Snakes are not found in
India
U.K
USSR
West Indies
Correct Answer :
D. West Indies
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Sea horse is a
fish
mammal
bird
none of these
The generic name of apple snail is
Limax
Pila
Sepia
Murex
True coelom appeared first in the course of evolution in
Echinodermata
Annelida
Chordata
Aschelminthes
Whale, monkey and bat have seven cervical vertebrae. Which one has the same number of cervical vertebrae ?
Giraffe
Crocodile
Shark
Ostrich
Octopus belongs to class
mollusca
cephalopoda
anneilida
arthropoda
The most important characteristic of class aves is
homeothermous animals
exoskeleton of feathers
bipedal vertebrates
none of these
The basic unit of taxonomy is
genus
order
class
species
'Systema Naturae' was written by
Carolus Linnaeus
Charles Darwin
Lamarck
Wallace
Limulus, the king-crab, is the only living representative of the order xiphosura belonging to the phylum
Annelida
Mollusca
Echinodermata
Arthropoda
Sepia is also known as
star fish
cartilagenous fish
jellyfish
cuttlefish
Body segments are said to be homono-mous when
external segments correspond to internal segments
the body of an animal is made up of dissimilar units
all body segments along the length of the body are similar
none of these
Bony plates are found in addition to scales in
hag fish
eel
flyingfish
seahorse
Which one of the following sets has all hermophrodite animals ?
Ascaris, Hydra, Earthworm
Leech, Hydra, Tapeworm
Hydra, Man, Leech
Tapeworm, Toad, Starfish
The insects of the class Diptera include
termites
beetles
mosquitoes
grasshoppers
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
Which of the following shows deuteros- I tome condition ?
Acoelomate animals
Pseudocoelomate animals
Animals with enterocoel
Animals with schizocoel
The taxonomic unit of any rank/category is known as
species
taxon
taxis
genus
Tube feet are the locomotory organs found in
Protozoans
Arthropods
Echinodermata
Molluscs
The system of classification proposed by Linnaeus is regarded by modem biologists as
an artificial system of classification
a natural system of classification
a system based on phylogeny
none of these
Correct statement is :
Archaeopteryx is a connecting link between mammals and aves
Duck-bill platypus is a connecting link between reptiles and mammals
Sea horse is a connecting link between fish and horse
Hydra is a connecting link between protozoa and metazoa
Which of the protozoan is considered as connecting link between animals and plants ?
Entamoeba
Paramecium
Euglena
Monocystis
In fishes, lobed fins are found in
marine fishes
fresh water fishes
lung fishes
none of these
Histological differentiation is absent in
Amoeba
Hydra
Earthworm
Cockroach
Diploblastic body with cellular grade of organisation and cellular mesogloea is characteristic of
protozoal
porifera
coelenterata
annelid a
Which of the following is not a part of true body cavity ?
Pleural cavity
Pericardial cavity
Peritoneal cavity
The cavity inside the stomach and intestine
Presence of a vestigeal appendix in man suggests that our forebears were
herbivores
carnivores
omnivores
fruit eaters
The order insectivora of class mammalia includes
moles, shrews and hedgehogs
monkeys, apes and man
whales and dolphins
kangaroo, lions and wolves
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
What is common to fishes, amphibians and reptiles ?
Scales
Eggs
Shelled eggs
Gills
Which of the group has no member having gliding or flying appendages ?
Cydostomata
Fishes
Reptiles
Mammals