Match the following group of organisms with their respective distinctive characteristics and select the correct option :

Organisms Characteristics
(a) Platyhelminthes (i) Cylindrical body with no segmentation
(b) Echinoderms (ii) Warm blooded animals with direct development
(c) Hemichordates (iii) Bilateral symmetry with incomplete digestive system
(d) Aves (iv) Radial symmetry with indirect development
 
(a) (b) (c) (d)
1. (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
2. (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
3. (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
4. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
Subtopic:  Phylum Ctenophora | Phylum Echinodermata | Phylum Hemichordata | Study of Aves & Mammals |
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Consider the given two statements:
Assertion (A): Hemichordata is a sub-phylum under phylum Chordata.
Reason (R): Notochord of chordates and stomochord of hemichordates are homologous.
 
1. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains (A)
2. Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not correctly explain (A).
3. (A) is True; (R) is False
4. Both (A) and (R) are False
Subtopic:  Phylum Hemichordata | Phylum Chordata |
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Study the Assertion statement followed by the Reason statement given below:
Assertion (A): Hemichordata was earlier considered as a sub-phylum under phylum Chordata but now it is placed as a separate phylum under non-chordata.
Reason (R): Stomochord of hemichordates and notochord of chordates are homologous structures.
 
1. (A) is True but (R) is False.
2. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
3. Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
4. (A) is False but (R) is True.
Subtopic:  Phylum Hemichordata |
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How many of the given statements are true?
 
I. Hemichordates have a rudimentary structure in the collar region called stomochord, a structure similar to notochord.
II. Chordates possess a post anal tail and a closed circulatory system.
III. In Cephalochordata, notochord is present only in larval tail.
IV. In Urochordata, notochord extends from head to tail region and is persistent throughout their life.

1. 1
2.  2
3. 3
4. 4
Subtopic:  Phylum Hemichordata | Phylum Chordata |
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Consider the two statements:
 Assertion (A): Hemichordates are chordates.
Reason (R): Notochord and stomochord are homologous.
 
1. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains (A)
2. Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not correctly explain (A)
3. (A) is True, (R) is False
4. Both (A) and (R) are false
Subtopic:  Phylum Hemichordata |
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