This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Zoology – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Zoology Quiz 12 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The study of fish is called A) Ichthyology. B) Fishology. C) Herpetology. D) Entomology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ichthyology. 2. Which of the following statement is incorrect for penguins A) They huddle together. B) They have streamlined body tags3. C) They have webbed feet. D) They cannot swim. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They cannot swim. 3. Structures that have a common evolutionary origin. ex. wing of a bat and arm of a human A) Homologous structures. B) Fossils. C) Vestigial structures. D) Analogous structures. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Homologous structures. 4. Which subphylum do lobsters, crabs, shrimp, and crayfish belong to? A) Chelicerates. B) Crustaceans. C) Uniramia. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crustaceans. 5. What does the endosymbiotic theory describe? A) Cells and their characteristics. B) How complex prokaryotic cells evolved. C) How complex eukaryotic cells evolved. D) Cells engulfing other cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) How complex eukaryotic cells evolved. 6. Lancelets spend most of their lives in the A) Sand. B) Air. C) Water. D) Ground. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sand. 7. Sea star uses ..... to move its body A) Arms. B) Tubefeet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tubefeet. 8. The fact that many dinosaur fossils appear to be rapidly buried probably means they are millions of years old. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. Using taxonomy with evolutionary biology. A) Systematics. B) Binomial nomenclature. C) Evolution. D) Taxa. E) Taxonomy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Systematics. 10. Specialist in study of A) Ology. B) Photo. C) Pre. D) Ologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ologist. 11. When 2 separate species have have similar body structure but different uses this structures are said to be ..... A) Analogous. B) Homologous. C) Diploblastic. D) Mutations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Homologous. 12. Single celled organisms are called A) Unicellular. B) Multicellular. C) Both of these. D) None of these tags4. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unicellular. 13. Poikilothermis means; A) Cold blooded. B) Changes in body form. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cold blooded. 14. The lymph node has ..... zones A) D 4. B) A 2. C) C 3. D) B 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C 3. 15. Index fossils help determine relative age through correlating rock layers. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 16. Which term refers to the heritable traits that can be compared across organisms? A) Phylogeny. B) Character. C) Habitat. D) Kelom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Character. 17. The study of the structure and function of cells is A) Physiology. B) Cytology. C) Anatomy. D) Ecology. E) Embryology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cytology. 18. According to the cell theory- A) Animals are composed of cells, but plants are not. B) All organisms are composed of tissues. C) The smallest unit of life is an atom. D) New cells arise only from other cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) New cells arise only from other cells. 19. If the animal has wings, feathers, and lays eggs ..... it's a A) Mammal. B) Reptile. C) Bird. D) Fish. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bird. 20. Members of this order have long bodies, long tails and four limbs A) Caudata. B) Anura. C) Gymnophiona. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Caudata. 21. This is the seperation and differation of labor within an animal society. A) Hermaphrodite. B) Ecotparasitic. C) Eusocial. D) Endoparasitic. E) Regenerate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eusocial. 22. These are characteristics of Animalia, EXCEPT ..... A) Prokaryotic. B) Multicellular. C) Eukaryotic. D) Heterotroph. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prokaryotic. 23. Identify the animal that belongs to the given class. Annelida A) Sandworm. B) Tapeworm. C) Hookworm. D) Leeches. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Leeches. 24. What is the phylum of Octopus? A) Chordata. B) Annelids. C) Arthropoda. D) Mollusca. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mollusca. 25. Which two phyla contain radially symmetrical organisms? A) Porifera and Cnidaria. B) Cnidaria and Echinodermata. C) Adenodermata and moleske. D) Porifera and Mollusca. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cnidaria and Echinodermata. 26. A ..... represents all the members of one species in a particular area. A) Community. B) Population. C) Carrying capacity. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Population. 27. In which phylum leech include A) Annelids. B) Porephera. C) Hemacordeta. D) Ptosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Annelids. 28. Characteristic of a group that allow a shift to new characteristics that are favorable for life on land A) Preadaptation. B) Traits. C) Evolution. D) Natural selection. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Preadaptation. 29. The ..... of the bird is responsible for grinding up the food. A) Crop. B) Gizzard. C) Heart. D) Stomach. E) Intestine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gizzard. 30. Birds usually migrate during the ..... A) Summer. B) Winter. C) Spring. D) Fall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Winter. 31. Which hormone is called cuddle hormone A) Thyroxine. B) Oxytocin. C) Progesterone. D) Estrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oxytocin. 32. Humulin was marketed in the year A) B 1986. B) A 1982. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) B 1986. 33. Open circulatory system has A) A blood. B) B haemolymph. