BS Zoology MCQs assignment

SUPPORT AND MOVEMENT

1: Skeleton muscles are
a) striated
c) Non striated

b) smooth
d) none of these

2: functional unit of myofibril is

a) Sarcomere

b) sarcolemma

c) Z-line

d) H-band

3: Altered polarity of transverse tubules causes the sarcoplasmic

reticulum to release
a) Calicum

b) phosphorus

c) Calcium

d) sulphur

4: Myosin binding sites are block by

a) Tropomyosin
c) Calcium

b) Troponin
d) phosphorous

5: Pellicle is present in
a) Hydra
c) Paramecium

b) Amoeba
d) leech

6: In cnidarians mucus gland secrete

a) Calcium phosphate
c) Chitin

b) calcium carbonate
d) Sodium phosphate

7: multicellular invertebrates integument consist of

a)columnar epithelial cells

b) squamous epithelial

c) Both

d) none

8: true flight evolved per pterygote insect about

a)300 million years ago

b)100 million years

c) 400 million

d) million years

9: long legs increase mechanical advantage of leg

a) refleaxor muscle

b) extensor muscle

c) Both

d) none of these

10; which of following glands are responsible for temperature regulation

a) Cutaneous glands

b) sebaceous glands

c) Sudoriferous glands

d) mucous glands

11 hairs in mammals are derivatives of

a) Dermis

b) epidermis

c) Endodermis

d) hypodermis

12: Nails, hoofs and hairs are derivatives of

a) Keratinized derivatives
c) Bones

b) connective tissues
d) muscles

13: a skeleton like function is performed in earthworm during locomotion

by
a) Alimentary canal
c) Clitellum

14: skeleton of ___________

a) Crustaceans
c) Roundworms

b) coelomic fluid
d) setae

Contain calcium carbonate crystals

b) cnidarian
d) arthropods

15: primary function of exoskeleton is

a) Locomotion

b) support

c) Protection

d) excretion

KEY:
1: a

2: a

6: b
11: b

3: a

4: a

5: c

7: a

8: a

9: b

10: c

12: a

13: b

14: a

15: a

Communication-1: Nerves

1-The central canal of the spinal cord extends up into the _

and expands into chambers called
a)brain & ventricle
c)arachnoid

b)brain & auricle

d)afferent

nerves
2-External to the corpus striatum _______ is present
a)cerebrum
c)cerebellum

b)hypothalamus
d)olfactory lobe

3-Parasympathetic nerves related to

a)contraction
c)secretion

b)parasympathetic
d)relaxation

4-10 pairs of cranial nerves present in

a)mammals & birds
c)fishes & amphibians
& mammals

b)reptiles & birds

d)amphibians

5-Presynaptic cell always a

a)neuron
c)gland cell

b)muscle cell
d)both b & c

6-Which of the following characterize the evolution of the

vertebrate nervous system
a)bilateral symmetry
c)a notochord

b)a tubular nerve cord

d)all of above

7-Which of the following is not a part of the forebrain in a

vertebrate
a) cerebrum
c) thalamus

b) pineal gland
d) pons

8-A stimulus that is strong enough to initiate a nerve

impulse called the
a)all-or-none law
c)threshold stimulus

b)refractory period
d)action potential

9-Conduction of an action potential along myelinated

nerve fiber
a)salutatory conduction
c)all or none law
d)repolarization

b)depolarization

10-Secretion of salivary gland is stimulated by

a)sympathetic nervous
nervous system

b)parasympathetic

c)both a & b

d)none of these

11-Diencephalon lies just in front of

a)fore brain
c)hindbrain
d)hypothalamus

b)midbrain

12-Dendrites of motor neuron shorter than

a)sensory
c)both

b)interneuron
d)none

13-Axons have a conduction velocity greater than

a)36m/s
c)39m/s

b)38m/s
d)none

14-Which animal lack a tympanic membrane & middle ear

a)frogs & salamanders
b)frogs & snakes
c)salamanders & snakes
d)snakes
&tortoises
15-Afferent nerve fibers conduct impulses from
a)effector to receptor
c)receptor to CNS
receptors

b)receptor to effector
d)CNS to

Key:
1-a
5-c
9-a
13-a

2-a
6-d
10-b
14-c

3-a
7-d
11-b

4-d
8-b
12-c

15-c

Communication II :
Senses
1. The oldest and most universal sense in animal kingdom:
a) sensory neuron

b) chemoreceptors & cell bodies

c) chemoreceptors

d) both a & b

2. Phonoreceptors present in Archanids cuticle are called:

a) tympanal membrane

b) optic tectum

c) slit sense organs

d) none of these

3. Ommatidia are present in:

a) stigma

b) compound eyes

c) ocellus

d) slit sense organs

4. Tactile receptors are generally derived from modification of

epithelial cells associated with:
a) sensory neurons
c) both a & b

b) motor neurons
d) none

5. Proprioceptors have been most thoroughly studied in:

a) gastropods

b) arthropods

c) cephalopods

d) none of these

6. Salamander lack
a) tympanum

b) middle ear

c) both a & b

d) none of these

7. The sense of equilibrium in amphibians is controlled by

a) tympanum

b) middle ear

c) inner ear

d) semicircular canal

8. Young children can hear high pitched sound up to

a) 2000

b) 20,000

c) 1000

d) 10,000

9. Taste buds are present in pharynx in

a) Reptiles

b) Birds

c) Fishes

d) Both a & b

10.

Which mammal possess lateral-line system

a) Kangaroo

b) Platypus

c) humans

d) Sheep

11.

The generally recognized taste sensations are

a) Sugar
c) electrolytes

b) acids & alkaloids

d) All

12.
--------------- Receptor is excited by mechanical pressure or
distortion.
a) chemoreceptor

b) thigmoreceptor

c) mechanoreceptor

d) sensory receptor

13.

