CBSE Questions for Class 9 Biology Diversity In Living Organisms Quiz 1 - MCQExams.com

Heavy belly is characteristic of primate
  • Gorilla
  • Orangutan
  • Baboon
  • Gibbon
Which among the following groups consists of animals that are bilaterally symmetrical and do not possess a coelom (acoelomate)?
  • Platyhelminthes
  • Aschelminthes
  • Annelida
  • Ctenophora
The body of Platyhelminthes show .......... symmetry.
  • Radial
  • Spherical
  • Bilateral
  • None of these
How many chambers are there in fish heart?
  • Two
  • Three
  • Four
  • One
The vertebrate animal which is not egg laying is
  • Fish
  • Amphibian
  • Reptile
  • Mammal
The largest egg, currently belongs to 
  • Elephant
  • Whale
  • Dinosaur
  • Ostrich
Platyhelminthes are also known as
  • Sponges
  • Flatworms
  • Straight worms
  • All of the above
Which of the following is a warm-blooded animal?
  • Parrot
  • Turtle
  • Lizard
  • Rohu
Branch of zoology dealing with the study of fishes is known as
  • Herpetology
  • Ichthyology
  • Mammalogy
  • Ornithology
The study of eggs of birds is termed as
  • Oology
  • Odontology
  • Osteology
  • Ornithology
Animal that lives only in water is
  • Frog
  • Fish
  • Crocodile
  • Duck
Body of nematodes show ........... symmetry.
  • Bilateral
  • Spherical
  • Asymmetric
  • Radial
Cartilaginous fishes do not contain:
  • Fins
  • Gill cover/operculum
  • Scales
  • Mouth
Which among the following are the example of class Aves?
  • Parrot
  • Owl
  • Kite
  • All of the above
Small fishes are called as
  • Hatchling
  • Fry
  • Both A and B
  • None of the above
Dog is an example of the class:
  • Amphibia
  • Aves
  • Mammalia
  • Reptile
The fishes have lungs for respiration.
  • True
  • False
A snake with a hood is __________.
  • Krait
  • Viper
  • Python
  • Cobra
Vampire bats are found in
  • India
  • America
  • Africa
  • Australia
What is true about male blood fluke?
  • Shorter end slender
  • Longer and slender
  • Longer and broader
  • Shorter and broader
.............. is an example of Hemichordata.
  • Balanoglossus
  • Star fish
  • Echinus
  • Dog fish
Heart of humans is .......... chambered.
  • One
  • Two
  • Three
  • Four
All animals having feathers are
  • Birds
  • Bats
  • Butterflies
  • Beetles
Which of these is a multicellular organism?
  • Amoeba
  • Paramecium
  • Human beings
  • None of the above
Heart of mammal is
  • Two Chambered
  • Three chambered
  • Four chambered
  • One chambered
Gorilla, Chimpanzee, Monkeys and Humans belong to the same:
  • Species
  • Genus
  • Family
  • Order
........... breathe through moist skin. 
  • Amphibians
  • Reptiles
  • Aves 
  • None of the above
Which one of the following categories of animals is correctly described with no single exception? 
  • All mammals are viviparous and possess diaphragm for breathing
  • All reptiles possess scales, have a three chambered heart and are cold blooded (poikilothermal)
  • All bony fishes have four pairs of gills and an operculum on each side
  • All sponges are marine and have collared cells
Snakes are ___.
  • Viviparous
  • Oviparous
  • Herbivores
  • Both A and B
Pinna or external ear is found in:
  • Insects
  • Aves
  • Reptiles
  • Mammals
Flightless birds belong to 
  • Ratitae
  • Neornithes
  • Archaeornithes
  • Both A and B
Only right aortic arches are present in 
  • Reptiles
  • Mammals
  • Birds
  • Amphibians
In the five-kingdom system of classification, which single kingdom out of the following includes blue-green algae, bacteria, and methanogenic Archaebacteria?
  • Monera
  • Fungi
  • Plantae
  • Protista
Who wrote a memoir on the earthworm, Pheretima, to describe its morphology and anatomy?
  • Baini prasad
  • Bahl K.N.
  • Thillayampalam E.M.
  • Das S.M.
The seeds are naked in
  • Angiosperm
  • Gymnosperm
  • Monocotyledons
  • Dicotyledons
Only one ovary is present in the
  • Aquatic reptiles
  • Terrestrial reptiles
  • Birds
  • Egg laying mammals
Which one of the following is flightless bird?
  • Emu
  • Kiwi
  • Ostrich
  • All of the above
First vascular plant is
  • Thallophyta
  • Bryophyta
  • Pteridophyta
  • Spermatophyta
  • Both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion.
  • Both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion.
  • Assertion is true but the reason is false.
  • Both the assertion and reason are false.
The study of reptiles is known as
  • Ichthyology
  • Herpetology
  • Serpentology
  • Ornithology
The special sound producing organ in birds is
  • Syrinx
  • Glottis
  • Larynx
  • Oesophagus
Hollow bones of birds:
  • Increase the respiratory rate
  • Increase the heartbeat rate
  • Increase the $$CO_{2}$$ output
  • Increase the buoyancy
The presence of feathers and power of flight are characteristic feature of:
  • Aves
  • Reptilia
  • Mammalia
  • Amphibia
Which is not the aerial adaptation of birds?
  • Streamlined body
  • Hollow bone
  • Gizzard
  • Feathers 
If birds are transferred from 30 $$^{o}$$C to 10 $$^{o}$$C, their body temperature will:
  • Increase by 10 $$^{o}$$C
  • Decrease by 30 $$^{o}$$C
  • Changes to 20 $$^{o}$$C
  • Does not change at all
Which one of the following is characteristic of birds?
  • They are aquatic animals.
  • They are cold blooded.
  • They are bipedal and have feathers.
  • They are quadruped and have scales.
The beak in birds is toothed in : 
  • Ostrich
  • Kiwi
  • $$Archaeopteryx$$

  • Pelican
Bursa of Fabricius is present in
  • Mammals
  • Birds
  • Reptiles
  • Amphibians
Pneumatic bones are found in 
  • Domestic lizard
  • Tadpole of frog
  • Flying lizard
  • Pigeon
Both male and female pigeons secrete milk through 
  • Mammary glands
  • Crop glands
  • Salivary glands
  • Gizzard glands
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