Animal Physiology MCQs for GATE NET JRF GPAT
1. The chief nitrogenous wastes in ____ is Uric acid.
a) Frog
b) Birds
c) Fishes
d) Man
Answer: B
2. In Cockroach, _____ help in excretion.
a) Renette cells
b) Flame cells
c) Nephridia
d) Malpighian tubules
Answer: D
3. Guano refers to
a) Ureotelic flightless bird
b) Bird droppings rich in guanine
c) Extinct species of bird
d) Uric acid
Answer: B
4. ____ makes up the Lining of the trachea.
a) Simple squamous epithelium
b) Stratified epithelium
c) Pseudostratified epithelium
d) Simple cuboidal epithelium
Answer: C
5. ____ is the volume of air breathed in and out during normal breathing.
a) Vital capacity
b) Tidal volume
c) Inspiratory reserve volume
d) Residual volume
Answer: B
6. Point out what are the excretory organs in annelids.
a) Nephridia
b) Flame cells
c) Malpighian cells
d) Green glands
Answer: A
7. ____ is included in the ammonotelic animals.
a) Whales
b) Seals
c) Lizard
d) Salamander
Answer: D
8. Organs on excretion in ____ are Flame cells.
a) Prawn
b) Tape worm
c) Insects
d) Birds
Answer: B
9. Which of the following is where the enzyme trypsin is present?
a) Pancreatic juice
b) Saliva
c) Bile juice
d) Intestinal juice
Answer: A
10. The heart is covered by a membraneous covering called
a) Meninges
b) Pericardium
c) Pleura
d) Peritoneum
Answer: B
11. The process is called ____ where chloride ions move into erythrocytes from the plasma to maintain osmotic balance during transport of gases.
a) Chlorination
b) CO2 transport
c) Hamburger phenomenon
d) Passive transport
Answer: C
12. The body consumes organic compounds during fasting in the following sequence.
a) Fats -> Carbohydrates -> Proteins
b) Carbohydrates -> Proteins -> Lipids
c) Proteins -> Lipids -> Carbohydrates
d) Carbohydrates -> Fats -> Proteins
Answer: D
13. ____ is defined as the volume of air that is breathed in and out during effortless respiration.
a) Vital volume
b) Tidal volume
c) Vital capacity
d) Ideal volume
Answer: B
14. In ______, chief nitrogenous waste is Ammonia.
a) Cartilaginous fishes
b) Bony fishes
c) Semi-aquatic reptiles
d) None of these
Answer: B
15. Conversion of ammonia to uric acid occurs in the liver of ____ during protein catabolism.
a) Ureotelic animals
b) Ammonotelic animals
c) Uricotelic animals
d) Ornithinotelic animals
Answer: C
16. _____ is where the enzyme trypsin is present in.
a) Pancreatic juice
b) Saliva
c) Bile juice
d) Intestinal juice
Answer: A
17. The excretory organ among the following is
a) Archeocyte
b) Choanocyte
c) Solenocyte
d) Pinacocyte
Answer: C
18. Point out “Crypts of Lieberkuhn” is an example of which of the following.
a) Simple tubular gland
b) Coiled tubular gland
c) Simple alveolar gland
d) Compound alveolar gland
Answer: A
19. In the lungs, the process of respiratory gaseous exchange happens in
a) Alveoli
b) Trachea
c) Bronchiole
d) Bronchi
Answer: A
20. _____ removes urea in ureotelic animals.
a) Kreb’s cycle
b) Cori cycle
c) Ornithine cycle
d) Cori cycle
Answer: C