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Class 11 Animal Kingdom worksheet

CBSE Biology. Basis of classification, non-chordate phyla, chordates and vertebrate classes. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the numbers change every time.

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Section A · multiple choice

  1. 1.

    Animals in which the body cavity is lined by mesoderm are called:

    1. pseudocoelomates
    2. diploblastic
    3. acoelomates
    4. coelomates
    Answer

    (d) coelomates

  2. 2.

    Pinctada (pearl oyster) belongs to:

    1. Chordata (class Amphibia)
    2. Chordata (class Aves)
    3. Mollusca
    4. Chordata (class Osteichthyes)
    Answer

    (c) Mollusca

  3. 3.

    Which phylum is known for a worm-like body with proboscis, collar and trunk?

    1. Chordata
    2. Aschelminthes
    3. Cnidaria
    4. Hemichordata
    Answer

    (d) Hemichordata

Section B · short answer

  1. 4.

    What is the difference between diploblastic and triploblastic animals? Give an example of each.

    Answer

    Diploblastic animals have two germ layers, ectoderm and endoderm, with mesoglea between them (Cnidaria). Triploblastic animals have a third layer, mesoderm (Platyhelminthes to Chordata).

  2. 5.

    To which phylum does Locusta (locust) belong? Give one distinctive feature of that phylum.

    Answer

    Arthropoda: jointed appendages and a chitinous exoskeleton

Section C · long answer

  1. 6.

    Describe the basis of classification of animals.

    Answer

    Level of organisation (cellular, tissue, organ, organ system); symmetry (asymmetrical, radial, bilateral); germ layers (diploblastic or triploblastic); coelom (acoelomate, pseudocoelomate, coelomate); segmentation (metamerism); and the presence of a notochord (chordates and non-chordates).

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