Refer the figures A, B, C and D given below. Which of the following options shows the correct name of the animals shown by the figures A, B, C and D ?
A – Locust, B – Scorpion, C – Prawn, D – Pila
A – Locust, B – Prawn, C – Scorpion, D – Pila
A – Locust, B – Scorpion, C – Prawn, D – Snail
A – Butterfly, B – Scorpion, C – Prawn, D – Pila
Correct Answer :
A. A – Locust, B – Scorpion, C – Prawn, D – Pila
Locusts are the swarming phase of certain species of shorthorned grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. Scorpions are predatory arthropod animals having eight legs and are easily recognised by the pair of grasping pedipalps and the narrow, segmented tail. Prawn is an arthropod (invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin. Pila is a genus of large freshwater snails with an operculum.
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Which of the following is a chordate feature and not shared by the non-chordates ?
Metamerism
Axial organization
Bilateral symmetry
Pharyngeal gill slits
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.
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.
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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.
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(ii) Heart is completely four-chambered.
(iii) They are warm- blooded (homoiothermous) animals i.e., they are able to maintain a constant body temperature.
(iv) They are oviparous and development is direct.
Both (i) and (iii)
Both (i) and (iv)
(i), (ii) and (iii)
All of these
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Platypus, Penguin, Bat, Hippopotamus.
Shrew, Bat, Cat, Kiwi.
Kangaroo, Hedgehog, Dolphin, Loris.
Lion, Bat, Whale, Ostrich.
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Pteropus and Ornithorhyncus - Viviparity
Garden lizard and crocodile - Three chambered heart
Ascaris and Ancylostoma - Metameric segmentation
Sea horse and flying fish - Cold blooded (poikilothermal)
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(iii) Heart is four-chambered.
(iv) Sexes are separate and fertilization is internal.
Reptilia
Aves
Mammalia
Amphibia
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visceral hump
parapodia
radula
spicules
A file like rasping organ for feeding, called radula, present in the phylum __________.
arthropoda
mollusca
echinodermata
chordata
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.
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
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(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
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Porifera
Annelida
Mollusca
Echinodermata
Which of the following group of animals reproduces only by sexual means?
Ctenophora
Cnidaria
Porifera
Protozoa
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notochord is absent.
pharyngeal gill-slits are lacking.
dorsal nerve cord is absent.
heart is lacking.
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.
Which of the following is a living fossil?
Balanoglossus
Echinus
Ancylostoma
Limulus
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Sycon - Porifera
Aurelia - Coelenterata
Pleurobrachia - Ctenophora
Tapeworm - Platyhelminthes
Which of the following animals are bilaterally symmetrical?
1 & 2
2 & 4
3 & 4
1 & 3
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A - Octopus; B -Asterias, C- Ophiura
A - Asterias; B - Ophiura, C- Octopus
A - Echinus; B - Octopus C - Ophiura
A - Ophiura; B - Echinus, C- Octopus
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Bombyx and Apis
Laccifer and Anopheles
Locusta and Limulus
All of the above
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Osculum
Porocytes
Spongocoel
Choanocytes
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- Radial symmetrical and acoelomate animals and possesses two germinal layers.
- A file like rasping organ called radula is present.
- Usually dioecious and viviparous animals.
- Examples include Pila, Octopus, and Dentalium.
(i) and (ii) only
(ii) and (iv) only
(i), (ii) and (iv) only
All the five statements.
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(ii) Radula in molluscs are structures involved in excretion.
(iii) Aschelminthes are dioecious.
(iv) Echinoderm adults show radial symmetry.
(v) Ctenophorans are diploblastic.
(i) and (ii)
(i) and (iii)
(i), (iv) and (v)
(iii) and (v)
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| 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
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Switch from gill respiration to air-breathing lungs.
Improvements in water resistance of skin.
Alteration in mode of locomotion.
Development of feathers for insulation.
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A - Pleurobrachia, B - Cnidoblast, C - Aurelia, D - Adamsia
A - Aurelia, B - Adamsia, C - Cnidoblast, D - Pleurobrachia
A - Cnidoblast, B - Pleurobrachia, C - Adamsia, D - Aurelia
A - Adamsia, B - Aurelia, C - Pleurobrachia, D - Cnidoblast
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PlatyhelminthesPlanaria, Schistosoma, Enterobius
Mollusca Loligo, Sepia, Octopus
Porifera Spongilla, Euplectella, Pennatula
Cnidaria Bonellia, Physalia, Aurelia
Refer the figures A, B, C and D given below. Which of the following options shows the correct name of the animals shown by the figures A, B, C and D ?
A – Locust, B – Scorpion, C – Prawn, D – Pila
A – Locust, B – Prawn, C – Scorpion, D – Pila
A – Locust, B – Scorpion, C – Prawn, D – Snail
A – Butterfly, B – Scorpion, C – Prawn, D – Pila