The Ultimate Zoology Knowledge Test

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The Ultimate Zoology Knowledge Test - Quiz

Zoology is about studying the animal kingdom and everything related to it, from evolution to structures and classification of all animals living and extinct. Well, this Ultimate Zoology Knowledge Test will let you see how much you know about this.

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1.

Which among the following are characteristic features of living organisms?
- A.
  
  METABOLISM
- B.
  
  REPRODUCTION
- C.
  
  RESPONSE TO STIMULUS
- D.
  
  ALL THE ABOVE
2.

The basic unit of biological classification is
- A.
  
  GENUS
- B.
  
  SPECIES
- C.
  
  PHYLUM
- D.
  
  ORDER
3.

STUDY OF INSECTS IS CALLED:
- A.
  
  POMOLOGY
- B.
  
  MALACOLOGY
- C.
  
  ENTOMOLOGY
- D.
  
  Ornithology
4.

Phenetic classification is based on:
- A.
  
  the ancestral lineage of existing organisms
- B.
  
  observable characteristics of existing organisms
- C.
  
  Dendrograms based on DNA characteristics
- D.
  
  SEXUAL CHARACTERISTICS
5.

Three domain system was introduced by:
- A.
  
  Whittakker
- B.
  
  Linnaeus
- C.
  
  Karl Wose
- D.
  
  Option 4
6.

Which one of the following is NOT covered under Taxonomy?
- A.
  
  Alpha taxonomy
- B.
  
  Beta taxonomy
- C.
  
  Gamma taxonomy
- D.
  
  Delta taxonomy
7.

Study of evolutionary history of an organism
- A.
  
  Phenetics
- B.
  
  Phenology
- C.
  
  Phylogeny
- D.
  
  Systematics
8.

UNICELLULAR EUKARYOTE BELONGS TO
- A.
  
  Monera
- B.
  
  Fungi
- C.
  
  Protista
- D.
  
  Archae
9.

Who is credited as the “Darwin of the 20th century”?
- A.
  
  Linnaeus
- B.
  
  Mayer
- C.
  
  Mendal
- D.
  
  Huxley
10.

Molecular taxonomy utilises
- A.
  
  DNA
- B.
  
  RNA
- C.
  
  Protein
- D.
  
  All
11.

DNA Barcoding in animals utilises
- A.
  
  Mat K
- B.
  
  ITS
- C.
  
  Rbcl
- D.
  
  COI
12.

Eight kingdom classification is given by
- A.
  
  Whittaker
- B.
  
  KarlWose
- C.
  
  Linnae
- D.
  
  Smith
13.

Halophiles and thermoacidophiles belongs to kingdom
- A.
  
  Eubacteria
- B.
  
  Protista
- C.
  
  Archae
- D.
  
  Chromista
14.

Study of life processes is called
- A.
  
  Anatomy
- B.
  
  Morphology
- C.
  
  Physiology
- D.
  
  Cell biology
15.

Systema Naturae was written by
- A.
  
  Wose
- B.
  
  Mayer
- C.
  
  Linnaeus
- D.
  
  Smith
16.

Parazoology is the study of
- A.
  
  Sponges
- B.
  
  Algae
- C.
  
  Jelly fishes
- D.
  
  Insects
- E.
  
  Mollusca
17.

Biological species concept was introduced by
- A.
  
  Mayer
- B.
  
  Sympson
- C.
  
  Linnaeus
- D.
  
  Aristotle
18.

First edition of international code of Zoological Nomenclature was published in the year
- A.
  
  1961
- B.
  
  1951
- C.
  
  1971
- D.
  
  1981
19.

Father of Zoology is
- A.
  
  Aristotle
- B.
  
  Linnaeus
- C.
  
  Louis pasteur
- D.
  
  Whittaker
20.

While writing scientific name of an organism which part of the name should not begin with a capital letter
- A.
  
  Genus
- B.
  
  Species
- C.
  
  Both
- D.
  
  Subspecies
21.

Which one belongs to monera
- A.
  
  Bacteria
- B.
  
  Archaebacteria
- C.
  
  Cyanobacteria
- D.
  
  All the above
22.

Conchology deals with
- A.
  
  Shells
- B.
  
  Cancer
- C.
  
  Fishes
- D.
  
  Tumor
23.

Multicellular heterotrphes belongs to
- A.
  
  Fungi
- B.
  
  Plantae
- C.
  
  Protista
- D.
  
  Monera
24.

Study of snake is
- A.
  
  Ornithology
- B.
  
  Saurology
- C.
  
  Icthyology
- D.
  
  Ophiology
25.

Term taxonomy was coined by
- A.
  
  DeCandallo
- B.
  
  Aristotle
- C.
  
  Linnaeus
- D.
  
  Whittakker