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B haemolymph. 34. The organ system that deals with the brain is called ..... A) Nervous. B) Endocrine. C) Respiratory. D) Circulatory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nervous. 35. Choose the correct order of classification from the broadest to the most specific: A) Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species. B) Class, Family, Genus, Kingdom, Order, Phylum, Species. C) Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Species, Genus. D) Species, Phylum, Order, Kingdom, Genus, Family, Class. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species. 36. Pernicious anaemia can be caused by the deficiency of: A) Vitamin B2. B) HCI. C) Vitamin B1. D) Castle's intrinsic factor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Castle's intrinsic factor. 37. Which lions are smaller and have shorter manes? A) African lions. B) Asiatic lions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asiatic lions. 38. How does the fossil record help to support the theory of evolution? A) The fossil record shows that organisms slowly change over time. B) The fossil record shows that species evolve very quickly. C) The fossil record does not support the theory of evolution. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The fossil record shows that organisms slowly change over time. 39. Why is it important for birds to digest their food quickly? A) If they absorb too much fat from their diet, they can impair their livers. B) If they take too long, they are susceptible to predators. C) They can't afford the extra weight in flight. D) They often swallow prey alive. Fast digestion ensures minimal injury to digestive system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They can't afford the extra weight in flight. 40. The largest division used to classify living things A) Class. B) Domain. C) Genus. D) Species. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Domain. 41. The bulblike sac on the top of each tube foot is the ..... A) Madreporite. B) Pedicellaria. C) Ampulla. D) Nerve ring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ampulla. 42. An example of livestock would be ..... A) Milking a cow and drinking its milk. B) Hunting pigs. C) Buying meat at the grocery store. D) An animal that lives in the zoo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Milking a cow and drinking its milk. 43. Margin of oral hood consists of 10 to 11 pairs of A) Vestibule. B) Hatschek's pit. C) Buccal cirri. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buccal cirri. 44. What part of the sponge body is the openings along the sponge's body that allow in water? A) Spongocoel. B) Mesenchyme. C) A kiss. D) Pores. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pores. 45. Which factors help in maintaining an increasing osmolarity towards the inner medullary interstitium? A) Counter flow in two limbs of Henle's loop. B) Counter flow in two limbs of Vasa recta. C) Proximity between Henle' loop and Vasa recta. D) All. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All. 46. Which of the following is NOT a class of vertebrates? A) Fish. B) Aves. C) Mollusks. D) Reptiles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mollusks. 47. Cells, cells, they're made of A) Organelles. B) Organ. C) Organ system. D) Organism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Organelles. 48. Sea stars look for clams and oysters for food A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 49. What does fossil marine animals in thedesert about animals in the past. A) Who ate who. B) Plant life in the area. C) Clues about temperature in the environment. D) If there was an ocean there or not. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) If there was an ocean there or not. 50. When fish travel in groups, it's called a: A) Flock. B) Pack. C) School. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) School. 51. Which organelle belongs in both plant and animal cells? A) Cytoplasm. B) Chloroplast. C) Large Central Vacuole. D) Cell Wall. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cytoplasm. 52. Which of the following is not a characteristic used to construct a classification of representative animal taxa? A) Structure. B) Function. C) Biochemistry. D) Behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biochemistry. 53. Class of Phylum Mollusca that are have a distinct head and several arms or tentacles around their mouth A) Class Gastropoda. B) Class Pelecypoda. C) Class Cephalopoda. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Class Cephalopoda. 54. An echinoderm with soft body and a leathery covering. A) Sea star. B) Sand dollar. C) Sea urchin. D) Sea cucumber. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sea cucumber. 55. Where do amphibians live? A) Mountains. B) On Land. C) In Water. D) Both water and land. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both water and land. 56. What is the study of insects? A) Lepidoptery. B) Arachnology. C) Entomology. D) Apiology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Entomology. 57. All the enzymes are made up of A) Carbohydrates tags2. B) Proteins. C) Vitamins. D) Minerals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Proteins. 58. Choose the word or phrase to complete the collocation. come to the ..... A) Offer. B) Partnership. C) Point. D) Attention to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Point. 59. What phylum do flatworms belong to? A) Planarian. B) Cnidarians. C) Platyhemithes. D) Nematodes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Platyhemithes. 60. A period of reduced activity that some animals experience in the summer. A) Hibernation. B) Dormancy. C) Brumation. D) Estivation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Estivation. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesZoology Quiz 1Zoology Quiz 2Zoology Quiz 3Zoology Quiz 4Zoology Quiz 5Zoology Quiz 6Zoology Quiz 7Zoology Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books