How many pairs of the biological and common names of animals given below are correctly matched?
   Sycon – Scypha;
   Spongilla - Fresh water sponge;
   Euspongia -
Bath sponge;
   Physalia -Portuguese man-of-war;
   Adamsia -
Sea anemone;
   Pennatula - Sea-fan
1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 5
Subtopic:  Phylum Porifera | Phylum Coelenterata |
 85%
Level 1: 80%+
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Animals in the phylum Porifera are characterised by:
I: Nematocysts for defence
II: Radial symmetry
III: Filter-feeding and porous bodies
IV: Cellular grade of organisation
1. Only I and II
2. Only III and IV
3. Only IV
4. Only II and III
Subtopic:  Phylum Porifera |
 78%
Level 2: 60%+
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Identify the incorrectly matched pair:

Phylum

Characteristic

1.

Porifera

Water vascular system

2.

Ctenophora

Bioluminescence

3.

Mollusca

Radula

4.

Annelida

Closed circulatory system

Subtopic:  Phylum Porifera |
 78%
Level 2: 60%+
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Animals can be categorised on the basis of their symmetry. Which of the following statements are correct?
I: Sponges are mostly asymmetrical.
II: Coelenterates, ctenophores and adult echinoderms have radial symmetry.
III: Annelids and  arthropods exhibit bilateral symmetry.
 
1. Only I and II
2. Only I and III
3. Only II and III
4. I, II and III
Subtopic:  Phylum Porifera | Phylum Coelenterata | Phylum Ctenophora | Phylum Annelida | Phylum Arthropoda | Basis of Classification |
 90%
Level 1: 80%+
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How many of the given statements regarding Kingdom Animalia are true?
I: All members of Animalia are multicellular.
II: All members with triploblastic organisation have bilateral symmetry as adults.
III: Sponges are mostly radially symmetrical.
IV: An undifferentiated layer, mesoglea, is present in between the ectoderm and the endoderm in triplobalstic organisms.
 
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
Subtopic:  Phylum Porifera | Basis of Classification |
 56%
Level 3: 35%-60%
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Choose the correct match showing level of organisation (given in Column-I) with examples of the animal (given in Column-II):
Column-I Column-II
A. Organ level (i) Pheretima
B. Cellular aggregate (ii) Fasciola
C. Tissue level (iii) Spongilla
D. Organ system level (iv) Obelia

1. i-B, ii-C, iii-D, and iv-A
2. i-B, ii-D, iii-C, and iv-A
3. i-D, ii-A, iii-B, and iv-C
4. i-A, ii-D, iii-C, and iv-B
Subtopic:  Phylum Porifera | Phylum Coelenterata | Phylum Ctenophora | Phylum Annelida | Basis of Classification |
 92%
Level 1: 80%+
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