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Zoology MCQs and revision practice

Study Zoology through multiple-choice questions in Everyday Science. This subtopic contains 1568 practice questions. Read the wording carefully, compare the options and attempt an answer before checking the solution in learning mode.

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Zoology: questions and answer review

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1131. An animal that is killed and eaten by another is called ______?

وہ جانور جو دوسرے کو مار کر کھا جائے اسے ______ کہتے ہیں؟

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Answer: Prey

Explanation Prey is an animal that is hunted, killed, and eaten by another animal (the predator ). It is a key component of the food chain, sustaining predators.

1132. Which chronological sequence in correct among the classes of vertebrates as evidence of evolution?

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Answer: Fish 🡪 amphibians 🡪 reptiles 🡪 birds

Explanation This sequence represents the evolutionary progression of vertebrates over time: 1. Fish – Earliest vertebrates, evolved in water. 2. Amphibians – Evolved from fish, adapted to both land and water. 3. Reptiles – Evolved from amphibians; more suited to dry land. 4. Birds – Evolved from certain reptiles (like dinosaurs).

1133. A key stimulus results in a fixed action pattern through a(n) ______?

ایک کلیدی محرک کا نتیجہ ______ کے ذریعے ایک فکسڈ ایکشن پیٹرن میں ہوتا ہے؟

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Answer: Innate releasing mechanism

Explanation A key stimulus triggers a specific fixed action pattern (FAP) via the innate releasing mechanism (IRM) in animals. IRM ensures an automatic and unlearned behavioral response to certain stimuli.

1134. Which hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus in response to water and salt imbalance?

کون سا ہارمون پانی اور نمک کے عدم توازن کے جواب میں پچھلے پٹیوٹری غدود اور ہائپوتھیلمس کے اعصابی سروں سے خارج ہوتا ہے؟

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Answer: Antidiuretic hormone

Explanation Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) is also called vasopressin. It is secreted by the posterior pituitary gland and hypothalamus in response to water and salt imbalance. It helps regulate water balance by increasing water reabsorption in the kidneys.

1135. Wild boar can excavate the rhizomes of crops by _______?

جنگلی سؤر فصلوں کے رہیزومس کی کھدائی ______ کر سکتے ہیں؟

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Answer: Strong nibbling effects

Explanation Wild boars use their strong teeth to dig and uproot rhizomes of crops. Their powerful nibbling helps them access underground food sources, causing damage to crops .

1136. The term ‘Fossil’ was first coined by _____?

فوسیل کی اصطلاح سب سے پہلے _____ نے وضع کی تھی؟

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Answer: G. Agricola

Explanation The term " fossil " was first coined by Georgius Agricola. He is known as the father of mineralogy , in the 16th century. He used it to describe anything dug out of the earth. It including minerals and petrified remains of organisms.

1137. Excessive secretion of growth hormone STH produces ______?

نمو ہارمون ایس ٹی ایچ کی ضرورت سے زیادہ سراو ______ پیدا کرتا ہے؟

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Answer: Gigantism

Explanation Excessive secretion of Somatotropic Hormone (STH) or growth hormone during childhood leads to abnormal height and gigantism. This condition occurs due to overstimulation of bone and tissue growth before the closure of growth plates.

1138. The protective pouch that covers the mammary glands of female metatherians is the _____?

حفاظتی پاؤچ جو مادہ میٹھیرینز کے میمری غدود کا احاطہ کرتا ہے وہ _____ ہے؟

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Answer: Marsupium

Explanation Marsupium is a pouch found in marsupials (metatherians) where young develop after birth. It contains mammary glands that provide nourishment to the offspring.

1139. Which of the following is a mismatch pair?

مندرجہ ذیل میں سے کون سا مماثل جوڑا ہے؟

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Answer: Chloroplast: site of respiration

Explanation Chloroplasts are the site of photosynthesis . It is not respiration (which occurs in mitochondria).

1140. A population forms a new species while geographically isolated from its parent population?

ایک آبادی جغرافیائی طور پر اپنے والدین کی آبادی سے الگ تھلگ رہتے ہوئے ایک نئی نوع تشکیل دیتی ہے؟

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Answer: Allopatric

Explanation Allopatric speciation occurs when a population is geographically isolated. It preventing gene flow with the parent population. Over time, genetic differences accumulate. This leading to the formation of a new species.

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