The term Thylum' in taxonomy was given by
John Ray
Carolus Linnaeus
G.L. Cuvier
All of these
Correct Answer :
A. John Ray
Related Questions
Snakes are not found in
India
U.K
USSR
West Indies
According to Aristotle's classification, animals were divided into
Protozoa and Metazoa
Invertebrata and Vertebrata
Chordata and Non-chordata
Anaima and Enaima
Limulus, the king-crab, is the only living representative of the order xiphosura belonging to the phylum
Annelida
Mollusca
Echinodermata
Arthropoda
Ornithorhynchus is a
dinosaur
duck
fossil bird
monotreme mammal
Segmentation of the body is not represented in
crayfish
frog
grasshopper
starfish
The order insectivora of class mammalia includes
moles, shrews and hedgehogs
monkeys, apes and man
whales and dolphins
kangaroo, lions and wolves
A spider belongs to class
Insecta
Myriapoda
Arachnida
Onychophora
The animals which are found in the soil, can fly, found on land and in water belong to the phylum
Protozoa
Parazoa
Annelida
Arthropoda
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 animals has a diaphragm between the thorax and abdomen ?
Frog
Lizard
Pigeon
Whale
Platyhelminthes are called
flat worms
roundworms
tapeworms
blind worms
Archaeopteryx called a connecting link, carried the characters, of
reptile and bird
reptile and mammals
fish and amphibia
reptile and amphibia
Temperature regulation is found in
Fish
Rat
Frog
Lizard
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
Octopus belongs to class
mollusca
cephalopoda
anneilida
arthropoda
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
Which of the following is not a diploblas-tic group ?
Porifera
Coelentrata
Annelida
Platyhelminthes
The basic unit of taxonomy is
genus
order
class
species
Diploblastic body with cellular grade of organisation and cellular mesogloea is characteristic of
protozoal
porifera
coelenterata
annelid a
Histological differentiation is absent in
Amoeba
Hydra
Earthworm
Cockroach
Members of which phylum exhibit adaptations widely varied environmental conditions ?
Annelida
Platyhelminthes
Echinodermata
Mollusca
Cephalisation is a characteristic feature of
immotile, radially symmetrical animals
motile, bilaterally symmetrical animals
bilaterally symmetrical, non-motile terrestrial animals
both (b) and (c)
A reptile with a four-chambered heart is
python
chameleon
turtle
crocodile
Which of the following is not correctly matched ?
Flame cellsplatyhelminthes
Stinging cellscoelenterata
Metameric segmentationmollusca
Gill slitschordata
Tapeworm is placed in class
Cestoda
Trematoda
Sporozoa
Suctoria
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
Typhlop is a
true snake
blind worm
false snake
true worm
Antedon belongs to class
echinodermata
ophiuroidea
crinoidea
echinoidea
Which of the following sets belongs to the same class ?
Hydra, jelly fish, cray fish
Bat, pigeon, whale
Spider, scorpion, centipede
Whale, otter, kangaroo
Which is matching set in taxonomy ?
Neries, Planum, Roundworm, Earthworm
Millipede, Crab, Centipede, Cockroach
Star fish, Jelly fish, Cuttle fish, Octopus
Leech, Locust, Sea urchin, Lobster