Which one of the following pairs is mismatched?
1. | Pila globosa - pearl oyster | 2. | Apis indica- honey bee |
3. | Laccifer lacca- lac insect | 4. | Bombyx mori- silkworm |
What is common between parrot, platypus, and kangaroo?
1. Homeothermy
2. Toothless jaws
3. Functional post-anal tail
4. Oviparity
What is true about Nereis, Scorpion, Cockroach, and Silverfish?
1. They all have jointed paired appendages
2. They all possess a dorsal heart
3. None of them is aquatic
4. They all belong to the same phylum
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
Consider the following features:
A: Organ system level of organisation
B: Bilateral symmetry
C: True coelom with segmentation of body
Select the correct option of animal groups that possess all the above characteristics:
1. | Annelida, Mollusca and Chordata |
2. | Annelida, Arthropoda and Chordata |
3. | Annelida, Arthropoda and Mollusca |
4. | Arthropoda, Mollusca and Chordata |
Match the following organism with their respective characteristics:
Column I | Column II | ||
(a) | Pila | (i) | Flame cells |
(b) | Bombyx | (ii) | Comb plates |
(c) | Pleurobrachia | (iii) | Radula |
(d) | Taenia | (iv) | Malpighian tubules |
Select the correct option from the following:
Options: | (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) |
1. | (iii) | (ii) | (iv) | (i) |
2. | (iii) | (ii) | (i) | (iv) |
3. | (iii) | (iv) | (ii) | (i) |
4. | (ii) | (iv) | (iii) | (i) |
1. | Arthropoda - The body is divided into a head, thorax, abdomen and respiration by mouth |
2. | Chordata - Notochord at some stage and separate anal and urinary openings to the outside |
3. | Echinodermata – Pentamerous radial symmetry and mostly internal fertilization |
4. | Mollusca - Normally oviparous and developed through a trochophore or veliger larva |
1. Closed circulatory system
2. Segmentation
3. Pseudocoelom
4. Ventral nerve cord
Which one of the following pair of animals comprises 'jawless fishes'?
1. Lampreys and eels
2. Mackerals and rohu
3. Lampreys and hagfishes
4. Guppies and hagfishes
Which one of the following groups of animals is bilaterally symmetrical and triploblastic?
1. Coelenterates (cnidarians)
2. Ascheminthes (roundworms)
3. Ctenophores
4. Sponges