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Question 12 Marks
How important is the presence of air bladder in Pisces?
Answer
In case of fishes, of class-Osteichthyes, i.e., Exocoetus (flying, fish), Hippocampus (sea horse), Labeo (rohu) and Clarias (magur), etc., air bladders are present which regulate the buoyancy and help these animals in swimming in deeper layers of water.
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Question 22 Marks
Water vascular system is the characteristic of which group of the following:
  1. Porifera
  2. Ctenophora
  3. Echinodermata
  4. Chordata
Answer
Water vascular system is a characteristic feature of the phylum Echinodermata. It consists of an array of radiating channels, tube feet, and madreporite. The water vascular system helps in locomotion, food capturing, and respiration.
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Question 32 Marks
“All vertebrates are chordates but all chordates are not vertebrates”. Justify the statement.
Answer
The characteristic features of the phylum, Chordata, include the presence of a notochord and paired pharyngeal gill slits. In sub-phylum Vertebrata, the notochord present in embryos gets replaced by a cartilaginous or bony vertebral column in adults. Thus, it can be said that all vertebrates are chordates but all chordates are not vertebrates.
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Question 42 Marks
Male and female cockroaches can be distinguished externally through:
  1. Anal styles in male.
  2. Anal cerci in female.
  3. Anal style and antennae in females.
  4. Both (b) and (c).
Answer
  1. Anal styles in male.
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Question 62 Marks
What is common to whale, seal and shark?
  1. Seasonal migration.
  2. Thick subcutaneous fat.
  3. Convergent evolution.
  4. Homeothermy.
Answer
  1. Convergent evolution.
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Question 82 Marks
Aristotle’s lantern occurs in class:
  1. Echinoidea.
  2. Asteroidea.
  3. Holothuroidea.
  4. Ophiuroidea.
Answer
  1. Echinoidea.
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Question 92 Marks
How many chambers are there in fish heart?
  1. Two
  2. Three
  3. Four
  4. One
Answer
  1. Two
Explanation:
All vertebrates have a muscular chambered heart.
Fishes have a two chambered heart with a single atrium and a ventricle.
In fishes, the heart pumps out deoxygenated blood which is oxygenated by the gills and supplied to the body parts from where deoxygenated blood is returned to the heart (single circulation).
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Question 102 Marks
Crocodile and Penguin are similar to Whale and Dogfish in which one of the following features?
  1. Lay eggs and guard them till they hatch.
  2. Possess bony skeleton.
  3. Have gill slits at some stage.
  4. Possess a solid single stranded central nervous system.
Answer
  1. Have gill slits at some stage.
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Question 112 Marks
Radial symmetry occurs in:
  1. Coelenterata and Platyhelminthes.
  2. Arthropoda and Mollusca.
  3. Coelenterata and Echinodermata.
  4. Porifera and Coelenterata.
Answer
  1. Coelenterata and Echinodermata.
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Question 122 Marks
Animals like bats have/ are:
  1. Efficient respiration. Non-vascular air sacs are connected to lungs to supplement respiration.
  2. Endothermic.
  3. Feathers which are modified reptilian scales.
  4. Hollow skeleton.
Answer
  1. Endothermic.
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Question 132 Marks
Eutherians are characterised by:
  1. Hairy skin.
  2. True placentation.
  3. Ovoviviparity.
  4. Glandular skin.
Answer
  1. True placentation.
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Question 142 Marks
In which of the following animal, post-anal tail is found?
  1. Earthworm.
  2. Lower invertebrate.
  3. Scorpion.
  4. Snake.
Answer
  1. Snake.
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Question 152 Marks
What is correct about Taenia?
  1. Male organs occur in posterior proglottids.
  2. Male organs occur in anterior proglottids.
  3. Female organs occur in anterior proglottids.
  4. Mature proglottids contain both male and female organs
Answer
  1. Mature proglottids contain both male and female organs
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Question 162 Marks
Metamorphosis of insects is regulated through hormone:
  1. Pheromone.
  2. Thyroxine.
  3. Ecdysone.
  4. All of these.
Answer
  1. Ecdysone.
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Question 182 Marks
In Amoeba and Paramecium osmoregulation occurs through:
  1. Pseudopodia.
  2. Contractile vacuole.
  3. General surface.
  4. Nucleus.
Answer
  1. Contractile vacuole.
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Question 202 Marks
Which of the following is an incorrect statement?
  1. There is a common opening for both digestive system and excretory system in Aves.
  2. Forelimbs are modified for flight in Bats.
  3. Bioluminescence is also shown by an insect.
  4. Open digestive system is more advanced than the closed digestive system.
Answer
  1. Forelimbs are modified for flight in Bats.
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Question 222 Marks
The excretory organs of Platyhelminths, are:
  1. Nephridia.
  2. Flame cells.
  3. Nephrons.
  4. Kidneys.
Answer
  1. Flame cells.
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Question 232 Marks
Special character of coelenterates is:
  1. Polymorphism.
  2. Nematocysts.
  3. Flame cells.
  4. Hermaphroditism.
Answer
  1. Nematocysts.
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Question 242 Marks
Coelom derived from blastocoel is known as:
  1. Enterocoelom.
  2. Schizocoelom.
  3. Pseudocoelom.
  4. Haemocoelom.
Answer
  1. Pseudocoelom.
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Question 252 Marks
Assertion: Periplaneta Americana is nocturnal, omnivorous, household pest. Reason: It is because it acts as scavenger.
