Explore topic-wise MCQs in Biology.

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1.

Which of the following statements is true about setae present in earthworm?

A. They are used for reproduction
B. They are retractable
C. They are L – shaped
D. They cannot be extended
Answer» C. They are L – shaped
2.

The epidermal pits in the middle of each segment of the earthworm contains _____

A. setae
B. clitellum
C. nephridiopores
D. typhlosole
Answer» B. clitellum
3.

Identify the part of earthworm shown in the picture below.

A. Female genital pore
B. Male genital pore
C. Anus
D. Clitellum
Answer» D. Clitellum
4.

What are the pores present on the surface of the body of the earthworm called?

A. Polypore
B. Exospore
C. Nephridiopore
D. Zoospore
Answer» D. Zoospore
5.

What is the main role of setae in earthworm?

A. Storage of food
B. Respiration
C. Reproduction
D. Locomotion
Answer» E.
6.

Where are the male genital pores present in earthworm?

A. 16th segment
B. 18th segment
C. 14th segment
D. 9th segment
Answer» C. 14th segment
7.

Where is the female genital pore present in earthworm?

A. 16th segment
B. 18th segment
C. 14th segment
D. 9th segment
Answer» D. 9th segment
8.

What is present on the 5th to 9th segments of the earthworm’s body?

A. Clitellum
B. Peristomium
C. Female genital pore
D. Spermathecal apertures
Answer» E.
9.

Clitellum is a ______

A. glandular tissue
B. muscular tissue
C. neural tissue
D. connective tissue
Answer» B. muscular tissue
10.

The first body segment of the earthworm is the _____

A. male genital aperture
B. female genital aperture
C. peristomium
D. clitellum
Answer» D. clitellum
11.

Which of the following statements is true about prostomium?

A. It is present in the posterior end of the earthworm
B. It acts as a wedge to open cracks in the soil
C. It is the mouth of the earthworm
D. It does not have a sensory function
Answer» C. It is the mouth of the earthworm
12.

What is the median mid dorsal line present along the length of an earthworm?

A. Dorsal blood vessel
B. Dorsal root ganglion
C. Prostomium
D. Clitellum
Answer» B. Dorsal root ganglion
13.

What are the common Indian earthworms?

A. Lacertilia, Pheretima
B. Periplaneta, Lumbricus
C. Pheretima, Lumbricus
D. Periplaneta, Pheretima
Answer» D. Periplaneta, Pheretima
14.

Which of the following statements about earthworms is true?

A. They are vertebrates
B. They do not live in burrows
C. They can be traced by fecal deposits
D. They inhabit the lower layers of the soil
Answer» D. They inhabit the lower layers of the soil
15.

Earthworm is a(n) ______

A. terrestrial vertebrate
B. aquatic vertebrate
C. aquatic invertebrate
D. terrestrial invertebrate
Answer» E.