In Obelia:
a: both polyp and medusa forms exist during its life cycle
b: metagenesis, a sort of alternation of generation, is seen
c: polyps produce medusae sexually and medusae form the polyps sexually
 
1. only a is correct 2. only a and b are correct
3. only c is correct 4. a, b and c are correct

Subtopic:  Phylum Coelenterata |
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In Ctenophora:
a: body bears eight external rows of ciliated comb plates, which help in locomotion.
b: reproduction takes place only by asexual means.
c: digestion is both extracellular and intracellular.
d: sexes are separate.
The correct statements are:
1. a and c only 2. b and d only
3. a, b and c only 4. a, b and d only
Subtopic:  Phylum Ctenophora & Platyhelminthes |
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Members of the Phylum Platyhelminthes differ from animals belonging to Phylum Annelida and Phylum Arthropoda in:
1. having two germ layers instead of three
2. lacking a coelom
3. showing bioluminescence
4. having a complete digestive system
Subtopic:  Phylum Ctenophora & Platyhelminthes |
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Metamerism evolved for the first time in the members of the Phylum:
1. Annelida 2. Platyhelminthes
3. Aschelminthes 4. Chordata
Subtopic:  Phylum Annelida |
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Unlike Arthropods, Annelids:
1. have a true coelom lined by embryonic mesoderm
2. have a closed circulatory system
3. do not reproduce by sexual methods
4. have a complete digestive system
Subtopic:  Phylum Annelida |
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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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