  1. A is true but R is false.
  2. A is false but R is true.
  3. Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A.
  4. Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A.
Answer
  1. A is true but R is false.
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Question 262 Marks
Radial symmetry is often exhibited by animals having:
  1. One opening of alimentary canal.
  2. Aquatic mode of living.
  3. Benthos/ sedentary.
  4. Ciliary mode of feeding.
Answer
  1. Benthos/ sedentary.
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Question 272 Marks
Which one of the following statements is incorrect?
  1. Mesoglea is present in between ectoderm and endoderm in Obelia.
  2. Exhibits radial symmetry Asterias.
  3. Fasciola is a pseudocoelomate animal.
  4. Taenia is a triploblastic animal.
Answer
  1. Fasciola is a pseudocoelomate animal.
Explanation:
The statement, Fasciola is a pseudocoelomate animals, is incorrect as it does not possess body cavity hence, it is an acoelomate. Mesoglea is an undifferentiated layer and is a characteristic of diploblastic and triploblastic animals present along with ectoderm and endoderm. Symmetry in which the body can be divided into two equal identical halves from any plane passing through the central axis. as shown by Asterias, is called radial symmetry Taenia is a triploblastic animal, it possesses three germinal layers, i.e., ectoderm, endoderm and mesoderm.
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Question 282 Marks
A common characteristic of all vertebrates is:
  1. Presence of skull.
  2. Division of body into head, neck, trunk and tail.
  3. Presence of two pairs of functional appendages.
  4. Body is covered with an exoskeleton.
Answer
  1. Presence of skull.
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Question 292 Marks
Order Rhynchocephalia consists of:
  1. Tuataras.
  2. Lizards and snakes.
  3. Turtles and tortoises.
  4. Crocodiles, alligators, caimans.
Answer
  1. Tuataras.
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Question 302 Marks
Pneumatic bones are expected to be found in:
  1. Pigeon.
  2. House lizard.
  3. Frog’s tadpole.
  4. Flying fish.
Answer
  1. Flying fish.
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Question 322 Marks
What is common in whale, bat and rat?
  1. Absence of neck.
  2. Muscular diaphragm between thorax and abdomen.
  3. Extra-abdominal testes to avoid high temperature of body.
  4. Presence of external ears.
Answer
  1. Muscular diaphragm between thorax and abdomen.
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Question 332 Marks
In hot summer and cold winter, the number of malaria cases as well as Anopheles declines, reappearance of malaria in humid warm conditions is due to:
  1. Surviving malarial parasites in human carriers.
  2. Surviving sporozoites in surviving mosquitoes.
  3. Monkeys.
  4. Mosquito larvae in permanent waters.
Answer
  1. Mosquito larvae in permanent waters.
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Question 342 Marks
Which of the following is a unique characteristic of invertebrates?
  1. Presence of notochord.
  2. Presence of vertebral column.
  3. Presence of brain box.
  4. Presence of jaw.
Answer
  1. Presence of notochord.
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Question 352 Marks
Eye of the molluscan group that resembles vertebrate eye is:
  1. Bivalvia.
  2. Gastropoda.
  3. Pelecypoda.
  4. Cephalopoda.
Answer
  1. Cephalopoda.
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Question 362 Marks
Which one of the following characters is not typical of the class-Mammalia?
  1. Seven cervical vertebrae.
  2. Thecodont dentition.
  3. Ten pairs of cranial nerves.
  4. Alveolar lungs.
Answer
  1. Ten pairs of cranial nerves.
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Question 372 Marks
Photoreceptors of earthworm occur on:
  1. Clitellum.
  2. Many eyes.
  3. Dorsal surface.
  4. Lateral sides.
Answer
  1. Dorsal surface.
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Question 382 Marks
A character found exclusively in mammals, is:
  1. Internal fertilisation.
  2. Muscular diaphragm.
  3. Four-chambered heart.
  4. Homoeothermy.
Answer
  1. Muscular diaphragm.
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Question 402 Marks
Transfer of Taenia to secondary host occurs as:
  1. Oncosphere.
  2. Cysticercus.
  3. Morula.
  4. Egg.
Answer
  1. Oncosphere.
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Question 422 Marks
What is common between ostrich, penguin and kiwi?
  1. Running birds.
  2. Migratory birds.
  3. Flightless birds.
  4. Four toed birds.
Answer
  1. Flightless birds.
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Question 442 Marks
Coelom is a cavity between the body wall and alimentary canal and is lined by:
  1. Ectoderm and endoderm.
  2. Ectoderm and mesoderm.
  3. Endoderm on both sides.
  4. Mesoderm on both sides.
Answer
  1. Mesoderm on both sides.
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Question 452 Marks
What is true about Taenia saginata?
