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This section includes 14 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Biology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 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. |
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 | |
| 4. |
What is the main role of setae in earthworm? |
| A. | Storage of food |
| B. | Respiration |
| C. | Reproduction |
| D. | Locomotion |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
Where are the male genital pores present in earthworm? |
| A. | 16<sup>th</sup> segment |
| B. | 18<sup>th</sup> segment |
| C. | 14<sup>th</sup> segment |
| D. | 9<sup>th</sup> segment |
| Answer» C. 14<sup>th</sup> segment | |
| 6. |
Where is the female genital pore present in earthworm? |
| A. | 16<sup>th</sup> segment |
| B. | 18<sup>th</sup> segment |
| C. | 14<sup>th</sup> segment |
| D. | 9<sup>th</sup> segment |
| Answer» D. 9<sup>th</sup> segment | |
| 7. |
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. | |
| 8. |
Clitellum is a ______ |
| A. | glandular tissue |
| B. | muscular tissue |
| C. | neural tissue |
| D. | connective tissue |
| Answer» B. muscular tissue | |
| 9. |
The first body segment of the earthworm is the _____ |
| A. | male genital aperture |
| B. | female genital aperture |
| C. | peristomium |
| D. | clitellum |
| Answer» D. clitellum | |
| 10. |
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 | |
| 11. |
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 | |
| 12. |
What are the common Indian earthworms? |
| A. | <em>Lacertilia, Pheretima</em> |
| B. | <em>Periplaneta, Lumbricus</em> |
| C. | <em>Pheretima, Lumbricus</em> |
| D. | <em>Periplaneta, Pheretima</em> |
| Answer» D. <em>Periplaneta, Pheretima</em> | |
| 13. |
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 | |
| 14. |
Earthworm is a(n) ______ |
| A. | terrestrial vertebrate |
| B. | aquatic vertebrate |
| C. | aquatic invertebrate |
| D. | terrestrial invertebrate |
| Answer» E. | |