Identify the incorrect statement regarding Mollusca:
1. It is the second largest animal Phylum after Phylum Arthropoda.
2. It includes animals that are bilaterally symmetrical, triploblastic, and coelomate.
3. Body is covered with a calcareous shell and is metamerically segmented with a distinct head, muscular foot, and visceral hump.
4. Gills are present in the mantle cavity, a space between the mantle and the hump.

Subtopic:  Phylum Mollusca |
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Which of the following will be correct regarding Echinoderms?
1. They have bilateral symmetry as adults and radial symmetry as larvae.
2. They are triploblastic and coelomates.
3. They possess a well-developed excretory system.
4. They have an incomplete digestive system.
Subtopic:  Phylum Echinodermata |
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Consider the given two statements:
Statement 1: Hemichordates were earlier considered as a sub-phylum under Phylum Chordata but are now placed separately in a phylum under non-Chordata.
Statement 2:  Hemichordates have a rudimentary structure in the collar region called stomochord, a structure homologous to the notochord.
 
1.  Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are correct but Statement 2 does not explain Statement 1.
2.  Statement 1 is correct and Statement 2 is incorrect.
3.  Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are incorrect.
4.  Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are correct and Statement 2 explains Statement 1.
Subtopic:  Phylum Hemichordata |
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In hemichordates:
1. Circulatory system is a closed type
2. Proboscis gland is a digestive gland that secretes a large number of hydrolytic enzymes
3. Respiration takes place through the gills
4. Sexes are not separate, fertilization is internal and development is direct
Subtopic:  Phylum Hemichordata |
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Which of the following features will be seen in chordates but not in non-chordates?
a. A notochord
b. Ventral, solid, and double central nervous system
c. Pharynx perforated by gill slits
d. Ventral heart
e. Terminal anus and a lack of post-anal tail
 
1. a, c, and d only 2. a, b. and e only
3. a and c only 4. b, c, and d only
Subtopic:  Phylum Chordata |
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Consider the given statements:
Statement I: In Urochordata, notochord is present only in larval tail.
Statement II: In Cephalochordata, notochord extends from head to tail region and is persistent throughout their life.
Statement III: Both Urochordates and Cephalochordates are exclusively marine.
Which of the given statements is/ are true?
1. Only Statement I and Statement II
2. Only Statement I and Statement III
3. Only Statement II and Statement III
4. Statement I, Statement II, and Statement III
Subtopic:  Phylum Chordata |
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Consider the two statements:
Statement I: All vertebrates are chordates but all chordates are not vertebrates.
Statement II: Besides the basic chordate features, all vertebrates have at least a three-chambered heart and paired appendages.
 
1. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct but Statement II does not explain Statement I.
2. Statement I is correct and Statement II is incorrect.
3. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
4. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct and Statement II explains Statement I.
Subtopic:  Phylum Chordata |
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The number of correct statements from the given statements, regarding the members of Class Cyclostomata, is:
a. All living members are ectoparasites on some fishes.
b. The body bears 6-15 pairs of gill slits for respiration.
c. They have a sucking and circular mouth without jaws.
d. Their body is devoid of scales and paired fins.
e. Cranium and vertebral column are bony.
f. Circulation is of open type.
1. 3 2. 4
3. 5 4. 6
Subtopic:  General Introduction: Vertebrates & Agnatha |
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Regarding reproduction in Cyclostomes:
I: They are marine but migrate for spawning to fresh water.
II: After spawning, within a few days, they die. 
III: Their larvae, after metamorphosis, return to the ocean.
1. Only II is correct
2. Only I and II are correct
3. Only II and III are correct
4. I, II and III are correct
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Chondrichthyes:
1. are marine animals and have cartilaginous endoskeleton
2. have a mouth located dorsally
3. have teeth that are modified cycloid or ctenoid scales directed backwardly
4. have the capacity to regulate their body temperature
Subtopic:  Comparative study of Cartilagenous & Bony Fishes |
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