Which one of the following pairs of animal comprises ‘jawless fishes’?

(1) Lampreys and eels

(2) Mackerels and rohu

(3) Lampreys and hag fishes

(4) Guppies and hag fishes

Which one of the following is not a characteristic of phylum-Annelida?

(1) Closed circulatory system

(2) Segmentation

(3) Pseudocoelom

(4) Ventral nerve cord

Which one of the the following phyla is correctly matched with its two general characteristics?

(1) Arthropoda − Body divided into head, thorax and abdomen and respiration by mouth

(2) Chordata − Notochord at early stage only and separate anal and urinary openings to the outside

(3) Echinodermata − Pentamerous radial symmetry and mostly internal fertilization

(4) Mollusca − Normally oviparous and development through a trochophore or veliger larva

Which one of the following pairs is mismatched?

What is common between parrot, platypus and kangaroo?

(1) Homeothermy

(2) Toothless jaws

(3) Functional post-anal tail

(4) Oviparity

Which one of the following is a matching set of a phylum and its three examples?

1. Cnidaria − Bonellia, Physalia, Aurelia

2. Platyhelminthes −  Planaria, Schistosoma, Enterobius

3. Mollusca − Loligo, Teredo, Octopus

4. Porifera − Spongilla, Euplectella, pennatula

A jawless fish, which lays eggs in fresh water and whose ammocoetes larvae after metamorphosis return to the ocean is

(1) Eptatretus

(2) Myxine

(3) Neomyxine

(4) Petromyzon

Metagenesis refers to

1. the presence of different morphic forms

2. alternation of generation between asexual and sexual phases of an organism

3. occurance of a drastic change in form during post embryonic development

4. the presence of a segmented body and parthenogenetic mode of reproduction

Which of the following represent the correct combination without any exception?

Which of the following animals is not viviparous?

1. Flying fox (bat)               

2. Elephant

3. Platypus

4. Whale