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A pearl oyster belongs to class

A. mollusca

B. bivalvia

C. scaphopoda

D. gastropoda

Correct Answer :

B. bivalvia


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Flying bats are included under which order of class Mammalia ?

A. Cetacea

B. Chiroptera

C. lnsectivora

D. Lagomorpha

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According / to Whittaker, the five kingdoms into which all living beings are classified are

A. Monera, Protista, Metaphyta, Meta-zoa and Parazoa

B. Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia

C. Mpnera, Prokaryotes, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia

D. Prokaryotes, Eukaryotes, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia

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Which one of the following sets of animals are homeothermic ?

A. Salamandar, lizard, penguin and bat

B. Tortoise, crocodile, crow and bat

C. Crow, penguin, bat and rat

D. Turtle, ostrich, spiny ant eater and dog

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A spider belongs to class

A. Insecta

B. Myriapoda

C. Arachnida

D. Onychophora

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The type of symmetry best suited to non-motile organisms is

A. radial symmetry

B. bilateral symmetry

C. asymmetry

D. both (a) and (b)

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Which of the following is not a deuteros-tome phylum ?

A. Mollusca

B. Echinodermata

C. Hemichordata

D. Urochordata

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Vertebrates possess

A. well developed body cavity with alimentary canal

B. dorsal tubular nerve cord

C. ventrally situated heart

D. all of these

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The larval forms called bladder worms are characteristic of

A. intestinal parasites

B. earthworms

C. roundworms

D. tapeworms

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Which of the sponge is given as a gift in Japan?

A. Hyalonema

B. Euplectalla

C. Tethya

D. Leucosolenia

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Segmentation of the body is not represented in

A. crayfish

B. frog

C. grasshopper

D. starfish

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Exclusively marine chelones are known as

A. tortoise

B. turtles

C. sea hares

D. none of these

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Which one is characteristic for birds ?

A. They are flying animals

B. They are warm blooded

C. They are bipedal and have feathers

D. They are quadruped and have scales

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Whale, monkey and bat have seven cervical vertebrae. Which one has the same number of cervical vertebrae ?

A. Giraffe

B. Crocodile

C. Shark

D. Ostrich

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The respiratory organs of crustaceans are

A. tracheae

B. book lungs

C. gills

D. skin

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True fishes possess gills and fins. Which of the following is not a true fish ?

A. Silver fish

B. Goldfish

C. Silver carp

D. Seahorse

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Histological differentiation is absent in

A. Amoeba

B. Hydra

C. Earthworm

D. Cockroach

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Spider is not included under class insects because of

A. absence of walking legs

B. absence of mandibles

C. absence of wings

D. presence of walking legs

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Birds and bats are good fliers. The bat differs from a bird in having

A. diaphragm

B. four-chambered heart

C. wings

D. small brain

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Which is a matching set in taxonomy ?

A. Liver fluke, tapeworm, roundworm

B. Sea urchin, sea fan, sea cucumber

C. Leucosolenia, Sycon, Euspongia

D. Plasmodium, Hydra, Planaria

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Which of the following is not correctly matched ?

A. Flame CellsPlatyhelminthes

B. Metametric segmentationMollusca

C. Gill-slitChordata

D. Stininging cellsCoelenterata

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Archaeopteryx called a connecting link, carried the characters, of

A. reptile and bird

B. reptile and mammals

C. fish and amphibia

D. reptile and amphibia

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Which one of the following is a metatherian mammal ?

A. Hystrin

B. Tachyglossns

C. Diadelphyes

D. None of these

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The main basis of classification of Protozaoa is

A. number of nuclei

B. shape of the organisms

C. method of reproduction

D. locomotary device

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A cuttle fish belongs to

A. teleostei

B. mollusca

C. pisces

D. echinodermata

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The correct phylogenetic sequence in taxonomy is

A. Pisces, Amphibia, Reptilia, Mammalia

B. Pisces, Reptilia, Amphibia, Mammalia

C. Amphibia, Pisces, Reptilia, Mammalia

D. Amphibia, Reptilia, Pisces, Mammalia

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Cephalisation is a characteristic feature of

A. immotile, radially symmetrical animals

B. motile, bilaterally symmetrical animals

C. bilaterally symmetrical, non-motile terrestrial animals

D. both (b) and (c)

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One of these is a metatherian mammal

A. Echidna

B. Kangaroo

C. Pangolin

D. Panda

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Ornithorhynchus is a

A. dinosaur

B. duck

C. fossil bird

D. monotreme mammal

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Sea horse is a

A. fish

B. mammal

C. bird

D. none of these

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Which of the following belongs to Mollusca ?

A. Starfish

B. Dogfish

C. Silver fish

D. Goldfish