| Animal | Characteristic | Taxon | |
| 1. | Millipede | Ventral nerve cord | Arachnids |
| 2. | Sea Anemone | Triploblastic | Cnidaria |
| 3. | Silverfish | Pectoral and pelvic fins | Chordata |
| 4. | Duckbilled platypus | Oviparous | Mammalian |
Which one of the following statements is totally wrong about the occurrence of a notochord, while the other three are correct?
| 1. | It is present throughout life in Amphioxus |
| 2. | It is present only in larval tails in Ascidians |
| 3. | It is replaced by the vertebral column in an adult frog |
| 4. | It is absent throughout life in humans from the very beginning |
Crocodile and Penguin are similar to Whale and Dogfish in which one of the following features?
| 1. | Lay eggs and guard them till they hatch |
| 2. | Possess bony skeleton |
| 3. | Have gill slits at some stage |
| 4. | Possess a solid single-stranded central nervous system |
In which of the following, the notochord is present in the embryonic stage?
| 1. | All chordates | 2. | Some chordates |
| 3. | Only Vertebrates | 4. | Non-chordates |
In which of the following animal post-anal tail is found:
1. Earthworm
2. Lower invertebrate
3. Scorpion
4. Snake
Which of the following character is not found in all the chordates:
1. Diaphragm
2. Coelom
3. Pharyngeal gill clifts
4. Dorsal nerve cord