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NCERT Exemplar · Class 9 · Science

Chapter 7: Diversity in Living Organisms

Practice each question, then open the answer or worked solution.

Multiple Choice Questions

34 questions
Q1Multiple choice

Find out incorrect sentence

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Correct option: D
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Answer is (d) Monerans have a well-defined nucleus

Explanation:

Monerans include single-celled prokaryotes, actinomycetes and photosynthetic blue-green algae. Monerans don’t have well-defined nuclei and cell organelles.

Q2Multiple choice

Which among the following has specialised tissue for the conduction of water?

(a) (i) and (ii)

(b) (ii) and (iii)

(c) (iii) and (iv)

(d) (i) and (iv)

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Answer is (c) (iii) and (iv)

Explanation:

Thallophytes and Bryophytes don’t have specialized tissues for water conduction, whereas Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms have specialized tissues for the conduction of water.

Q3Multiple choice

Which among the following produces seeds?

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Correct option: D
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Answer is (d) Gymnosperms

Explanation:

Gymnosperms are flowerless plants that produce seeds. But the seeds are not covered within an ovary and are hence called “naked seeds”.

Q4Multiple choice

Which one is a true fish?

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Correct option: C
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Answer is (c) Dogfish

Explanation:

Jellyfish is a coelenterate, starfish belongs to Echinodermata, and silverfish is an Arthropod.

Q5Multiple choice

Which among the following is exclusively marine?

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Correct option: B
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Answer is (b) Echinodermata

Explanation:

Echinodermata is exclusively found in the marine environment, whereas Porifera, Molluscs and Pisces can be found in both marine and freshwater.

Q6Multiple choice

Which among the following has an open circulatory system?

(a) (i) and (ii)

(b) (iii) and (iv)

(c) (i) and (iii)

(d) (ii) and (iv)

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Answer is (a) (i) and (ii)

Explanation:

Annelida and Coelenterata have a closed circulatory system, whereas Arthropods and Mollusca have an open circulatory system.

Q7Multiple choice

In which group of animals is the coelom filled with blood?

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Correct option: A
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Answer is (a) Arthropoda

Explanation:

Annelida, Nematoda and Echinodermata don’t have blood, and Arthropods’ coelom is filled with blood.

Q8Multiple choice

Elephantiasis is caused by

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Correct option: A
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Answer is (a) Wuchereria

Explanation:

Wuchereria is a human parasite which causes Elephantiasis. Elephantiasis is spread through mosquitos.

Pinworm is a common intestinal parasite and causes enterobiasis

Planarians are non-parasitic flatworms

Liver flukes are flatworms that cause liver rot in Humans.

Q9Multiple choice

Which one is the most striking or (common) character of the vertebrates?

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Answer is (a) Presence of notochord

Explanation:

The presence of triploblastic condition, presence of gill pouches, and presence of coelom are found in both vertebrates and invertebrates, but Notochord is exclusively present in invertebrates.

Q10Multiple choice

Which among the following have scales?

(a) (i) and (iii)

(b) (iii) and (iv)

(c) (ii) and (iii)

(d) (i) and (ii)

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Answer is (c) (ii) and (iii)

Explanation:

Amphibians and mammals don’t have scales on their body, whereas Pisces and reptiles have scales on their body.