A student brought home a strange animal which he found outside under a rock. It had moist skin, a complete digestive tract, a ventral nerve cord, and had gone through torsion. Identify the phylum of the animal.
Porifera
Annelida
Mollusca
Echinodermata
Correct Answer :
B. Annelida
The animal found by the boy belongs to mollusca phylum. Mollusca are the second largest phylum after arthropoda and include predominantly marine animals. They are triploblastic, bilaterally symmetrical, schizocoelic and unsegmented protostomes. They have moist skin, a complete digestive tract, a ventral nerve cord, and had gone through torsion.
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Which of the following statements is without exception in sponges ?
They all have calcareous spicules.
They have high regenerative power.
They are found only in marine water.
They are all radially symmetrical.
Which of the following is a correct match of a phylum with their three examples?
PlatyhelminthesPlanaria, Schistosoma, Enterobius
Mollusca Loligo, Sepia, Octopus
Porifera Spongilla, Euplectella, Pennatula
Cnidaria Bonellia, Physalia, Aurelia
Match the phylum given in column - I with their example given in column - II and choose the correct option.
| Column -I | Column- II |
|---|---|
| (Phylum) | (Examples) |
| A. Echinodermata | I. Ascidia, Doliolum |
| B. Hemichordata | II. Asterias, Ophiura |
| C. Urochordata | III. Branchiostoma |
| D. Cephalochordata | IV. Balanoglossus, Saccoglossus |
A IV; B II; C I; D III
A II; B IV; C I; D III
A II; B IV; C III; D I
A II; B I; C IV; D III
The figure given below is the characteristic structure of the phylum in which animals are aquatic, free swimming or sessile, mostly marine, radially symmetrical. Identify the phylum and correct function of the structure.
Ctenophora; Emission of light.
Porifera; Feeding, respiration and excretion.
Cnidarian; Anchorage, Defense and food capturing
Mollusca; Locomotion, transport of food and respiration.
Which of the following pairs of animals comprises jawless fishes?
Mackerals and rohu
Lampreys and hag fishes
Guppies and hag fishes
Lampreys and eels
Identify the animals shown in the given figures A, B and C from options given below.
A - Octopus; B -Asterias, C- Ophiura
A - Asterias; B - Ophiura, C- Octopus
A - Echinus; B - Octopus C - Ophiura
A - Ophiura; B - Echinus, C- Octopus
Which of the following is not a characteristic of phylum echinodermata ?
They have a water vascular system.
They have an internal skeleton.
They are protostomes.
They have bilateral symmetry at larval stage.
Which of the following is not the common fundamental feature for animal classification?
Germinal layers.
Pathway of water transport.
Pattern of organization of cells.
Serial repetition of the segments.
Identify the figure with its correct name and phylum.
Sycon - Porifera
Aurelia - Coelenterata
Pleurobrachia - Ctenophora
Tapeworm - Platyhelminthes
Which of the following phylum is being described by the given statements?
(i) These are primitive multicellular animals and have cellular level of organization.
(ii) Digestion is intracellular.
(iii) They have a water transport or canal system.
(iv) They reproduce asexually by fragmentation and sexually by formation of gametes.
Porifera
Ctenophora
Coelenterata
Platyhelminthes
Meandrina (brain coral) belongs to phylum
porifera
coelenterata
ctenophora
platyhelminthes
Which of the following group of animals belongs to the same phylum?
Earthworm, pinworm, tapeworm
Prawn, scorpion, Locusta
Sponge, Sea anemone, starfish
Malarial parasite, Amoeba, mosquito
Tracheae of cockroach and mammal are similar in having
paired nature.
non-collapsible walls.
ciliated inner lining.
origin from head.
Which of the following possesses electric organs and belongs to class chondrichthyes?
Torpedo
Petromyzon
Trygon
Exocoetus
Refer the following animals and identify those which have a fluid filled body cavity with a complete lining derived from mesoderm.
(i) Sycon (ii) Butterfly
(iii) Nereis (iv) Sea fan
(v) Scorpion (vi) Pila
(i) and (iii) only
(ii) and (iv) only
(ii), (iii), (v) and (vi) only
All of these
Identify the correct characteristics of porifera.
