Identify the incorrectly matched pair:

1.

Ornithorhynchus:

Oviparous mammal

2.

Macropus:

Marsupial mammal

3.

Balaenoptera:

Largest land mammal

4.

Pteropus:

Flying mammal

Subtopic:  Study of Aves & Mammals |
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Match each item in Column I with one item in Column II and chose your answer from the codes given below:

Column I

Feature

Column II

Phylum

(a) Lateral line system

(b) Water vascular system

(c) Radula

(d) Comb plates

(e) Parapodia

(i) Ctenophora

(ii) Mollusca

(iii) Echinodermata

(iv) Osteichthyes

(v) Annelida

Codes

             (a)  (b)  (c)  (d)  (e) 

1.          (i)  (ii)  (iii)  (iv)  (v) 

2.          (iv)  (iii)  (ii)  (i)  (v)   

3.          (iv)  (iii)  (i)  (v)  (ii)

4.          (iii)  (ii)  (i)  (v)  (iv) 

Subtopic:  Phylum Ctenophora | Phylum Annelida | Phylum Mollusca | Phylum Echinodermata | Comparative study of Cartilagenous & Bony Fishes |
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Reptiles were very successful on land while amphibians were not. What evolutionary development was primarily responsible for the success of reptiles on land?

1. Scales over skin

2. Thoracic breathing

3. Amniotic egg

4. Strong Jaws

Subtopic:  Study of Reptilia |
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Which of the following is not a feature of Tunicates?

1. Only the larvae have notochord
2. Presence of endostyle
3. Secretion of cellulose sac
4. Larvae are voracious eaters

Subtopic:  Phylum Chordata |
Level 4: Below 35%
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Consider the following sets of some animals. The set that consists of all animals belonging to the same phylum is:

1. Pinctada, Aplysia, Chaetopleura

2. Dentallium, Pila, Echinus

3. Asterias, Antedon, Ascidia

4. Adamsia, Gorgonia, Pleurobrachia

Subtopic:  Phylum Mollusca |
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Identify the option where all the columns are not correctly matched:

Animal Phylum Features
1. Pleurobrachia Ctenophora Comb plates,
Only sexual reproduction
2. Loligo Mollusca Radula, Dioecious
3. Balanoglossus Hemichordata Respiration by gills, excretion by
Proboscis gland
4. Ascidia Chordata Marine, Notochord
persistent throughout life
Subtopic:  Phylum Chordata |
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Which of the following is not an Echinoderm character?

1. Exclusively marine
2. Radial symmetry in adults
3. Protostome embryonic development
4. Water vascular system
Subtopic:  Phylum Echinodermata |
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Birds are not characterized by:

1. Forelimbs modified into wings

2. Fully ossified endoskeleton

3. Skin dry without glands except for oil gland

4. Oviparous and external fertilization

Subtopic:  Study of Aves & Mammals |
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Echinoderms are not characterized by:
 

1. An absence of excretory system
2. Bisexual animals
3. Usually external fertilization
4. Indirect development with free swimming larva

Subtopic:  Phylum Echinodermata |
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Operculum and an air bladder are present in :

1. Clarias

2. Pristis

3. Trygon

4. Carcohrodon

Subtopic:  Comparative study of Cartilagenous & Bony Fishes | Class Osteichthyes |
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Level 2: 60%+
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