MCQ on Arthropoda for NEET

Arthropoda, the biggest group of animals, comprises around 900,000 species. These creatures can live in water, on land, or as parasites. They have limbs that bend at joints and a tough outer covering made of chitin. Within this group, there are many different classes. One of the biggest classes is Insecta, which includes a significant number of the world’s animal species. Arthropods are known for their adaptability and can thrive in various environments.

Arthropoda MCQ for NEET

Ques 1. In arthropods, this is complete

1. circulatory system

2. reproductive structures

3. digestive system

4. respiratory structures

Answer: digestive system

Ques 2. The periplaneta belongs to which of this phyla

1. Echinodermata

2. Annelida

3. Mollusca

4. Arthropoda

Answer: Arthropoda

Ques 3. To view the haemocoel, you would pick this animal

1. Sponge

2. Earthworm

3. Scolopendra

4. Hydra

Answer: Scolopendra

Ques 4. The characteristic of pronounced cephalisation is seen in

1. Arthropoda

2. Echinoderms

3. Annelida

4. Mollusca

Answer: Arthropoda

Ques 5. In cockroach, the spiracles are found in

1. thorax – 2 pairs, abdomen – 4 pairs

2. thorax – 2 pairs, abdomen – 6 pairs

3. thorax – 2 pairs, abdomen – 8 pairs

4. thorax – 2 pairs, abdomen – 10 pairs

Answer: thorax – 2 pairs, abdomen – 8 pairs

Ques 6. This is the common factor between housefly, anopheles and cockroach

1. three pair of legs

2. two pair of wings

3. cuticle covering the body

4. presence of cephalothorax

Answer: three pair of legs

Ques 7. Pick the common trait in rats, bed bugs, mosquitoes, leeches

1. all these have a sexual phase

2. all these have no cellular membrane

3. all these do not have a nucleus

4. all these have an anticoagulatin

Answer: all these have a sexual phase

Ques 8. The growth in arthropods goes along with this process

1. mitosis

2. only molting

3. only ecdysis

4. ecdysis and molting

Answer: ecdysis and molting

Ques 9. The labrum in cockroach is attached to the head capsule through the means of

1. Clypeus

2. Genas

3. Frons

4. All the above

Answer: Clypeus

Ques 10. This is the basic unit in the eye of insect/cockroach

1. Corneal facet

2. Retina

3. Rhabdome

4. Ommatidium

Answer: Ommatidium