Receptors of light touch include

a) tactile corpuscles

b) bare sensory nerve endings

c) pacinian corpuscles

d) both a & b

14.

Blind ending pouches that open into the mouth

a) Jacobsons organs

b) papillae

c) organs of ruffini

d) none of these

15.
ATP and _________ convert rhodopsin back to its light-sensitive
form
a) riboflavin

b) vitamin A

c) Ca ions

d) vitamin D

Key:
1. c

2. c

3. b

4. a

5. b

6. c

7. d

8. b

9. d

10.b

11.d

12.c

13.d

14.a

15.b

Chapter 35- Communication III:

"The Endocrine System and Chemical Messengers"

1. Urine secretion controlled by

a) Diuretics
b) Antidiuretics
c) ADH
d) Both a and b
2. Which of the following is not a major endocrine gland in vertebrates?

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

a) Hypothalamus
b) Pituitary
c) Thyroid
d) Placenta
High concentration of juvenile in the blood of an insect inhibit
a) Growth
b) Excretion
c) Differentiation
d) Both a and b
Which hormone stimulates the red blood cells production in humans?
a) Erythroprotein
b) Atrioprotein
c) Estrogen
d) Cholecystokinin
Which play role in metamorphosis in Amphibians?
a) Prolactin
b) Thyroxine
c) Melatonin
d) Both a and b
Thyroid scretes its hormone under the influence of
a) Nervous system
b) TSH of adenohypophsis
c) ACTH of adrenals
d) All of these
The mobile-receptor mechanism for hormone action involves
a) Steroids
b) Carbohydrates
c) Polypeptides
d) Amines
True hormones were first identified in
a) cnidarians
b) Platyhelminthes
c) nematodes
d) molluscs
In vertebrates, chromaffin tissue is associated with the
a) adrenal gland
b) reproductive system
c) brain
d) digestive system

10.
Which of the following glands diminishes in size as a vertebrate
ages?
a) pituitary
b) pineal
c) hypothalamus
d) thymus

11.
Which hormone causes brooding behavior in fishes?
a) Melatonin
b) Triiodothyronine
c) Prolactin
d) Thyroxine
12.
The pancreas contains ______ to______ pancreatic islets scattered
throughout the gland.
a) 200,000 to 2,000,000
b) 20,000 to 2,000,00
c) 20,000 to 3,000,000
d) 20,000 to 2,000,0000
13.
Which type of gland help to metabolize the whole body during
fight and flight response?
a) Thyroid gland
b) Adrenal medulla
c) Parathyroid gland
d) Adrenal cortex
14.
Those chemicals that are released to the exterior of one animal
and affect the behavior of another animal are called
a) Neurotransmitters
b) Local chemical messengers
c) Pheromones
d) Hormones
15.
a)
b)
c)
d)

Hormones modify the _______ activity of a target cell or tissue.

Biochemical
Physical
Both a and b
None of these

KEY:
1. d

2. b

4. a

5. d

7. a

8. d

3. c
6. b
9. c
10. d
12. a

11. c

13. b

14. c

15. a
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Circulation, Immunity and

Gas Exchange
1) Which of the following is not a lymphocyte?
(a) Monocyte
(b) B cells
(d) Plasma cells

(c) T cells

2) In an open circulatory system the heart pumps

_______ out in to the body
(a) Hemoglobin
(d) All of these

(b) Hemolymph

(c) Blood

3) A bony fish has a __________ chambered heart.

(a) One

(b) Two

(c) Three

(d) Four

4) A four chambered heart is first seen in

(a) Bony fishes
(b) Amphibians
(d) Crocodilians

(c)

Reptiles

5) The reason why tissue and organ transplants are

rejected in birds and mammals is due to
(a) Action of NK cells
Action of plasma cells

(b) Natural immunity

(c)

(d) Action of antibodies

6) Which of the following has the greatest rate of
oxygen consumption?
(a) Frogs
(b) Humans
Pulmonates

(c) Birds

(d)

7)
Green when associated with low oxygen
concentrations and bright red when associated
with high oxygen concentrations
(a) Chlorocruorin pigment
(b) Erythrosine
Both a & b (d) None of these

(c)

8) Which one is the most commonly occurring

respiratory pigment in molluscs and other
crustaceans?
(a) Hemoglobin
Hemerythin

(b) Hemocyanin
(d) Both b & c

(c)

9) Hemolymph of molluscs has two general types

of hemocytes
(a) Ambeocytes
Ameobocytes

(b) Granulocytes
(d) Both a & c

(c)

10) Which cells contain particular antibodies in

their plasma membrane?
(a) B cells
(b) T cells
(d) Both a& b

(c) None of these

11) The maximum pressure

ventricular contraction is called

achieved

during

(a) Diastolic pressure (b) Systolic pressure

pressure
(d) None of these

(c) Blood

12)
The lowest pressure that remain in the
arteries before the next ventricular contraction
(a) Diastolic pressure (b) Systolic pressure
pressure
(d) None of these

(c) Blood

13) Extra cellular fluid in tissues in vertebrates is

collected by
(a) Lymph nodes
(b) Lymphatic
Lymphatic capillaries
(d) All

(c)

14) In humans normal systolic pressure for a young

adult is about
(a) 120mm Hg
120/80mm Hg

(b) 80mm Hg
(d) None of these

(c)

15) The type of breathing that allows an organism

to exchange gases simultaneously with both air
and water is termed
(a) Cutaneous exchange
(c) Gill exchange

(b) Bimodal breathing

(d) Lung exchange

Key for answers:
1

a
c

10

d
a

13
14

c
a

11

12

b
a

15