MCQ1: Which of these statements is NOT true of Chordates? Answer: The heart of chordates is ventrally located with dorsal and ventral blood vessels and closed blood system MCQ2: Which of these chordate subphyla is also known as tail chordates? Answer: Urochodata MCQ3: Which of these characteristics is not true of subphylum Hemichordata? Answer: no excretory organs MCQ4: Which of these makes the hemichordates incomplete chordates? Answer: Presence of pharynx MCQ5: Which of these features is common to hemichordates, tunicates and chordates? Answer: U-shaped gut MCQ6: Members of the subphylum Cephalochordata are so called because_____ Answer: The notochord runs from the tail to the tip of the nose on the head MCQ7: The Superclass Agnatha is so called for one of the following reasons Answer: Lack of jaws MCQ8: All these are sections of the hemichordates body EXCEPT Answer: head MCQ9: Which of these features cannot be found in hemichordates? Answer: notochord MCQ10: Which of these is NOT TRUE of enteropneusts? Answer: Gaseous exchange occur only through the pharyngeal slits MCQ11: Which of these features is not present in an adult urochordate? Answer: Notochord MCQ12: Marsupians include all but one of the following: Answer: Emu MCQ13: All these animals are found in the Mediterranean Sub-region Answer: Moles MCQ14: All these are true of monotremes EXCEPT Answer: The testes are well protected in the scrotum MCQ15: Which of these animals is not found in the East African sub-region? Answer: lemurs MCQ16: Which of these animals is not common to West African sub-region? Answer: bandicoots MCQ17: All these are birds of the Palaearctic Region EXCEPT Answer: parrot MCQ18: All these characteristics distinguish reptiles from the urodelans EXCEPT Answer: Visible tail MCQ19: Which of these animals belong to the Order Squamata? Answer: lizard MCQ20: All these refer to Urochordates EXCEPT Answer: acorn worms MCQ21: All these are Reptiles EXCEPT Answer: Paleognathae MCQ22: All these are characteristics of Aves EXCEPT Answer: Cold blooded MCQ23: Which of the listed structures is present in all chordates? Answer: Notochord MCQ24: Bilateral symmetry occurs in the body organization of Answer: Annelids arthropods and vertebrates MCQ25: In which of the following is the heart not ventral in position? Answer: Crabs MCQ26: All these are true of strigiformes EXCEPT Answer: They are herbivores MCQ27: The class Thaliacea has the following features EXCEPT Answer: They lack mucous MCQ28: All these are members of the Order Primata EXCEPT Answer: Pikas MCQ29: Which of these belong to the Superclass Gnathostomata? Answer: Shark MCQ30: Which of these is not a class within the Superclass Gnathostomata? Answer: Cyclostomata MCQ31: Which of these characteristics is NOT true of Amphibians? Answer: amniotic eggs MCQ32: Which of these Order is NOT of the Class Amphibia? Answer: Testudinata MCQ33: Which of these features distinguishes amphibians from reptiles? Answer: amniotic egg MCQ34: Which of these is not a characteristic feature of all mammals? Answer: A pair of pentadactyl limbs MCQ35: Which of these animals uses the heat energy generated from within the body to maintain a constant body temperature? Answer: Toad MCQ36: Based on how their offspring are born, mammals can be classified as: Answer: Monotremes, marsupials, and placentals MCQ37: Which of these are mammals that lay shelled eggs? Answer: Protherians MCQ38: A major feature of the metatherians is the: Answer: Pouch MCQ39: Which of the following is not a marsupial? Answer: Rat MCQ40: The Eutherias are noted for having a: Answer: Placenta MCQ41: Which of these is a mammal capable of true flight? Answer: Bat MCQ42: Which of these animals is the slowest mammal known? Answer: Sloth MCQ43: Which of the following is NOT a feature of the mammalian order Cetacea? Answer: Have blowholes on their tails MCQ44: Which of the following is not a rodent? Answer: Shrew MCQ45: How would you distinguish the rat from the rabbit by looking at their teeth? Answer: Rats have two while rabbits have four continuously-growing chisel-like incisor teeth MCQ46: Which chordate is said to have provided an excellent model for the movement of chordates from water to land? Answer: Mudskipper MCQ47: Chordates are believed to have evolved from: Answer: Urochordates MCQ48: Which of these is NOT true of the Ave family? Answer: They can all fly MCQ49: Which of these is not true of birds? Answer: They are tripedal MCQ50: All these are adaptations for flight EXCEPT Answer: low metabolic rate FBQ1: Which of these labelled parts terminates the digestive tract ________ Answer: