| (a) | All living members of the class Cyclostomata are endoparasites in mammals. |
| (b) | Cyclostomes have a sucking and circular mouth without jaws. |
| (c) | Their body is devoid of scales and paired fins. |
| (d) | Cranium and vertebral column are bony. |
| 1. | Only (a) and (b) |
| 2. | Only (b) and (c) |
| 3. | Only (a) and (d) |
| 4. | Only (c) and (d) |
| 1. | Hemichordates | Worm like with proboscis, collar and trunk |
| 2. | Mollusca | External skeleton of shell usually present |
| 3. | Porifera | Body with pores and canals in walls |
| 4. | Arthropoda | Exoskeleton of cellulose and jointed appendages |
| 1. | Cnidaria and Ctenophora |
| 2. | Porifera and Cnidaria |
| 3. | Aschelminthes and Porifera |
| 4. | Echinodermata and Chordata |
| 1. | They are mostly terrestrial animals and their body is covered by dry and cornified skin, epidermal scales or scutes. |
| 2. | They do not have external ear openings and tympanum represents ear. |
| 3. | Heart is usually four-chambered, but three-chambered in crocodiles. |
| 4. | Fertilisation is internal and development is direct. |
| I: | Males bear claspers on pelvic fins. |
| II: | Viviparity is never seen. |
| 1. | Only I is correct |
| 2. | Only II is correct |
| 3. | Both I and II are correct |
| 4. | Both I and II are incorrect |
| I: | The skin of mammals is unique in possessing hair. |
| II: | They are homoiothermous. |
| III: | Different types of teeth are present in the jaw. |
| IV: | External ears or pinnae are absent. |
| V: | The most unique mammalian characteristic is the presence of mammary glands. |
| VI: | Flight has never evolved in any mammal. |
| 1. | 3 | 2. | 4 |
| 3. | 5 | 4. | 6 |
| 1. | Asterias | 2. | Pheretima |
| 3. | Rotifers | 4. | Pinctada |
| I: | Skin is moist and without scales. |
| II: | Eyes have eyelids. |
| III: | A tympanum represents the ear. |
| IV: | Respiration is by gills, lungs and through skin. |
| I | II | III | IV | |
| 1. | T | T | F | F |
| 2. | F | F | F | T |
| 3. | T | F | T | T |
| 4. | T | T | T | T |
| Statement I: | Chondrichthyes lack the capacity to regulate their body temperature. |
| Statement II: | Osteichthyes have the capacity to regulate their body temperature. |
| A | |
| B |
| 1. | A is Medusa and is free-swimming; B is Polyp and is sessile |
| 2. | A is Polyp and is free-swimming; B is Medusa and is sessile |
| 3. | A is Medusa and is sessile; B is Polyp and is free-swimming |
| 4. | A is Medusa and is free-swimming; B is Polyp and is free-swimming |