on Earth have become
extinct?
A) 50 B) 90 C) 20 D) <1
16.According to the text, what is the most important factor that leads to extinction?
A) Is directional selection
B) Is only found in introns
C) Occurs when an allele in a locus is in at least 10 % of the population
D) Is related to levels of heterozygosity in the population
24. The molecular source of variation that underlies the process of evolution is:
25. Which of the following is most effective at fixing the recessive allele in a population?
31. In what year did the Stockholm Convention issue a worldwide ban on DDT?
a. A geographic area that has certain distinctive attributes that are essential for survival
of an endangered species and this habitat may require special care and management
b. The natural environment that a native animal, plant, or any organism resides in
c. A group of living organisms, typically of the same species, residing in the same place
d. The place an organism occupies in an ecosystem relative to other organisms
a. Loss of jobs
b. ESA violates private property rights
c. ESA stifles economic growth and hinders business profits
d. All of the above
38. Which 2 ethnic groups had the highest sushi consumption and mercury content?
40. If you were to take a count of the diversity of species in your town, what would you be
measuring?
41. Why do regions of high geographic relief often also have higher biodiversity than flat
areas?
42. What is the pattern whereby a greater number of species is present closer to the equator,
and fewer present away from it?
43. Which hypothesis says the number of species declines away from the equator because the
climate gets colder, harsher, more variable, and less predictable?
44. Which of the following scenarios does the theory of island biogeography apply to?
45. If a species is found on one island, and nowhere else in the world, what is that species
said to be to that island?
46. For the conservation of migratory species of wild animals which convention took place?
49. For the convention on Biological Diversity which protocol was adopted?
a) Kyoto b) Montreal
c) The Nagoya Protocol d) The Cartagena protocol
(A) The water (B) Air (C) Particles of soil around it (D) All of the above Answer (D)
(A) Atmosphere (B) Biosphere (C) Lithosphere (D) Hydrosphere Answer (B)
(A) The Sun (B) The interior of the earth (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Work Answer (C)
(A) Lakes (B) Soils (C) Solid sediments (D) All of the above Answer (D)
5-In which of the following form(s), the waster products are discharged into the biosphere?
(A) Gaseous (B) Liquid (C) Solid (D) All of the above Answer (D)
(A) Ionospher (B) Lithosphere (C) Biosphere (D) Mesosphere Answer (C)
(A) is released (B) is absorbed (C) flows (D) None of the above Answer (C)
(A) Biome (B) Climate (C) Subsystem (D) Structure Answer (A)
(A) Tropical rain forest (B) Rivers (C) Streams (D) All of the above Answer (A)
(A) Carbon dioxide (B) Oxygen (C) Water (D) All of the above Answer (D)
11. The collection of individuals which belongs to the same species when live together in a region is
known as ____________
a) Keystone species b) Community c) Guild d) Population Answer (d)
12. The size of the population is represented by the property called density.
a) True b) False Answer: a
13. Name the term which defines the study of the characteristics and parameters of the population.
a) Demography b) Population ecology c) Population density d) Mortality Answer: a
14. Which of the following term defines the ability of the individual in the population to produce new
individuals?
a) Dispersion b) Mortality c) Natality d) Population dispersal Answer: c
15. Which of the following survivorship curve is suitable for the organisms who breeds several times
during the course of their life span?
a) Type IV b) Type III c) Type II d) Type I Answer: d
16. Name those organisms who can breed only once in their lifetime?
a) Dispersed b) Clumped c) Iteroparous d) Semelparous Answer: d
17. Which of the following structure can be seen in the diminishing population?
a) Upright b) Inverted c) Bell shaped d) Urn-shaped Answer: d
18. A group of people coexist within space and time and interact with each other is known as
a) Keystone species b) Community c) Guild d) Population Answer: b
19. Community refers to living and non-living components of the ecosystem.
a) True b) False Answer: b
20. Which of the following defines the separation of two different communities?
a) Ecotone b) Edge effect c) Ecade d) Resistance Answer: a
21-The following type of ecosystem is of utmost importance from human point of view
22-In which of the following ecosystems large volumes of air are purified?
(A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) Four Answer (B)
(A) Soil (B) Carbon (C) Protein (D) All of the above Answer (D)
26. How much percent of energy is absorbs from the Sun to Earth?
27. What is called for the phenomenon when the radiation absorbed by the atmosphere is re-radiated
towards the surface of the Earth?
a) Smog b) Newton effect c) Darwin effect d) Greenhouse effect Answer: d
28. Which of the following result obtain due to cutting down of trees?
a) Providing more fresh oxygen b) Providing more pure water
c) Cause greenhouse effect d) Cause increase in the rain Answer: c
33. Why the temperature inside the car is much warmer than the outside temperature when the car that
has been left parked in the sun for a couple of hours?
a) Due to air pollution b) Due to smog
c) Due to sudden climate change d) Due to greenhouse effect Answer: d
34. Taking the example of a car parked in the sun for a few hours, which of the following action takes
place?
a) Sunlight once entered the car through windows is partially converted into heat
b) Sunlight once entered the car through windows is partially converted into electricity
c) Sunlight once entered the car through windows is completely absorbed by the car
d) Sunlight once entered the car through windows is partially converted into wind energy Answer: a
35. For greenhouse effect greenhouse gases interacts with which one of the following options?
a) Wind’s energy b) Sun’s energy
c) Atmosphere pressure d) Pollution in the atmosphere Answer: b
(A) Bacteria (B) Fungi (C) Flagellates (D) All of the above Answer (D)
(A) Producers (B) Consumers (C) Decomposers (D) None of the above Answer (B)
41. Of the solar radiation that does reach the earth’s surface (incident energy), about ____ % is
ultraviolet.
46-An estuary
48. The size of the population is represented by the property called density.
a)True b)False Answer: (a)
49. Name the term which defines the study of the characteristics and parameters of the population.
a) Demography b) Population ecology c) Population density d) Mortality Answer: (a)
50. Which of the following survivorship curve is suitable for the organisms who breeds several times
during the course of their life span?
a) Type IV b) Type III c) Type II d) Type I Answer: (d)