Post anal tail FBQ2: What is the name for the part labelled G Answer: Anus FBQ3: Which of these parts is used by invertebrate chordates to trap food particles in water Answer: F   FBQ4: Which of the labelled parts is represented by the backbone in vertebrates? Answer: B FBQ5: The subphylum of chordates with backbone is called _______ Answer: Vertebrata   FBQ6: Chickens, turkeys and quails belong to the Order _______ Answer: Galliformes FBQ7: Which of the sub regions of the Australasian Region is called ‘Home of the Marsupials’ ________ Answer:   Australian Sub-region FBQ8: Which is the largest zoogeographical region of the earth_______ Answer: Palaearctic Region FBQ9: How many zoogeographical regions are presently known ________ Answer: 6 FBQ10: Antelopes, giraffes and hippopotamus all belong to the Order _______ Answer: Artiodactyla FBQ11: In which sub region is Northern and central Europe, Black sea and caucasus rare found_________ Answer: European Sub-region FBQ12: Notochord does not persist through life in ________ Answer: Tunicates FBQ13: Rabbits and Hare belong to the Order Answer: Lagomorpha FBQ14: Nearctic Region is known as the headquarters of _______ Answer: Urodels FBQ15: Europe, Asia, North of Himalayas and Northern parts of Africa comprise of the ________ Region Answer: Palaearctic Region FBQ16: Armadillos and sloths are members of the Order _______ Answer: Edentata FBQ17: Reduced or no teeth, lack of enamel and heavily clawed forelimbs for burrowing are characteristics which distinguish the Order ______ from other members of the Eutherian Order Answer: Edentata FBQ18: Dolphins belong to the Eutherian Order known as _________ Answer: Cetacea FBQ19: The only mammal naturally capable of true and sustained flight belongs to the Order______ Answer: Chiroptera FBQ20: Name the Order in the mammalian phylum known for the possession of Odd number of toes (1 or 3) Answer: Perissodactyla FBQ21: Horses and zebras belong to the Order ________ Answer: Perissodactyla FBQ22: Hedgehogs, moles, shrews belong to the Order ______ Answer: Insectivora FBQ23: ________ is the scientific study of the areas where different animals live and the causes and effects of such distribution, especially distributions on a large or global scale. Answer: Zoogeography FBQ24: ________ is the emergence of diverse group of organisms from an ancestral form into several different forms that adapt to different environments. Answer: adaptive radiation FBQ25: Chordates come from a single ancestor .True or False_______ Answer: True FBQ26: The evolutionary retention of juvenile or larval traits in adults is known as________ Answer: Pedomorphosis FBQ27: When the body heat energy of an animal is generated from within to maintain a constant high body temperature, the animal is said to be____ Answer: Endo-homeothermic FBQ28: When teeth of animal vary in structure and function, they are described as ________ Answer: Heterodontic FBQ29: The only class of vertebrates with feathers are _______ Answer: Aves FBQ30: Humans belong to the mammalian order__________ Answer: Primata   FBQ31: All reptiles have legs .True or False_________ Answer: False FBQ32: The class of birds known as extinct ancient birds are scientifically referred to as _____ Answer: Archaeonithes FBQ33: The class of birds known as recent birds are scientifically referred to as _____ Answer: Neornithes FBQ34: What is the name given to birds with primitive jaws ______ Answer: Palaeognathae FBQ35: The order Struthioniformes comprised of birds called ______ Answer: Ratites FBQ36: Identify the bird. What is the name? _____ Answer: Emu FBQ37: What is the genus of this bird?_________ Answer: genus Dromaius FBQ38: This bird is native to which continent?_________ Answer: Asia FBQ39: Where is Tinamous found? Answer: Central and South America FBQ40: The family of bird known as Tinamous belong to the order__________ Answer: Tinamiformes FBQ41: Owls belong to the order________ Answer: Stirigiformes FBQ42: The common fowl usually around in the environment belong to the order______ Answer: Galliformes FBQ43: Water fowls such as ducks belong to the order __________ Answer: Anseriformes FBQ44: Falcons belong to the order_______ Answer: Falconiformes FBQ45: Pigeons and doves belong to the order______ Answer: Columbiformes FBQ46: Parrots belong to the order ________ Answer: Psittaciformes FBQ47: Penguins belong to the order _______ Answer: Sphenisciformes FBQ48: Kingfisher belong to the order_________ Answer: Coraciiformes FBQ49: Woodpecker belongs to the order______ Answer: Piciformes FBQ50: Waterfowls belong to the order_______ Answer: Anseriformes