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Taxon is the

A. name of a taxonomy journal

B. name of a branch of taxonomy

C. a rank of classification as phylum, class, order, species

D. group of similarly constituted species

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C. a rank of classification as phylum, class, order, species


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Dolphins are classified under

A. Pisces

B. Amphibia

C. Reptile

D. Mammals

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Bony plates are found in addition to scales in

A. hag fish

B. eel

C. flyingfish

D. seahorse

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Physalia, the "Portugese man of War" belongs to class

A. Coelenterata

B. Hydrozoa

C. Scyphozoa

D. Anthozoa

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In title classification of animals a 'family' name is formed by adding

A. idae as a suffix to the name of the type genus

B. inae as a suffix

C. ceae as a suffix

D. oidea as a suffix

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Which one is a cold blooded animal

A. Penguin

B. Whale

C. Otter

D. Tortoise

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Correct statement is :

A. Archaeopteryx is a connecting link between mammals and aves

B. Duck-bill platypus is a connecting link between reptiles and mammals

C. Sea horse is a connecting link between fish and horse

D. Hydra is a connecting link between protozoa and metazoa

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In fishes, lobed fins are found in

A. marine fishes

B. fresh water fishes

C. lung fishes

D. none of these

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Which of the following is not correctly matched ?

A. Flame CellsPlatyhelminthes

B. Metametric segmentationMollusca

C. Gill-slitChordata

D. Stininging cellsCoelenterata

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The order insectivora of class mammalia includes

A. moles, shrews and hedgehogs

B. monkeys, apes and man

C. whales and dolphins

D. kangaroo, lions and wolves

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Which of the following is a correct hierar-chial sequence in systematics ?

A. Species, genus, family, order, class, phylum

B. Species, genus, order, family, class, phylum

C. genus, species, order, family, class, phylum

D. genus, family, order, class, species, phylum

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Nauplius larva belongs to

A. insects

B. shrimps

C. echinoderms

D. molluscs

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Which of the protozoan is considered as connecting link between animals and plants ?

A. Entamoeba

B. Paramecium

C. Euglena

D. Monocystis

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A reptile with a four-chambered heart is

A. python

B. chameleon

C. turtle

D. crocodile

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Largest animals belong to class

A. arthropoda

B. pisces

C. mammalia

D. reptilia

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Duck bill platypus is

A. primitive burrowing egg laying mammal

B. advanced egg laying reptile

C. primitive egg laying reptile

D. primitive aquatic egg laying animal

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Platyhelminthes are called

A. flat worms

B. roundworms

C. tapeworms

D. blind worms

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Insects possess

A. 2 pairs of legs

B. 3 pairs of legs

C. 4 pairs of legs

D. 5 pairs of legs

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Salamander belongs to class

A. Reptilia

B. Amphibia

C. Aves

D. Mammalia

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In which of the following sets, groups are not correctly matched ?

A. Onychophora, Myriapoda, Arachnida

B. Hydrozoa, Scyphozoa, Anthozoa

C. Polychaeta, Hirudiniea, Oligochaeta

D. Gastropoda, Rhizopoda, Scaphopoda

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Tortoises and turtles are included under order

A. Reptilia

B. Squamata

C. Chelonia

D. None of these

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According to Whittaker, the term 'protista' includes

A. all types of single celled eukaryotic organisms

B. all types of single celled plants, animals as well as bacteria

C. all types of bacteria and blue green algae

D. all types of sinlge celled eukaryotes and prokaryotes

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The body of Hydra is

A. asymmetrical

B. symmetrical

C. bilaterally symmetrical

D. radially symmetrical

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One of the following is considered as a living and connecting link between Annelida and Arthropoda:

A. Peripatus

B. Limulus

C. Balanoglossus

D. Sphenodon

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According / to Whittaker, the five kingdoms into which all living beings are classified are

A. Monera, Protista, Metaphyta, Meta-zoa and Parazoa

B. Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia

C. Mpnera, Prokaryotes, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia

D. Prokaryotes, Eukaryotes, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia

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In flat worms, annelids, mollusca and arthropods the mouth develops from blastopore, such animals should be called J

A. protostomes

B. deuterostomes

C. cyclostomes

D. blastostomes

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Taenia, Periplaneta and Pheretima are non-chordates because

A. their body is segmented

B. they do not possess a post-anal tail

C. they do not have a coelom

D. all of these

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Antedon belongs to class

A. echinodermata

B. ophiuroidea

C. crinoidea

D. echinoidea

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Ornithorhynchus is a

A. dinosaur

B. duck

C. fossil bird

D. monotreme mammal

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Whale belongs to the taxonomic group

A. Fishes

B. Reptilia

C. Echinodermata

D. Mammalia

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Which of the following pairs of specific names belongs to the same genus

A. histolytica and proteus

B. histolytica and coli

C. histolytica and falciparum

D. histolytica and rocktertil