VU Midterm Past Papers
87 solved midterm past paper MCQs for ZOO201 (Animal Diversity) at Virtual University, each with the correct answer marked. Use them to learn the VU question style and test your recall. An independent study tool — not affiliated with VU.
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Q1. The first bilaterally symmetrical animal belongs to which of the following phylum?
Q2. Most of the nematodes are
Q3. Feeding polyp in Obelia is called
Q4. Platyhelminthes are best described as
Q5. The outer layer of Mollusca shell is called
Q6. In cnidarians partially digested food is phagocytized by which of the following cells
Q7. Which of following class of Platyhelminthes does not contain parasitic species?
Q8. General characteristics that define phylum Mollusca are
Q9. Pharynx of rotifers contains a unique muscular structure called
Q10. The intermediate host in the life cycle of Taenia saginata is
Q11. The rotifers are initially named as
Q12. Glandular system in some species of aquatic nematodes consists of ventral glands that are called
Q13. Select the correct option
Q14. Which of following statement supports the schizocoelous hypothesis?
Q15. The body of tapeworm consists of
Q16. The body surface of kinorhynch is devoid of cilia and is composed of 13 or 14 definite units called
Q17. Nematodes commonly known as
Q18. All animals are unsegmented worms except
Q19. Characteristics that define rotifers
Q20. Which of the following is the first and second larval stage of New World hookworm?
Q21. In rotifers, ovary and vitellarium often fuse to form a structure that is known as
Q22. Anterior and posterior segments of leeches are usually modified into ____
Q23. In oligochaetes, _______________receives sperm during copulation.
Q24. Leeches excrete the _________- from their ingested blood meals.
Q25. Which of the following organism feeds on human blood?
Q26. Which of following circulatory system is found in arthropods?
Q27. In terms of feeding, leeches are _________ specific
Q28. The class Hirudinea contains
Q29. In the earthworm, expanded segmental vessels are called
Q30. Arthropods are closely related to which of the following phylum?
Q31. Typhlosole is present in which part of the body of oligochaetes?
Q32. Regional specialization of body of arthropods is called
Q33. Annelids excrete __________
Q34. Living arthropods are divided into how many subphylum?
Q35. Leeches have __________ pairs of metanephridia, one per segment in the anterior of the body.
Q36. 10 is required for _______ in oligochaetes
Q37. Name the phenomena in which sperm is transferred by expelling a spermatophore from the integument of a leech
Q38. How many segments are present in leech?
Q39. Which of the following is considered as the extinct subphyla of arthropods?
Q40. Oligochaetes use for excretion and for ion and water regulation
Q41. _________ glands of leech secrete an anticoagulant called hirudin that prevents blood from clotting
Q42. Class Malacostraca includes all members except _________
Q43. Spiders, scorpions, ticks and mites belong to which class of arthropods?
Q44. Skeleton that is present in arthropods is ____________.
Q45. ______ pairs of chited sensory pits of sits in the head region of polychaetes
Q46. In leeches, the clitellum is present only in which of the following Season, when most leeches breed?
Q47. The blood vessels expanded segmental vessels surrounding the esophagus are sometimes called ____
Q48. ______ produce an anticoagulant called hirudin that prevents blood from clotting
Q49. Several secondary divisions, called ______ are present in each true segment of leech
Q50. Nephrostome is a ciliated funnel shape structure that is present in _____
Q51. In the earthworm, expanded segmental vessels surrounding the esophagus are called?
Q52. A series of segments in the anterior half of an oligochaete is usually swollen into a girdlelike structure called the
Q53. Which of the following is not the characteristic of arthropods?
Q54. ______ glands regulate the level of calcium in oligochaetes
Q55. Which of the following is considered as the extinct subphylum of arthropods?
Q56. ____ pairs of ciliated sensory pits or slits in the head region of polychaetes.
Q57. In oligochaetes, ____ receive sperm during copulation.
Q58. Which cnidarians represents fresh water species?
Q59. Members of phylum Kinorhyncha are exclusively
Q60. What is true about nemerteans?
Q61. Class of the phylum Mollusca that serve as intermediate hosts for some medically important trematode parasites of humans is
Q62. Ephyra is the larval form of
Q63. Elephantiasis is caused by
Q64. Nemerteans are commonly called
Q65. The larva of phylum nemertean is known as
Q66. The group Aschelminthes has
Q67. Incomplete alimentary canal is found in which of the following class of Platyhelminthes
Q68. Number of host involved in the life cycle of parasitic nematodes is/are
Q69. In Taenia saginata egg developed into six hooked larvae called
Q70. Sexual maturity in a larval body form is called
Q71. Which class of cnidarians represents fresh water species?
Q72. In tapeworms, glands that help in the formation of egg capsule are
Q73. The larval stage of Filarial worm.
Q74. Sea anemones and corals belong to which class of phylum cnidarian?
Q75. Gastrovascular cavity of cnidarians is mainly composed of
Q76. Number of identified species of rotifers are
Q77. Sea anemone is
Q78. Class of Platyhelminthes that mostly possess the members that serve as fish parasites is
Q79. Name the phenomena in which sperm is transferred by expelling a spermatophore from one leech into the integument of another.
Q80. Name the phenomena in which sperm is transferred by expelling a spermatophore from one leech into the female gonopore of another leech?
Q81. In the earthworm, expanded segmental vessels surrounding the esophagus are sometimes called
Q82. Name the phenomena in which sperm is transferred by expelling a spermatophore from one to the integument of another
Q83. _________ are pairs of ciliated sensory pits or slits in the head region of polychaetes.
Q84. Leeches excrete the _________ from their ingested blood meal.
Q85. Regional specialization of body of arthropods called _________.
Q86. Leeches have __________ pairs of metanephridia, one per segment in the middle region.
Q87. A series of segments in the anterior half of an oligochaete is usually called _________.