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.
Correct Answer :
A. (ii), (v) only
Porifera is commonly referred to as sponges. They are multicellular organisms that have bodies full of pores and channels allowing water to circulate through them, consisting of jelly-like mesohyl sandwiched between two thin layers of cells.
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Which of the following is a connecting link between invertebrates and non-invertebrates?
Sphenodon
Balanoglossus
Tadpole larva
Crocodile
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding phylum coelenterata?
(i) They are aquatic, mostly marine, sessile or freeswimming, radially symmetrical animals.
(ii) They have a central gastro-vascular cavity with a single opening called hypostome.
(iii) Digestion is extracellular and intracellular.
(iv) Examples are Sycon, Spongilla and Euspongia.
(i) and (ii)
(i) and (iv)
(i), (ii) and (iii)
All of these
Which one of the following statement regarding coelom of given animals is correct?
Round worms (aschelminthes) are pseudocoelomates.
Molluscs are acoelomates.
Insects are pseudocoelomates.
Flatworms (platyhelminthes) are coelomates.
Which of the following feature in birds indicates their reptilian ancestory ?
Eggs with a calcareous shell
Scales on their hind limbs
Four-chambered heart
Two special chambers-crop and gizzard in their digestive tract
Which of the following pairs of animals are similar to each other pertaining to the feature stated against them?
Pteropus and Ornithorhyncus - Viviparity
Garden lizard and crocodile - Three chambered heart
Ascaris and Ancylostoma - Metameric segmentation
Sea horse and flying fish - Cold blooded (poikilothermal)
Which of the following animal's body is covered by calcareous shell and unsegmented with a distinct head, muscular foot, and visceral hump?
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Which of the following animal contains respiratory organs like, gills, book gills, book lungs or tracheal system?
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Which of the following statement is incorrect?
Platyhelminthes has incomplete digestive system.
In coelenterates, the arrangement of cells is more complex.
Nereis is monoecious but earthworms and leeches are dioecious.
Simple and compound eyes are present in the animals of those phylum whose over two-thirds of all named species on earth are arthropods.
Refer the following statement and answer the question. 'Name of X is derived from stinging capsules. It exhibits metagenesis containing two body forms in which sessile and cylindrical form is called Y and umbrella shaped and free swimming is called Z. Identify X, Y, and Z.
X - Coelenterate, Y - Polyp, Z - Medusa
X - Cnidarian, Y - Medusa, Z - Polyp
X - Ctenophora, Y - Radula, Z - Hypostome
X - Porifera, Y - Osculum, Z - Radula
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.
A file like rasping organ for feeding, called radula, present in the phylum __________.
arthropoda
mollusca
echinodermata
chordata
In phylum echinodermata, the adult echinoderms are ______A__________ but larvae are _______B______ .
A radially symmetrical; B bilaterally symmetrical
A bilaterally symmetrical; B radially symmetrical
A bilaterally symmetrical; B asymmetrical
A metamerically segmented; B asymmetrical
Few cnidarians like corals have a skeleton composed of
calcium hydroxide
calcium sulphate
calcium carbonate
sodium bicarbonate
Meandrina (brain coral) belongs to phylum
porifera
coelenterata
ctenophora
platyhelminthes
Which of the following character is absent in all chordates?
Diaphragm
Coelom
Pharyngeal gill clefts
Dorsal nerve cord
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
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.
Match the types of animals given in column I with their examples given in column II and choose the correct option.
| Column -I | Column -II |
|---|---|
| (Types of animals) | (Examples) |
| A. Limbless reptiles | I. Elephant |
| B. Jawless vertebrates | II. Lamprey |
| C. Flightless bird | III. Ichthyophis |
| D. Largest | IV. Ostrich terrestrial animal |
| E. Limbless amphibia | V. Cobra |
A II; B V; C IV; D I; E III
A V; B II; C IV; D I; E III
A V; B II; C I; D IV; E III
A V; B IV; C II; D I; E III
Which of the following is a fresh water sponge?
Sycon
Euspongia
Spongilla
Pleurobrachia
Flame cells present in platyhelminthes, are specialized in
respiration and absorption.
osmoregulation and circulation.
respiration and excretion.
osmoregulation and excretion.
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.
Identify the figures A, B and C and choose the correct option.
A - Male Ascaris, B - Hirudinaria (leech), C- Nereis
A - Female Ascaris, B - Nereis, C-Hirudinaria (leech)
A - Female Ascaris B- Hirudinaria (leech), C - Nereis
A - Male Ascaris, B - Nereis, C- Hirudinaria (leech)
Which of the following group of animals reproduces only by sexual means?
Ctenophora
Cnidaria
Porifera
Protozoa
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 of the following pairs of animals comprises jawless fishes?
Mackerals and rohu
Lampreys and hag fishes
Guppies and hag fishes
Lampreys and eels
Animals like annelids, arthropods, etc. where the body can be divided into identical left and right halves in only one plane, exhibit___________symmetry.
radial
bilateral
asymmetrical
non- symmetrical
Which of the following is not a chordate character?
Presence of paired pharyngeal gill slits
Ventral heart
Solid and ventral nerve cord
Presence of post-anal tail
Which of the following class is being described by the given statements (i - iv)?
(i) They are found in a variety of habitats- polar ice-caps, deserts, mountains, forests, grasslands and dark caves.
(ii) Most unique mammalian characteristic is the presence of mammary glands by which the young ones are nourished.
(iii) Heart is four-chambered.
(iv) Sexes are separate and fertilization is internal.
Reptilia
Aves
Mammalia
Amphibia
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 is a chordate feature and not shared by the non-chordates ?
Metamerism
Axial organization
Bilateral symmetry
Pharyngeal gill slits