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PPSC ZOOLOGY WHOLE COURSE TEST

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Methodically cut up (a body, part, or plant) in order to study its internal parts

a)

Dissection

b)

Embalming

c)

Incision

d)

Probe

2.

Used to tease and separate specimens, pin body parts, and explore dissected animals

a)

Scalpel

b)

Probe

c)

Forceps

d)

Formaldehyde

3.

The branch of science concerned with classification of organisms

a)

Taxonomy

b)

Ecology

c)

Neurology

d)

Botany

4.

Which is the correct order of the taxonomy levels (from most broad to most specific)?

a)

species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom, domain

b)

domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

c)

kingdom, domain, class, phylum, family, order, species, genus

d)

species, phylum, kingdom, domain, order, class, family, genus

5.

Which domain do ALL animals belong to

a)

Archaea

b)

Bacteria

c)

Eukarya

6.

What is the definition of evolution

a)

Organisms adapting

b)

Organisms changing

c)

Organisms growing

d)

A change in the gene pool within a species

7.

Which driving force of evolution is caused by an organism adapting to their environment?

a)

Natural selection

b)

Genetic drift

c)

Non-random mating

d)

Decreased population size

8.

Identify the type of natural selection occurring?

a)

Stabilizing

b)

Dissruptive

c)

Directional

d)

Artificial

9.

Identify the type of natural selection occurring?

a)

Stabilizing

b)

Dissruptive

c)

Directional

d)

Artificial

10.

Identify the type of natural selection occurring?

a)

Stabilizing

b)

Dissruptive

c)

Directional

d)

Artificial

11.

What does a cladogram show?

a)

Same Kingdom

b)

Same Domain

c)

Same Family

d)

Evolutionary relationships among organsims

12.
What animal is this?
a)
tree kangaroo
b)
kangaroo
c)
squirrel
d)
rabbit
13.
What animal is this?
a)
zebra
b)
lion
c)
okapi
d)
giraffe
14.

Which of the following is a unique feature of Kingdom fungi ?

a)

cell wall made up of chitin

b)

cell wall made up of cellulose

c)

autrotrophic mode of nutrition

d)

autotrophic or heterotrophic mode of nutrition

15.

The respiratory center is present in this part of brain

a)

Cerebral hemisphere

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Medulla-oblongata

d)

)Spinal cord

16.

Dengue fever is spread by

a)

Anopheles mosquito

b)

Rats

c)

Culex mosquito

d)

Dogs

17.

Which one of the following is the communicable disease?

a)

Rheumatism

b)

Cancer

c)

Diabetes

d)

Diphtheria

18.

To which group Dolphins belong

a)

Fishes

b)

Amphibians

c)

Turtles

d)

Mammals

19.

The presence of Gizzard in pigeon is associated with

a)

Presence of beak

b)

Presence of wings

c)

Absence of teeth

d)

Absence of salivary gland

20.

Wild life institute of India is located at

a)

Bengaluru

b)

Delhi

c)

Dehradun

d)

Mumbai

21.

In the eye, color vision is affected by the presence of

a)

Choroid coat

b)

Sclerotic coat

c)

Rods

d)

Cones

22.

Which of the following is sex-linked character?

a)

Anemia

b)

Cretinism

c)

Color blindness

d)

Tuberculosis

23.

Animals do not have enzyme systems which enable them to make use of the energy from

a)

Fat

b)

Water

c)

Protein

d)

Carbohydrates

24.

Which among the following helps in circulation of blood

a)

Lymphocytes

b)

Monocytes

c)

Arithrocytus

d)

Blood Platelets

25.

Which among the following is a large spectrum antibiotic

a)

Penicillin

b)

Paracetamol

c)

Ampicillin

d)

Chloramphenicol

26.

Angora wool is extracted from

a)

Rabbit

b)

Fox

c)

Goat

d)

Sheep

27.

Egg laying mammals are placed in subclass

a)

Prototheria

b)

Metatheria

c)

Eutheria

d)

Protheria

28.

Which of the following disease is not associated with hypothyroidism

a)

Simple Goitre

b)

Cretinism

c)

Grave's disease

d)

Myxoedema

29.

Deficiency of vassopressin hormone causes

a)

Diabetes mellitus

b)

Diabetes insipidus

c)

Myxoedema

d)

Exophthalmia

30.

Medullary sheath is synthesized by

a)

Schwann cell

b)

Nissl's granules

c)

Neuroglia

d)

Nodes of Ranvier

31.

Only gland present on the skin of Flying birds is

a)

Femoral gland

b)

Uropygeal gland

c)

Mucus gland

d)

Sweat gland

32.

Which period is called age of amphibians

a)

Jurassic

b)

Devonian

c)

Permian

d)

Carboniferous

33.

How many red blood cells does the bone marrow produce every second

a)

5 million

b)

7 million

c)

10 million

d)

12 million

34.

Which of the following causes Poliomyelitis?

a)

Degue viru

b)

Enterovirus

c)

Mumps virus

d)

Rhabdovirus

35.

