Notochord is a:
| 1. | endodermally derived rod-like structure formed on the dorsal side during embryonic development in some animals. |
| 2. | endodermally derived rod-like structure formed on the ventral side during embryonic development in some animals. |
| 3. | mesodermally derived rod-like structure formed on the dorsal side during embryonic development in some animals. |
| 4. | mesodermally derived rod-like structure formed on the ventral side during embryonic development in some animals. |
What would not be true for cyclostomes?
| 1. | All are endoparasites on some fishes. |
| 2. | They have aa circular mouth without jaw. |
| 3. | Body is devoid of scales and paired fins. |
| 4. | Circulation is of closed type. |
Homoiothermy and a four chambered muscular heart is seen in:
| I: | Mammals |
| II: | Crocodiles |
| III: | Birds |
1. Only I and II
2. Only I and III
3. Only II and III
4. I, II and III
| 1. | marine bony fish |
| 2. | fresh water bony fish |
| 3. | cartilaginous fish |
| 4. | cyclostome |
Unlike roundworms, flatworms:
1. are triploblastic
2. exhibit bilateral symmetry
3. do not have a coelom
4. reproduce only by sexual methods
| 1. | is a cestode and requires two intermediate hosts – a cow and a pig |
| 2. | is a trematode and requires two intermediate hosts – a chicken and a fish |
| 3. | is a nematode and requires two intermediate hosts – a fish and a pig |
| 4. | is a trematode and requires two intermediate hosts – a snail and a fish |
Regarding birds, the number of correct statements from the statements given will be:
| I: | The forelimbs are modified into wings. |
| II: | Flightless birds do not have feathers. |
| III: | Skin is dry without glands except the oil gland at the base of the tail. |
| IV: | Endoskeleton is fully ossified (bony) and the long bones are hollow with air cavities (pneumatic). |
| V: | The hind limbs generally have scales. |
1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 5
| List I | List II | ||
| A. | Taenia | I. | Nephridia |
| B. | Paramoecium | II. | Contractile vacuole |
| C. | Periplaneta | III. | Flame cells |
| D. | Pheretima | IV. | Urecose gland |
| Options: | A | B | C | D |
| 1. | II | I | IV | III |
| 2. | I | II | III | IV |
| 3. | I | II | IV | III |
| 4. | III | II | IV | I |