The largest and the second largest phylum of the animal kingdom are

1. Arthropoda and Echinodermata

2. Echinodermata and Mollusca

3. Mollusca and vertebrata

4. Arthropoda and Mollusca

Subtopic:  Phylum Arthropoda | Phylum Mollusca |
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Level 1: 80%+
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Find out the correct match from the following table:-

Column-I Column-II Column-III
(i) Radula Rasping organ Pila
(ii) Hooks and suckers Taenia Annelida
(iii) Tube feet Asterias; Dentalium Echinodermata
(iv) Comb plates Pleurobrachia; Aurelia Ctenophora

1. (i) only 
2. (i) and (ii)
3. (iii) only
4. (ii) and (iii)

Subtopic:  Phylum Coelenterata | Phylum Ctenophora | Phylum Mollusca | Phylum Echinodermata |
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Presence of radula and feather like gills are the characteristic features of

1. Pila

2. Delphinus

3. Pavo

4. Rattus

Subtopic:  Phylum Mollusca |
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Consider the following sets of some animals. The set that consists of all animals belonging to the same phylum is:

1. Pinctada, Aplysia, Chaetopleura

2. Dentallium, Pila, Echinus

3. Asterias, Antedon, Ascidia

4. Adamsia, Gorgonia, Pleurobrachia

Subtopic:  Phylum Mollusca |
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Level 2: 60%+
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Match each item in Column I with one item in Column Il and chose your answer from the codes given below:

Column I       Column II
(animal)        
(phylum)
I. Loligo       1. 
Mollusca
II. Ophiura   2. Echinodermata
III. Beroe     3. Cnidaria
IV. Adamsia  4. Ctenophora

Codes:

  I II III IV

1. 1 2 3 4

2. 2 1 4 3

3. 2 1 3 4

4. 1 2 4 3

Subtopic:  Phylum Coelenterata | Phylum Ctenophora | Phylum Mollusca | Phylum Echinodermata |
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In which one of the following, the genus name, its two characters and its phylum are not correctly matched, whereas the remining three are correct?

Genus Name    Two characters Phylum
1. Pila (i) Body segmented
(ii) Mouth with Radula
Mollusca
2. Asterias (i) Spiny skinned
(ii) Water vascular system
Echinodermata
3. Sycon (i) Pore bearing
(ii) Canal system
Porifera
4. Periplaneta (i) Jointed appendages
(ii) Chitinous exoskeleton
Arthropoda
Subtopic:  Phylum Mollusca |
 66%
Level 2: 60%+
NEET - 2012
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Which one of the following pairs is mismatched?

(1)

Pila globosa

pearl

(2)

Apis indica

honey

(3)

Kenia lacca

lac

(4)

Bombyx mori

silk

Subtopic:  Phylum Arthropoda | Phylum Mollusca |
 70%
Level 2: 60%+
NEET - 2007
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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, Sepia, Octopus
4. Porifera − Spongilla, Euplectella, pennatula

Subtopic:  Phylum Mollusca |
 61%
Level 2: 60%+
NEET - 2006
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Which of the following is called pearl oyster?

1. Dentalium

2. Pinctada

3. Pila

4. Aplysia

Subtopic:  Phylum Mollusca |
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Level 1: 80%+
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Select the group of animals belonging to different phyla?

1. Hirudinaria, Limulus, Laccifer.
2. Nereis, Dentalium, Aplysia.
3. Pheretima, Chaetopleura, Ophiura.
4. Cucumaria, Antedon, Loligo.
Subtopic:  Phylum Annelida | Phylum Mollusca | Phylum Echinodermata |
 57%
Level 3: 35%-60%
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