Only poisonous lizard of the world is
Ophiosaurs
Heloderma
Varanus
None of these
Correct Answer :
A. Ophiosaurs
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All mammals have hair, but these are absent in order
Cetacea
Primates
Rodentia
Chiroptera
Structures built on a common plan, but modified during the course of evolution : to serve particular function in different animals are regarded as
homologous
analogous
both homologous and analogous
phylogenetically related
Which one of the animals does not have a segmented body ?
Shipworm
Glowworm
Earthworm
Tapeworm
According to Whittaker, the term 'protista' includes
all types of single celled eukaryotic organisms
all types of single celled plants, animals as well as bacteria
all types of bacteria and blue green algae
all types of sinlge celled eukaryotes and prokaryotes
Cephalophoda is a class of animals in which
notochord extends upto head
foot is located on head
head is located on foot
head is fused with thorax
According to Aristotle's classification, animals were divided into
Protozoa and Metazoa
Invertebrata and Vertebrata
Chordata and Non-chordata
Anaima and Enaima
Archaeopteryx called a connecting link, carried the characters, of
reptile and bird
reptile and mammals
fish and amphibia
reptile and amphibia
Echis carinata is known as
coral snake
brain coral
tree snake
none of these
The type of symmetry best suited to non-motile organisms is
radial symmetry
bilateral symmetry
asymmetry
both (a) and (b)
In title classification of animals a 'family' name is formed by adding
idae as a suffix to the name of the type genus
inae as a suffix
ceae as a suffix
oidea as a suffix
The phylum arthropoda is characterised by the presence of
chitinous exoskeleton, external segmentation and paired appendages
chitinous exoskeleton, external segmentation and paired jointed appendages
chitinous exoskeleton and paired antennae
chitinous exoskeleton, antennae and compound eyes
Tube in the tube' plan is exhibited by one of the following phyla :
Coelenterata
Porifera
Annelida
Arthropoda
One of these is a metatherian mammal
Echidna
Kangaroo
Pangolin
Panda
Binomial system of nomenclature in classification was divided by Carolus Linnaeus. It provides the names pertaining to
one scientific and one popular
given by two taxonomists
one generic and one specific epithet
international identifying catalogue
Aside from a three chambered heart, reptiles are characterised by the presence of
limb girdles
dermal scales
lungs
dorsal nerve cord
Heart pumps only impure blood in case of
shark
whale
frog
lizard
Which of the sponge is given as a gift in Japan?
Hyalonema
Euplectalla
Tethya
Leucosolenia
Cloning is possible in nature in
sexually reproducing species
asexually reproducing species
self-fertilising species
none of these
Constant body temperature is found in
earthworm
snake
frog
cow
What is common to fishes, amphibians and reptiles ?
Scales
Eggs
Shelled eggs
Gills
Monotremata is a group of animals which includes
fishes with a sinlge gill aperture
insects with a single pair of functional spiracles
mammals with a single common cloacal opening
protozoans with single flagellum
A suctorial mouth is present in
leech
cockroach
housefly
butterfly
Sepia is also known as
star fish
cartilagenous fish
jellyfish
cuttlefish
Aphrodite, commonly called as sea mouse is a/an
annelide
fish
mollusc
arthropod
Which of the following is a matching set of groups in animal classification ?
Annelida, Porifera and Mammals as phyla
Hydrozoa, Mollusca and chordata as phyla
Protozoa, Reptilia and Mammalia as classes
Insecta, Cephalopoda and Aves as classes
The term Thylum' in taxonomy was given by
John Ray
Carolus Linnaeus
G.L. Cuvier
All of these
The rules for the naming of living organisms were first established by
John Ray
Charles Darwin
Carolus Linnaeus
Robert Gunther
Segmentation of the body is not represented in
crayfish
frog
grasshopper
starfish
The basic unit of taxonomy is
genus
order
class
species
Typhlop is a
true snake
blind worm
false snake
true worm