In metameric segmentation:
Statement I: The body is externally and internally divided into segments.
Statement II: There is a serial repetition of at least some organs.
1. Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct
2. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct
3. Statement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect
4. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is incorrect
Subtopic:  Basis of Classification:I |
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In metamerism, there is serial repetition of unit subdivisions of:

I. Ectoderm products
II. Mesoderm products
III. Endoderm products
 
1. Only II 2. Only I and II
3. Only II and III 4. I, II and III
Subtopic:  Basis of Classification |
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Match each item in Column I with one in Column II and choose the correct option from the codes given below:
Column I Column II
A. Porifera P Metagenesis
B. Cnidaria Q Flame cells
C. Ctenophora R Comb Plates
D. Platyhelminthes S Choanocyte
 
A B C D
1. Q S P
2. P R Q
3. S Q R
4. R P S
Subtopic:  Phylum Porifera | Phylum Coelenterata | Phylum Ctenophora |
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Parazoa is a taxon at the base of the phylogenetic tree of the animal kingdom and includes the most primitive forms, characterized by not having proper tissues. The phylum/phyla included in this taxon will be:

I. Porifera II. Cnidaria III. Ctenophora
 
1. Only I 2. Only II and III
3. Only I and II 4. I, II and III
Subtopic:  Phylum Porifera | Basis of Classification |
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Identify the option where all the given animals belong to the same Phylum?
1. Portuguese man-of-war, Sea anemone, Sea-pen and Sea-fan
2. Scypha, Fresh water sponge, Bath sponge and Brain Coral
3. Roundworm, Filaria worm, Hookworm and Tapeworm
4. King crab, Mosquito, Silkworm and Blood sucking leech
Subtopic:  Phylum Coelenterata |
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Match the following organism with their respective characteristics:

(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:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
1. (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
2. (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
3. (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
4. (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
Subtopic:  Phylum Ctenophora | Phylum Arthropoda | Phylum Mollusca |
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Match the following diseases with the causative organism and select the correct option.

Column-I Column-II
(a) Gregarious, polyphagous pest (i) Asterias
(b) Adult with radial symmetry and larva with bilateral symmetry (ii) Scorpion
(c) Book lungs (iii) Ctenoplana
(d) Bioluminescence (iv) Locusta
 
(a) (b) (c) (d)
1. (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
2. (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
3. (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
4. (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
Subtopic:  Phylum Ctenophora | Phylum Arthropoda |
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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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Identify the correct statements regarding the members of Phylum Aschelminthes:
I. Their body is circular in cross-section
II. Alimentary canal is complete
III. Males, are often, longer than females

1. Only II 2. Only I and II
3. Only II and III 4. Only III
Subtopic:  Phylum Aschelminthes |
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Which of the following is not a feature of animals belonging to Phylum Annelida?
1. Metameric segmentation
2. An open circulatory system
3. Nephridia for osmoregulation and excretion
4. Bilateral symmetry
Subtopic:  Phylum Annelida |
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