Objective:

Observe and draw the specimens of earthworm, cockroach, bony fish and bird
showing a specific feature and an adaptive feature.
1. Earthworm:

1. It is cylindrical. The body is divided into a number of segments.

2. The first segment has a mouth and the last segment has an opening called
anus
3 The anterior half has a band of skin called clitellum.(14th ,15th and 16th segment)
4. A fresh specimen will be moist. The shape of the earthworm makes it a suitable
burrower of the soil.
5. Male and female sex organs present in the same animal ( (Hermaphrodite)

2. Cockroach:
1. It has 3 pairs of jointed legs , two pairs of wings. The outer wings are leathery,
but the inner ones are thin and membranous.
2 The body is dorsoventrally flattened and is divided into 3 parts: head, thorax,
and abdomen.
3. It has one pair of compound eye
5.The jointed legs make it a runner and its wings enable it to fly for a short
distance.
6. Male cockroach has a pair of anal style which is absent in female cockroach.
7. The body is covered with a well developed exoskeleton of chitinous plates.

3. Bony fish:
1.The contour of the body is streamlined so that it can swim without much
resistance.
2.Fins also help in swimming.
3The gills are located just behind the head on the lateral sides. The gills are
covered by an operculum. Gills enable the fish to obtain oxygen dissolved in
water, and expel the carbon dioxide produced in the body.
4. Body has scales which may be embedded under the skin. These
Scales make the body water proof.

4. Bird (Pigeon)
1. No teeth in the jaws.
2. The forelimbs are modified into wings (which are covered with feathers) which
help in flight.
3. They have a tail which help change direction during flight.
4. They have a streamlined body which helps in flight.
5. They have a beak which help to cut through air, in eating and
crushing food.
6. There are scales in the hind limbs.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONNARE

BIOLOGY
Class - IX
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Aim To study the characteristic of the given specimens earthworm, cockroach, bony fish, and bird
1. Observe the following pictures. The common feature that assigns them to same phylum is:
a) Wings

b) Three pairs of legs

c) Jointed appendages

d) Antennae

2. An unlabelled outline diagram of an earthworm is drawn below. The important features to be

drawn and labeled for placing the earthworm in its phylum is
a) Eye

b) Clitellum

c) Annuli

d) Anus.

3. Observe the picture of a fish. Fins which are present on lateral side are called

a) Caudal fin

b) Anal fin

c) Pelvic fin

d) Pectoral fin

4. The jointed legs are the characteristic feature of the following organisms. They belong to the
phylum called:

a) Annelida

b) Arthropoda

c) Vertebrata

d) Aves

5. The respiratory organs in cockroach are

a) Lungs

b) Gills

c) Trachea

d) Skin

6. Which of the following organisms A, B, C and D have common features that place them in the same
phylum?

a) A and B
and D

b) B and C

c) C and D

d) A

7. Dorsal, pelvic, pectoral and tail fins are for locomotion in

a) Earthworm

b) Cockroach

c) Fishes

d) Birds

8. Which set of answers classifies the given organisms correctly?

a) (i) Cartilaginous fish,

(ii) Annelida,

(iii) Bony fish,

b) (i) Cartilaginous fish,

(ii) Annelida,

(iii) Arthropoda (iv) Bony fish

c) (i) Bony fish

(ii) Arthropoda

d) (i) Bony fish

(ii) Annelida,

(iii) Annelida,

(iv) Arthropoda

(iv) Cartilaginous fish,

(iii) Arthropoda (iv) Cartilaginous fish,

9. Which set of answers classifies the given organisms correctly?

a) Amphibia, Annelida, Nematoda, Arthropoda

b) Annelida, Amphibia, Arthropoda, Nematoda,

c) Arthropoda, Nematoda, Annelida, Amphibia,

d) Nematoda, Annelida, Arthropoda, Amphibia,

10. Which of the following characteristic is present in the arthropods?

a) Open circulatory system is present and so the coelomic cavity is filled with blood.
b) Presence of kidney like organs of excretion
c) Have peculiar water driven tube system that they use it for moving around.
d) The body is bilaterally symmetrical and dorsoventrally flattened.
11. The group of animals having open circulatory system is
a) Arthropoda

b) Nematoda

c) Annelida

d) Coelenterata

12. A student observed the posterior part of male cockroach in the lab. The following sketch was
made. The missing part in the sketch is:

a) Anal cerci

b) Anal Style

c) Brood pouch

d) Antennae

13. Dorsal, pelvic, pectoral and tail fins are for locomotion in
a) Earthworm

b) Cockroach

c) Fishes

d) Birds

14. Which of the following adaptation is not found in a fish?

a) Stream lined body

b) Presence of joint appendages

c) Presence of fins

d) Presence of gills

15. What is the role of the air bladder in fishes?

a) Acts as a reservoir of fresh air

b) To maintain buoyancy in water

c) Reserve food material is stored in it

water

d) Acts as lungs when a fish jumps to the surface of

Seema Misra