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
Correct Answer :
B. chitinous exoskeleton, external segmentation and paired jointed appendages
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Glass snake is a
lizard
tree snake
nematode
fish
One of the following is considered as a living and connecting link between Annelida and Arthropoda:
Peripatus
Limulus
Balanoglossus
Sphenodon
Cloning is possible in nature in
sexually reproducing species
asexually reproducing species
self-fertilising species
none of these
Duck bill platypus is
primitive burrowing egg laying mammal
advanced egg laying reptile
primitive egg laying reptile
primitive aquatic egg laying animal
Which one of the following is a matching set in animal classification based on correct sequence of phylum ?
Liver fluke, tapeworm, roundworm, guinea worm
Oyster, ship-worm, octopus, cuttle fish
Prawn, neries, crab, millipede
Sea urchin, sea fan, sea lily, sea pen
Which of the following is a species ?
Mammalia
Carnivora
Canidae
Catiisfamilaris
Which one of the following sets has all hermophrodite animals ?
Ascaris, Hydra, Earthworm
Leech, Hydra, Tapeworm
Hydra, Man, Leech
Tapeworm, Toad, Starfish
Tube in the tube' plan is exhibited by one of the following phyla :
Coelenterata
Porifera
Annelida
Arthropoda
Limulus, the king-crab, is the only living representative of the order xiphosura belonging to the phylum
Annelida
Mollusca
Echinodermata
Arthropoda
Snakes are not found in
India
U.K
USSR
West Indies
Which of the following is the correct pairing of the classification groups and common example ?
Porifera - Sea fan
Crustacea - Cuttle fish
Platyhelminthes - Neries
Martigophora - Volvox
Which of the following belongs to the same phylum ?
Mollusca, cockroach, centipede
Turbellaria, cestoda, trematoda
Both (a) and (b)
None of these
The term 'Protista' was given by
Carolus Linnaeus
E. Haeckel
G.L. Cuvier
John Ray
True fishes possess gills and fins. Which of the following is not a true fish ?
Silver fish
Goldfish
Silver carp
Seahorse
Which of the following belongs to Mollusca ?
Starfish
Dogfish
Silver fish
Goldfish
In fishes, lobed fins are found in
marine fishes
fresh water fishes
lung fishes
none of these
Tube feet are the locomotory organs found in
Protozoans
Arthropods
Echinodermata
Molluscs
The taxonomic unit of any rank/category is known as
species
taxon
taxis
genus
The larval forms called bladder worms are characteristic of
intestinal parasites
earthworms
roundworms
tapeworms
Hair of bat and feathers of pigeon are
homologous structures
analogous structures
both (a) and (b
integumentary derivatives
Ornithorhynchus is a
dinosaur
duck
fossil bird
monotreme mammal
In which of the following sets, groups are not correctly matched ?
Onychophora, Myriapoda, Arachnida
Hydrozoa, Scyphozoa, Anthozoa
Polychaeta, Hirudiniea, Oligochaeta
Gastropoda, Rhizopoda, Scaphopoda
The centipede has
100 legs
50-100 legs
As many legs as body segments
As many pairs of legs as body segments
In flat worms, annelids, mollusca and arthropods the mouth develops from blastopore, such animals should be called J
protostomes
deuterostomes
cyclostomes
blastostomes
Exclusively marine animals are found in group
Fishes and Echinodermata
Coelentrata and Echinodermata
Porifera and Coelentrata
Echinodermata and Protochordata
Segmentation of the body is not represented in
crayfish
frog
grasshopper
starfish
Whale, monkey and bat have seven cervical vertebrae. Which one has the same number of cervical vertebrae ?
Giraffe
Crocodile
Shark
Ostrich
Apart from mammals, the other group of animals maintaining high and constant body temperature is
insects
birds
fishes
reptiles
An insect differs from a spider in the following ways :
Insect has 6 pairs of legs and one pair of wings while spider has 4 pairs of legs and no wings
Insect has 4 pair of legs and two pairs of wings while spider has 3 pairs of legs and no wings
Insect has 3 pairs of legs and two pairs of wings and spider has 4 pairs of legs and no wings
Insect has 3 pairs of legs and generally no wings while spider has 5 pairs of legs and generally one pair of wings
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