Toxin is a poisonous substance produce by

a)

some higher plants

b)

certain animals

c)

pathogenic bacteria

d)

all of the above

36.

“RH” factor is a term that we hear in connection with

a)

space travel

b)

blood transfusion

c)

air pressure

d)

blood pressure

37.

The study of bones is done under the branch of science called

a)

osteology

b)

geology

c)

cell biology

d)

ornithology

38.

Which of the following hormones contains Iodine?

a)

Testosterone

b)

Adrenaline

c)

Thyroxine

d)

Insulin

39.

Earthworm belongs to phylum

a)

Porifera

b)

Annelida

c)

Arthropoda

d)

Echinodermata

40.

Formation of RNA from DNA is known ad

a)

Cytogenesis

b)

Replication

c)

Glycolysis

d)

Transcription

41.
Why do you think octopuses have the name octopus? 
a)
because they have 8 eyes
b)
because they have 3 hearts 
c)
because they have suckers
d)
Because they have 8 tentackles 
42.
Octopuses live in which type of water? 
a)
Fresh Water 
b)
Blue Water
c)
Salt Water
d)
Ground water
43.
What is the mantle?
a)
An octopus' body
b)
a counter
c)
The eye on the octopus
d)
The circles on the arms of an octopus
44.
How many different species of octopus are there in the world? 
a)
About 200!
b)
About 250! 
c)
About 275!
d)
About 300!
45.
Octopus cannot...
a)
hear
b)
taste
c)
touch
d)
smell
46.
What type of octopus can kill a human with its poison?
a)
Giant Pacific
b)
Australian blue-ringed
c)
None
d)
All 
47.
Which of these is an example of a gastropod?
a)
snail
b)
clam
c)
earthworm
d)
octopus
48.
Mollusk's tongue-like strip covered with teeth that point backwards
a)
gills
b)
trochopore
c)
visceral mass
d)
radula
49.
Which of these is an example of a bivalve?
a)
snail
b)
clam
c)
earthworm
d)
octopus
50.
Which has the largest brain of all invertebrates?
a)
bivalves
b)
gastropods
c)
cephalopods
d)
oligochaeta
51.
What type of symmetry do Molluscs have?
a)
Asymmetrical
b)
Bilateral
c)
Radial
52.
What is the meaning of Gastropod?
a)
Soft-bodied
b)
Stomach foot
c)
Head-footed
d)
Two-shelled
53.
What Mollusc group does the nautilus belong to?
a)
 Bivalves
b)
Gastropods
c)
Cephalopods
d)
Cnidarians
54.
Which of these bivalves have eyes along the edge of their mantle?
a)
scallop
b)
oyster
c)
mussel
d)
clam
55.

the term cell was givin by

a)

roberthooke

b)

tatum

c)

schwann

d)

debary

56.

the membrane around the vacuole is known as

a)

tonoplast

b)

elaioplast

c)

cytoplast

d)

amyloplast

57.

Name the physiological process that requires energy

a)

Osmosis

b)

Active transport

c)

Respiration

d)

Diffusion

58.

Name the physiological process being demonstrated

a)

Plasmolysis

b)

Active transport

c)

Deplasmolysis

d)

Haemolysis

59.

Give the function of nucleolus

a)

Controls activities of a cell

b)

Site for energy production

c)

Site for ribosomes production

d)

None of the above

60.

Name the physiological process that requires energy

a)

Osmosis

b)

Active transport

c)

Respiration

d)

Diffusion

61.

Name the physiological process being demonstrated.

a)

Diffusion

b)

Acive transport

c)

Osmosis

d)

Photosynthesis

62.

Name the physiological process being demonstrated

a)

Plasmolysis

b)

Active transport

c)

Deplasmolysis

d)

Haemolysis

63.

Give the function of nucleolus

a)

Controls activities of a cell

b)

Site for energy production

c)

Site for ribosomes production

d)

None of the above

64.

Identify the physiological process shown

a)

Active transport

b)

Osmosis

c)

Diffusion

d)

Active transport and Osmosis

65.

Give the function of the largest organelle in the micrograph

a)

Site for photosynthesis

b)

Site for ribosome production

c)

Encloses the contents of a cell

d)

Site for energy production

66.

Which of the following does not affect the rate of Active Transport?

a)

Temperature

b)

Surface area to volume ratio

c)

pH

d)

Glucose concentration

67.

Which of these vitamins is associated with the coenzyme Biocytin?

a)

Nicotinic acid

b)

Thiamine

c)

Biotin

d)

Pyridoxine

68.
The enzyme known as ‘catalase’ is involved in the breakdown of hydrogen peroxide molecules into separate water and oxygen molecules. During this reaction, what happens to the ‘catalase’?
a)
The enzyme would become products: O2 and H20
b)
The enzyme would be fully used up and discarded.
c)
The enzyme would remain unchanged in any way.
d)
The enzyme would become a new type of enzyme.
69.

