Phylum or Division

Q.

Cat and dog belong to

1. different genera and different family

2. different genera but same family

3. same genus but different species

4. different classes

Q. The lowest category in taxonomic hierarchy is

1. phylum
2. class
3. species
4. order

Q. Artificial system of classification was first used by

1. Linnaeus
2. De Candolle
3. Pliny
4. Bentham and Hooker

Q.

Distinguish between Phycology and Mycology.

Q.

What are jointed appendages?

Q. Precious pearls are obtained from

1. molluscs
2. arthropods
3. annelids
4. porifera

Q.

What is the difference between Platyhelminthes and Nematoda?

Q.

Connecting link between annelids and molluscs is

1. Peripatus

2. Limulus

3. Neopilina

4. Periplaneta

Q.

Species as a unit of classification was first used by

1. Linnaeus

2. Huxley

3. de Candolle

4. John Ray

Q.

Which of the following taxon covers the largest number of organisms?

1. Family

2. Genus

3. Phylum

4. Order

Q. Which of the following options have animals placed in the same phylum?

1. Ascaris, Pheretima, Grasshopper
2. Hydra, Teredo, Leucosolenia
3. Starfish, Grasshopper, Sycon
4. Pila, Dentalium, Octopus

Q.

Which one of the following belongs to platyhelminthes?

1. Trypanosoma

2. Wuchereria

3. Schistosoma

4. Plasmodium

Q.

Which among the following does not belong to the phylum Platyhelminthes?

1. Roundworm

2. Planaria

3. Fasciola

4. Echinococcus granulosus

Q.

Name the group to which each of the following animals belongs:

Scorpion

Q. Assertion (A): Insects are placed in phylum Arthropoda.
Reason (R): Insects have jointed appendages.

In the light of above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

Q. Animals of different ________ make up Kingdom Animalia, while plants of different _______ make up Kingdom Plantae.

1. Divisions, Families
2. Divisions, Phyla
3. Families, Phyla
4. Phyla, Divisions

Q.

____ are known to have pseudocoelom.

Q.

Invertebrates with jointed legs belong to phylum __________.

Q. The term phylum was coined by

1. Ernst Haeckel
2. Linnaeus
3. Ray
4. De-Jussieu

Q.

Explain the general characteristics of the phylum Nematoda and Platyhelminthes.

Q. Roundworms is a taxon that denotes

1. Genus
2. Family
3. Phylum
4. Class

Q. The first attempt to classify organisms on scientific basis was done by

1. Copeland
2. Aristotle
3. Linnaeus
4. Whittaker

Q.

The taxonomic unit 'Phylum' in the classification of animals is equivalent to which hierarchial level in classfication of plants.

(a) Class

(b) Order

(c) Division

(d) Family

Q.

The presence of jointed legs is the characteristic feature of phylum ___________.

Q. First phylogenetic system of plant classification was given by

1. Engler and Prantl
2. Eichler
3. Oswald Tippo
4. Bentham and Hooker

Q. The given flow char represents the hierarchy of various taxonomic categories.
Identify the missing categories(A, B and C) and select the correct statements regarding these.
(i) A is the taxonomic category which contains a number of related genera.
(ii) Examples of category B are Monocotyledoneae, Dicotyledoneae, Mammalia, etc.
(iii) C represents the basic unit of taxonomic hierarchy.
(iv) Examples of category C are Fungi, Monera, Protista, etc.

1. (i) and (ii)
2. (iii) and (iv)
3. (i), (ii) and (iv)
4. (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)

Q. Phylum Chordata is divided into five classes, which include.

1. Pisces
2. Amphibia
3. Platyhelminthes
4. Reptilia
5. Molluscs
6. Aves
7. Mammalia
8. Spongilla

Q. The term phylum was given by

1. Cuvier
2. Theophrastus
3. Haeckel
4. Linnaeus

Q. Classification of animals is based upon all of the following except:

1. Presence or absence of coelom
2. Presence or absence of nervous system
3. Body symmetry
4. Levels of organization

Q.

Which phylum possesses jointed limbs?