The insects of the class Diptera include
termites
beetles
mosquitoes
grasshoppers
Correct Answer :
C. mosquitoes
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Which one is a cold blooded animal
Penguin
Whale
Otter
Tortoise
Which of the protozoan is considered as connecting link between animals and plants ?
Entamoeba
Paramecium
Euglena
Monocystis
Which of the following is a matching set of the class and some of its main distinguishing features?
Sporozoa - infection by sporozoites transmission by intermediate host and a contractile vacuole
Trematoda - well developed suckers, flat and unsegmented body
Arachnida - 3 pairs of legs, chitinous exosketeton and poisonous sting
Insecta - compound eyes, segmented body and nephridia
Tube feet are the locomotory organs found in
Protozoans
Arthropods
Echinodermata
Molluscs
Which of the following pairs of specific names belongs to the same genus
histolytica and proteus
histolytica and coli
histolytica and falciparum
histolytica and rocktertil
The smallest unit of classification in animals is
variety
species
sub species
genus
One of the following is not an animal:
Ant eater
Dolfin
Heloderma
Echidna
Sepia is also known as
star fish
cartilagenous fish
jellyfish
cuttlefish
Biramous appendages are typically found in
insects
crustaceans
annelids
arachnids
The most highly advanced character in reptilia is the presence of
four-chambered heart
shelled eggs
thecodont dentition
powerful jaws
The concept of homology can be applied to
gross structures of the body
physiological mechanisms
biochemical similarities
all of these
Pheretivia is placed in class
annelida
chaetopoda
polychaeta
oligochaeta
The basic unit of taxonomy is
genus
order
class
species
Cloning is possible in nature in
sexually reproducing species
asexually reproducing species
self-fertilising species
none of these
The animals which are found in the soil, can fly, found on land and in water belong to the phylum
Protozoa
Parazoa
Annelida
Arthropoda
Which of the following has no segmentation ?
Hydra
Earthworm
Cockroach
Centipede
Which of the following is not correctly matched ?
Flame cellsplatyhelminthes
Stinging cellscoelenterata
Metameric segmentationmollusca
Gill slitschordata
Metamerism is a characteristic feature of
porifera
mollusca
annalida
platyhelminthes
Which of the following is not a true amphibian animal ?
Frog
Toad
Salamander
Tortoise
A reptile with a four-chambered heart is
python
chameleon
turtle
crocodile
Match the species :
Scorpion, Spider
Scorpion, Obelia, Hydra
Star fish, Obelia, Hydra
Cockroach, Earthworm, Taenia solium
Aside from a three chambered heart, reptiles are characterised by the presence of
limb girdles
dermal scales
lungs
dorsal nerve cord
Which of the following is homiother-mous ?
Lizard
Frog
Rabbit
Cuttlefish
True fishes possess gills and fins. Which of the following is not a true fish ?
Silver fish
Goldfish
Silver carp
Seahorse
The body of Hydra is
asymmetrical
symmetrical
bilaterally symmetrical
radially symmetrical
Which of the sponge is given as a gift in Japan?
Hyalonema
Euplectalla
Tethya
Leucosolenia
Which of the following is not a correct taxonomic match ?
Platyhelminthessolenocytes
Molluscametamerism
Mammaliadiaphragm
Chordatadorsal tubular nerve cord
Which one is an unmatching pair ?
Lamprey-Agnatha
Shark-Chond rich thyes
Turtle-Amphibia
Lizard-Reptilia
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
Whale, monkey and bat have seven cervical vertebrae. Which one has the same number of cervical vertebrae ?
Giraffe
Crocodile
Shark
Ostrich