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The taxonomic unit of any rank/category is known as

A. species

B. taxon

C. taxis

D. genus

Correct Answer :

B. taxon


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Aphrodite, commonly called as sea mouse is a/an

A. annelide

B. fish

C. mollusc

D. arthropod

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One of the primary characters of chlor-date is

A. solid ventral nerve cord

B. dorsal tubular nerve cord

C. paired nerve cords

D. ganglionated nerve cord

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The taxonomic unit of any rank/category is known as

A. species

B. taxon

C. taxis

D. genus

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Flame cells, parenchyma and a pair of longitudinal nerve cords are found in

A. Taenia

B. Peripatus

C. Ascaris

D. Musca

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Which of the following is not correctly matched ?

A. Flame cellsplatyhelminthes

B. Stinging cellscoelenterata

C. Metameric segmentationmollusca

D. Gill slitschordata

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A suctorial mouth is present in

A. leech

B. cockroach

C. housefly

D. butterfly

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Which of the following is not an acoelomate animal ?

A. Sponge

B. Jelly fish

C. Tapeworm

D. Roundworm

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Cloning is possible in nature in

A. sexually reproducing species

B. asexually reproducing species

C. self-fertilising species

D. none of these

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Nauplius larva belongs to

A. insects

B. shrimps

C. echinoderms

D. molluscs

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Euplectella (Venus flower basket) is a

A. porifer

B. protozoan

C. coelentrate

D. nematode

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Typhlop is a

A. true snake

B. blind worm

C. false snake

D. true worm

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Which of the following sets belongs to the same class ?

A. Hydra, jelly fish, cray fish

B. Bat, pigeon, whale

C. Spider, scorpion, centipede

D. Whale, otter, kangaroo

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Sea horse is a

A. fish

B. mammal

C. bird

D. none of these

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Which one of the following is found in chordates but not in non-chordates

A. Gills

B. Spiracles

C. Post anal tail

D. Chitious skeleton

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The main basis of classification of Phylum Protozoa is

A. size

B. locomotary organelles

C. shape

D. number of nuclei

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Tube feet are the locomotory organs found in

A. Protozoans

B. Arthropods

C. Echinodermata

D. Molluscs

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A spider belongs to class

A. Insecta

B. Myriapoda

C. Arachnida

D. Onychophora

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Natural system of classification has the basis of

A. morphology

B. Phylogeny

C. both (a) and (b)

D. ontogeny

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Which of the following belongs to Mollusca ?

A. Starfish

B. Dogfish

C. Silver fish

D. Goldfish

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Which of the following is not an enterocoelic phylum ?

A. Chordata

B. Mollusca

C. Coelentrata

D. Porifera

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Which one is an unmatching pair ?

A. Lamprey-Agnatha

B. Shark-Chond rich thyes

C. Turtle-Amphibia

D. Lizard-Reptilia

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Which of the following is a species ?

A. Mammalia

B. Carnivora

C. Canidae

D. Catiisfamilaris

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Monotremata is a group of animals which includes

A. fishes with a sinlge gill aperture

B. insects with a single pair of functional spiracles

C. mammals with a single common cloacal opening

D. protozoans with single flagellum

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A pearl oyster belongs to class

A. mollusca

B. bivalvia

C. scaphopoda

D. gastropoda

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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

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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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'Systema Naturae' was written by

A. Carolus Linnaeus

B. Charles Darwin

C. Lamarck

D. Wallace

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Glow worm is

A. an annelid

B. a true worm

C. a type of earthworm

D. an insect

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Chief distinguishing features of mammals are

A. hairy skin and ovipary

B. hairy skin and mammary glands

C. mammary glands and teeth

D. pinnae and teeth

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Only poisonous lizard of the world is

A. Ophiosaurs

B. Heloderma

C. Varanus

D. None of these