Which of the following ratios of the surface area to volume would have the fast rate of diffusion

a)

1.2:1

b)

1:1

c)

7:1

d)

.7:1

70.

As the mouth of the grouper opens

a)

pressure decreases and water into the mouth

b)

pressure increases and water out of the mouth

c)

volume decreases pushing water out of the mouth

d)

volume increases allowing water into the mouth

71.

Which of the following would be considered Euryhaline?

a)

Grouper

b)

Tuna

c)

Horseshoe crab

d)

Great White Shark

72.

Select the correct order

a)

veliger, pediveliger, spat, trocophore

b)

trocophore, veliger, pediveliger, spat

c)

spat, veliger, pediveliger, trocophore

d)

trocophore pediveliger, veliger, spat

73.

Which would be the most helpful in low oxygen environments

a)

water flowing slowly through gills

b)

water flowing quickly through gills

c)

decreased surface area to volume ratio for the gills

d)

slower pumping ventilation

74.

Where would you find grouper ready to spawn?

a)

mangroves

b)

shallow water reefs

c)

deep water reefs

d)

offshore near surface

75.

Which organism would be most likely have their young affected by Global Warming

a)

Whales

b)

Sea Turtles

c)

Tuna

d)

Sharks

76.

The heart muscles are supplied by a special circulation called ------------------

a)

Systemic circulation

b)

Pulmonary circulation

c)

Coronary circulation

d)

all

77.

Pace maker is seen in ---------------- of the heart.

a)

Left auricle

b)

Right auricle

c)

Right ventricle

d)

Left ventricle

78.

Fish that are able to regulate their salinity in both fresh and salt water.

a)

Stenohaline

b)

Euryhaline

c)

Osmoconformer

d)

Osmoregulator

79.

One community where fish may do some anaerobic respiration is

a)

The Epipelagic Zone

b)

Coral Reefs

c)

Kelp Forests

d)

Hydrothermal Vents

80.

Newly hatch Salmon are known as

a)

Fry

b)

Alevin

c)

Parr

d)

Smoult

81.

If you were a Salmon fisherman/woman and no restrictions existed in the fishing industry, where and when would you fish for Salmon?

a)

Late Summer/open ocean

b)

Early Spring/estuary

c)

Late Winter/Estuary

d)

Early Fall/open ocean

82.

What are you doing this evening?

a)

I visited my grandma.

b)

I'm visiting my grandma this evening.

c)

I'll visit my grandma.

d)

I've visited my grandma.

83.

A fife is a...

a)

musical instrument.

b)

medieval musical composition.

c)

stringed instrument.

d)

a type of metronome.

84.

Robert James, the world chess champion is known as...

a)

Bobby Fisher

b)

Bobby Pitcher

c)

Bobby Patches

d)

Bobby Pitch

85.

Complete the phrase.

.......in a password.

a)

Enter

b)

Download

c)

Click

d)

Type

86.

Which planet is the smallest?

a)

Mars

b)

Venus

c)

Mercury

d)

Saturn

87.

The Statue of Liberty was a gift from which country?

a)

France

b)

Belgium

c)

Canada

d)

Great Britain

88.

What is the capital of Germany?

a)

Frankfurt

b)

Berlin

c)

Munich

d)

Hamburg

89.
What is the name of the red earthenware pottery, which remains porous when unglazed?
a)
terracotta
b)
sand
c)
rubber
d)
canvas
90.
How many squares are there on a chessboard?
a)
64
b)
24
c)
86
d)
39
91.
Who wrote a series of novels about orcs, hobbits, goblins, and elves?
a)
JR Tolkien
b)
Howard Hughes
c)
Curtis Reed
d)
Ayn Rand
92.
Which person directed Jaws, The Color Purple, and The Twilight Zone?
a)
Steven Spielberg
b)
Alfred Hitchcock
c)
Quentin Tarantino
d)
Christopher Nolan
93.
Who was one of the leaders of the American Revolution?
a)
Barack Obama
b)
George Washington
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Mrs. Aguilar
94.

Who knew slavery was wrong so she helped people escape it through the Underground Railroad?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Rosa Parks

c)

Katherine Johnson

d)

Jackie Robinson

95.

Who was the president who signed a document that ended the Civil War and made slavery illegal?

a)

Barack Obama

b)

Booker T. Washington

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

George Washington Carver

96.

Who founded Tuskegee University and was the 1st African American to appear on a postage stamp?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Booker T. Washington

c)

Ruby Bridges

d)

Jesse Owens

97.

Who was the first Mughal emperor

a)

aurangzeb

b)

humayun

c)

babur

d)

noor jahan

98.

Where did Mughal empire start from which place

a)

Pakistan

b)

America

c)

Bangaldesh

d)

India

99.

Who fought in 2nd Battle of Panipat

a)

Akbar,Hemu

b)

Akbar, Humayun

c)

Akbar, Dara Sikoh

d)

Akbar, Aurangzeb

100.

After the Second-Anglo Maratha War, Who became the ruler

a)

The indians

b)

THE Sikhs

c)

The British

d)

The Muslims