This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Zoology – Quiz 60 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Zoology Quiz 60 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In India which of the following genera of earthworms is extensively used for vermiculture A) Pontoscolex. B) Eudrilus. C) Eudrigaster. D) Pheretima. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eudrilus. 2. In a biological systems the unfolded protein and DNA molecules are named as ..... A) Native state. B) Denatured state. C) Stand firm. D) Liquid state. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Denatured state. 3. Jellyfishes defend themselves through their ..... A) Injecting poison. B) Slimy body. C) Tentacles. D) Tiny, sharp spikes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tentacles. 4. Which of these is an example of a bivalve? A) Snail. B) Earthworm. C) Clam. D) Octopus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clam. 5. How is something done "askance" ? A) Directly and straightforwardly. B) With suspicion, distrust, or disapproval. C) With enthusiasm and eagerness. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With suspicion, distrust, or disapproval. 6. An appearance of an animal that warns predators that it's toxic or dangerous A) Aposematic. B) Ambush predator. C) Camouflage. D) Terrestrial. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aposematic. 7. What kingdom-prokaryotic-single celled-found on humans & other surfaces A) Protists. B) Fungi. C) Eubacteria. D) Archaebacteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eubacteria. 8. What fins are found near the gills and are responsible for steering and direction? A) Pectoral fins. B) Pelvic fins. C) Caudal fin. D) Dorsal fin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pectoral fins. 9. Which animal is also called a caribou? A) Giraffe. B) Reindeer. C) Hippopotamus. D) Zebu. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reindeer. 10. What class of vertebrates go through metamorphosis? A) Reptiles. B) Amphibians. C) Birds. D) Mammals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Amphibians. 11. Trichonympha belongs to which phylum? A) Chlorophyta. B) Parabasalia. C) Actinopoda. D) Kinetoplasta. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parabasalia. 12. Which macromolecule is used as our main source of energy? A) Carbohydrates. B) Proteins. C) Lipids/Fats. D) Nucleic Acids. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carbohydrates. 13. The male deer has ..... when it is mature. A) Horns. B) Tusks. C) Branches. D) Antlers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Antlers. 14. Conservation biology provides ways to preserve ..... A) Threatened and endangered species. B) Human comfort. C) Captive populations. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Threatened and endangered species. 15. Evolutionary changes that results in the formation of a number of new characteristics usually in response to the opening of new habitats is called A) Natural selection. B) Microevolution. C) Adaptive radiation. D) Convergent evolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adaptive radiation. 16. The animal's body temperature drops, and its heartbeat and breathing slow down when it ..... A) Hibernate. B) Pass out. C) Adapt. D) Migrate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hibernate. 17. The function of the primary somatosensory cortex is to ..... A) Receives and localises general sensory input. B) Receive special sensory input. C) Interpret special sensory input. D) Interprets general sensory input. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Receives and localises general sensory input. 18. What is the stocking rule for shoaling fish? A) 2 inches per gallon. B) 1.5 inches per gallon. C) 1/2 inch per gallon. D) 1 inch per gallon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1 inch per gallon. 19. When digestion takes place inside the cell A) Amoeba. B) Paramecium. C) Sponges. D) All of these tags2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these tags2. 20. Which group of fish do not have paired fins? A) Agnatha. B) Chondrichthyes. C) Osteichthyes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agnatha. 21. Where is the Great Wall of China? A) India. B) China. C) Russia. D) Nepal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) China. 22. What is the study of birds? A) Ichthyology. B) Herpetology. C) Ornithology. D) Mammalogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ornithology. 23. Which one of the following is not very cold habitat animals A) Penguin. B) Camel. C) Rain deer tags3. D) Polar bear. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Camel. 24. Which kind of fish secretes slime to evade predators? A) Sea snake. B) Eel. C) Hagfish. D) Skate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hagfish. 25. Define the term "guttural." A) Soft and melodious. B) Harsh and throaty. C) High-pitched and shrill. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Harsh and throaty. 26. Snakes are omnivores. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 27. What is polygamy? A) A pattern of mating in which an animal has more than one mate. B) A habit where an animal will only have one mate at a time. C) An animal will only have a mate when needing to breed. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An animal will only have a mate when needing to breed. 28. This person published "Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière", in which he presented his main ideas like how different place grow in different regions, even if there is a similar climate. He also thought that all quadrapeds came from the same few quadrupeds. he said that animals changed over time and that the world was much older than 6000 years A) Count of Buffon. B) Lamarck. C) Darwin. D) Wallace. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Count of Buffon. 29. True or False. In the image the spherical mass visible in the middle of the image is the brain of this squid. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 30. Teeth for cutting A) Molar tags2. B) Premolar. C) Canines. D) Incisor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Incisor. 31. What family are raccoons from? A) Mustelidae. B) Ursidae. C) Procyonidae. D) Canidae. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Procyonidae. 32. Modern taxonomy consists of a six kingdom system. Which of the following is NOT one of those kingdoms? A) Archaebacteria. B) The animal. C) Protists. D) Arthropods. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Arthropods. 33. Type of symmetry that divides an organism into mirror left and right images. A) Sessile. B) Radial Symmetry. C) Bilateral Symmetry. D) Asymmetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bilateral Symmetry. 34. Funnel-shaped pore found in Nephridium A) Ah Neprostom m. B) A waste disposal hole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ah Neprostom m. 35. The ray finned fish are in what class? A) Gymnophina. B) Myxin. C) Actinoptrygil. D) Anura. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Actinoptrygil. 36. Binding of adjacent cells A) Tight junctions. B) Sticky meetings. C) Interval meetings. D) Resilience meetings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sticky meetings. 37. All of the following are examples of specializations in zoology by taxonomic categories except which one? A) Ichthyology. B) Mammalogy. C) Histology. D) Ornithology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Histology. 38. Iodine is used to test the presence of ..... in the food A) Starch. B) Carbohydrates. C) Proteins. D) Fats tags3. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Starch. 39. Have webbed feet with retractable claws A) Foxes. B) Coyotes. C) Raccoons. D) Otters. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Otters. 40. The percentage of water in the human body is A) 40 tags2. B) 65. C) 80. D) 70. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 70. 41. What is the main characteristic that identifies a rodent? A) It is a mouse. B) It has large eyes. C) It has teeth that never stop growing. D) It has fur. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It has teeth that never stop growing. 42. A hydra has 32 chromosomes and reproduces by budding. How many chromosomes does its offspring have? A) 16. B) 8. C) 64. D) 32. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 32. 43. True/False:Are Tasmanian Devils nocturnal? A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 44. Erythropoiesis occurs in A) Lymphatic tissues. B) Red bone marrow. C) Yellow bone marrow. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Red bone marrow. 45. Blood pressure is due to unhealthy life style A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 46. If more than single species of fish is cultured at a time, then it is called ..... A) Monoculture. B) Mori culture. C) Aquaculture. D) Polyculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Polyculture. 47. Includes the primary visual processing area of the brain. A) Wernicke's Area. B) Temporal Lobes. C) Occipital Lobes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Occipital Lobes. 48. Body muscles in lancelets are arranged as a series of v shaped blocks of muscles called A) Myotomes. B) Smooth muscles. C) Myosepta. D) Option a and c. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Option a and c. 49. Roundworms are in the phylum ..... A) Nematodes. B) Cnidaria. C) Platyhelminthes. D) Porifera. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nematodes. 50. Egg laying mammals are placed in subclass A) Prototheria. B) Eutheria. C) Metatheria. D) Protheria. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prototheria. 51. Do horns or antlers have fuzzy velvet skin while they're growing? A) Antlers. B) Horns. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antlers. 52. The formation of new species A) Phyletic gradualism. B) Species. C) Speciation. D) Populations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Speciation. 53. Select the correct match of enzyme with its related function. A) DNA polymerase-Synthesis of DNA strands. B) Helicase-Unwinding of DNA helix. C) Ligase-Joins together short DNA segments. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 54. Excessive acid production can cause the lining of the stomach wall to be damaged by alcohol and lead to ulcers A) Ok. B) Wrong. C) An unrelated comment. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ok. 55. Which 2 reptiles can shed skin? A) Turtles and fish. B) Lizards and frogs. C) Lizards and snakes. D) Humans and birds. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lizards and snakes. 56. Sea stars use light-sensitive eyespots to find food. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 57. Organ that secretes gastric juices to digest food A) Stomach. B) Esophagus. C) Large intestine. D) Liver. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stomach. 58. The temperature, humidity and other factors are called A) Elements of weather. B) Weather. C) Climate. D) None tags3. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elements of weather. 59. These are worms having a flat-like body A) Phylum Annelida. B) Phylum Nemathelmintes. C) Phylum Platyhelminthes. D) Phylum Rotifera. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Phylum Platyhelminthes. 60. Which is an example of a parasitic relationship? A) A bee pollinates a flower. B) A tapeworm takes nutrients from a dog. 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