- Commonly known as sea walnuts.
- Presence of ostia and collar cells.
- Exhibit tissue level of characteristics.
- It is the largest phylum of animal kingdom.
- The body is supported by spicules and sponging fibers.
- Contains cnidocytes which is used for defense, anchorage and capturing of prey.
(ii), (v) only
(i), (ii), (vi) only
(i), (ii), (iii), (iv) only
All of these.
Identify the correct characteristic feature shown by the given figure?
Diploblastic in nature.
Having radial symmetrical body.
Dioecious with direct development.
Presence of sensory tentacles on anterior head region.
Column I contains zoological names of animals and column II contains their common name. Match the following and choose the correct option.
| Column -I | Column- II |
|---|---|
| A. Physalia | I. Sea anemone |
| B. Meandrina | II. Brain coral |
| C. Gorgonia | III. Sea fan |
| D. Adamsia | IV. Portuguese man-of-war |
A III; B II; C I; D IV
A IV; B III; C II; D I
A IV; B II; C III; D I
A II; B III; C I; D IV
Which of the following is a poisonous snake?
Naja (Cobra)
Bangarus (Krait)
Viper (Viper)
All of these
Which of the following feature is not correct regarding the figure given below?
It is an aquatic form.
Circulatory system is of open type.
It possesses parapodia for swimming.
Neural system consists of paired ganglia connected by lateral nerves to a double ventral nerve cord.
The combination of a true coelom and repeating body segmentation allows the annelids (unlike the anatomically simpler worms) to do which of the following?
Attain complex body shapes and thus locomote more precisely.
Move through loose marine sediments.
Be hermaphroditic.
Inject paralytic poisons into their prey.
The given figures of animals (A & B) are distinguished on the basis of symmetry. Select the correct option which shows the type of symmetry and its description against the animals.
A : Biradial, organisms is divided into unequal halves by any plane through the central axis.
B: Bilateral, body is divided into equivalent right and left halves by only one plane.
A: Asymmetrical, organisms is not divided into equal halves by any plane through the central axis.
B: Radial, in which any plane passing through the central axis of the body divides the organism into two identical halves.
The organisms attached to the substratum generally possess
one single opening to the digestive canal.
cilia on the surface to create water current.
radial symmetry.
asymmetrical body.
Which one of the following categories of animals is correctly described with no single exception in it?
In chondrichthyes notochord is persistent throughout life.
All mammals are viviparous and possess diaphragm for breathing.
All sponges are marine.
All reptiles possess scales, have a three chambered heart and are cold blooded (poikilothermal).
The given figures A, B, C and D are the examples of first true land vertebrates. They are dominant in mesozoic era and belong to phylum ‘X’. Identify ‘X’ and the animals which have four chambered heart.
X – Reptile; B
X – Reptile; A
X – Amphibia, C
X – Pisces; D
Which of the following class is being correctly described by given statements (i - iv)?
(i) All living members of this class are ectoparasites on some fishes.
(ii) They have a sucking and circular mouth without jaws.
(iii) Circulation is of closed type.
(iv) They are marine but migrate for spawning to fresh water. After spawing, within a few days they die.
Cyclostomata
Chondrichthyes
Osteichthyes
Amphibia
Which one of the following features is common in silverfish, scorpion, dragonfly and prawn?
Three pairs of legs and segmented body.
Chitinous cuticle and two pairs of antennae.
Jointed appendages and chitinous exoskeleton.
Cephalothorax and tracheae.
Which of the following characteristics is correct for reptilia?
Body covered with dry and cornified skin, scales over the body are epidermal, they do not have external ears.
Body is covered with moist skin and is devoid of scales, the ear is represented by a tympanum, alimentary canal, urinary and reproductive tracts open into a common cloaca.
Fresh water animals with bony endoskeleton and airbladder regulate buoyancy.
Marine animals with cartilaginous endoskeleton and body is covered with placoid scales.
Which of the following animals are bilaterally symmetrical?
1 & 2
2 & 4
3 & 4
1 & 3
Which of the following features distinguish mammals from other vertebrates ?
Hairy skin and oviparity
Hairy skin and mammary glands
Mammary glands and teeth
Pinna and teeth