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

Subtopic:  Study of Aves & Mammals |

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Which of the following is not seen in a marsupial?
1. Mammary glands
2. Three middle ear bones
3. True hairs
4. Corpus callosum

Subtopic:  Study of Aves & Mammals |
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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               

Subtopic:  Comparative study of Cartilagenous & Bony Fishes |

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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

Subtopic:  Study of Aves & Mammals |

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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

B

Synapsid

Q

C

Diapsid

R

Codes

A

B

C

1.

P

Q

R

2.

R

Q

P

3.

P

R

Q

4.

R

P

Q

Subtopic:  Study of Reptilia |
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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     

Subtopic:  Comparative study of Cartilagenous & Bony Fishes |
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Totipotent cells present in the mesohyl of porifers are known as:
1. Lophocytes
2. Amoebocytes
3. Collencytes
4. Grey cells

Subtopic:  Phylum Porifera |

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This type of egg cannot belong to a/an:

1. Amphibian 2. Reptile
3. Bird 4. Mammal
Subtopic:  Study of Amphibians |
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Which of the following scaled in a fish are called as placoid?

1.

2.

3.

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
Subtopic:  Phylum Chordata |

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