Which of the following is not seen in a marsupial?
1. Mammary glands
2. Three middle ear bones
3. True hairs
4. Corpus callosum
As you can see from the given pie chart, over 70% of Mammalia species come from a single order. Which order of class mammalian is this?
1. | Rodentia | 2. | Chiroptera |
3. | Carnivora | 4. | Primata |
Identify the incorrect comparison between a typical cartilaginous and a bony fish:
|
Characteristic |
Cartilaginous fish |
Bony fish |
1. |
Gill openings |
Not protected by an operculum |
Protected by an operculum |
2. |
Fertilization |
Internal |
Usually external |
3. |
Retina |
Lacks cones |
Has cones |
4. |
Conus arteriosus |
Absent |
Present |
The diagram shows the movement of air during inhalation in birds. The maximum percentage of the inhaled air will enter into:
1. Anterior air sacs
2. Lungs
3. Posterior air sacs
4. Parabronchi
Match the types of reptilian skulls [COLUMN I] with their corresponding diagrams in COLUMN II and select the correct answer from the codes given:
|
COLUMN I |
|
COLUMN II |
A |
Anapsid |
P |
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B |
Synapsid |
Q |
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C |
Diapsid |
R |
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Codes
A |
B |
C |
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1. |
P |
Q |
R |
2. |
R |
Q |
P |
3. |
P |
R |
Q |
4. |
R |
P |
Q |
Identify the incorrect comparison between a typical cartilaginous and a bony fish:
|
Characteristic |
Cartilaginous fish |
Bony fish |
1. |
Usual shape |
Dorso-ventrally flattened |
Bilaterally flattened |
2. |
Exoskeleton |
Separate dermal placoid scales |
Overlapping dermal cosmoid, ganoid, cycloid or ctenoid scales |
3. |
Intromittent organ |
Males use pelvic fins as claspers |
Do not use claspers |
4. |
Mouth |
Variable shape and size at the tip or terminal part of the head |
Large, crescent shaped on the ventral side of the head |
Totipotent cells present in the mesohyl of porifers are known as:
1. Lophocytes
2. Amoebocytes
3. Collencytes
4. Grey cells
This type of egg cannot belong to a/an:
1. | Amphibian | 2. | Reptile |
3. | Bird | 4. | Mammal |
Which of the following scaled in a fish are called as placoid?
1. |
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2. |
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3. |
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4. |
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The tunic of urochordates is composed of proteins and complex carbohydrates, and includes tunicin, which is a variety of:
1. | cellulose | 2. | amylopectin |
3. | agaropectin | 4. | alginic acid |