  1. Life history has pig as intermediate host.
  2. There are two large suckers on scolex.
  3. Rostellar hooks are absent.
  4. Rostellum has double circle of hooks.
Answer
  1. Rostellar hooks are absent.
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Question 462 Marks
Pheretima posthuma is highly useful as:
  1. Their burrows make the soil loose.
  2. They make the soil porous, leave their castings and take organic debris in the soil.
  3. They are used as fish meal.
  4. They kill the birds due to biomagnification of chlorinated hydrocarbons.
Answer
  1. They make the soil porous, leave their castings and take organic debris in the soil.
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Question 472 Marks
Which of the following phyla has no freshwater animals?
  1. Chordata
  2. Mollusca
  3. Echinodermata
  4. Arthropoda
Answer
  1. Echinodermata.
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Question 482 Marks
Which of the following animal is cold blooded and has 4 - chambered heart?
  1. Crocodile.
  2. Ornithorhynchus.
  3. Calotes.
  4. None of these.
Answer
  1. Crocodile.
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Question 492 Marks
Which one of following feature is possessed by Crustaceans and not by insects?
  1. Bilateral symmetry.
  2. Two pairs of antenna.
  3. Chitinous exoskeleton.
  4. Paired limbs.
Answer
  1. Two pairs of antenna.
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Question 502 Marks
Classification of Porifera is based on:
  1. Spicules.
  2. Symmetry.
  3. Reproduction.
  4. Branching.
Answer
  1. Spicules.
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Question 512 Marks
Which of the following is not found in birds?
  1. Hindlimb.
  2. Pectoral girdle.
  3. Pelvic girdle.
  4. Forelimb.
Answer
  1. Forelimb.
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Question 522 Marks
Malpighian tubules are:
  1. Excretory organs of insects.
  2. Excretory organs of annelids.
  3. Respiratory organs of insects.
  4. Respiratory organs of annelids.
Answer
  1. Excretory organs of insects.
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Question 532 Marks
What will you look for to identify the sex of the following?
  1. Female Ascaris-Sharply curved posterior end.
  2. Male frog-A copulatory pad on the first digit of the hind limb.
  3. Female cockroach-Anal cerci.
  4. Male shark-Claspers borne on pelvic fins.
Answer
  1. Male shark-Claspers borne on pelvic fins.
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Question 542 Marks
The simplest type of canal system in Porifera is:
  1. Ascon type.
  2. Leucon type.
  3. Sycon type.
  4. Radial type.
Answer
  1. Ascon type.
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Question 552 Marks
Complete the following analogy : Pigeon's milk : Crop : Song.
  1. Syrinx.
  2. Proventriculus.
  3. Trachea.
  4. None of these.
Answer
  1. Syrinx.
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Question 562 Marks
In some animal groups, the body is found divided into compartments with serial repitition of at least some organs. This characteristic feature is called.
  1. Segmentation.
  2. Metamerism.
  3. Metagenesis.
  4. Metamorphosis.
Answer
  1. Metamerism.
Explanation:
Metamerism is true segmentation where external divisions correspond to internal divisions. The body is divided both externally and internally into number of segments (100-120) called metameres. E.g., In earthworm, genital papillae are present in 17lh and 19th segments and nephridipores are scattered all over body surface except first two. Metagenesis is alternation of two life forms in an organism. Metamorphosis is phenomenon of passing through different juvenile stages before attaining adult form. Segmentation is division of- body into different segments and in some organisms, only external divisions are seen as head, thorax and abdomen.
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Question 572 Marks
All birds have:
  1. Internal fertilization, are oviparous and eggs are covered with calcareous shell.
  2. Nests to care their babies.
  3. Feather on their body and can fly.
  4. Oil gland at the base of tail.
Answer
  1. Internal fertilization, are oviparous and eggs are covered with calcareous shell.
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Question 582 Marks
Flight muscles of bird are attached to:
  1. Clavicle.
  2. Keel of sternum.
  3. Scapula.
  4. Coracoid.
Answer
  1. Keel of sternum.
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Question 602 Marks
Which one of the following is oviparous?
  1. Platypus.
  2. Flying fox (Bat).
  3. Elephant.
  4. Whale.
Answer
  1. Platypus.
Explanation:
Platypus is a primitive mammal which shows many characters of their reptilian descent, such as ovaparity, i.e., these lay eggs. Rest all three animals, i.e., flying fox, elephant and whale are viviparous mammals and giving birth to young ones.
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Question 612 Marks
Two common characteristics found in centipede, cockroach and crab, are:
  1. Book lungs and antennae.
  2. Jointed legs and chitinous exoskeleton.
  3. Compound eyes and anal cerci.
  4. Green glands and tracheae.
Answer
  1. Jointed legs and chitinous exoskeleton.
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Question 622 Marks
Closed circulatory system occurs in:
  1. Snail.
  2. Cockroach.
  3. Cuttle fish.
  4. All of these.
Answer
  1. Cuttle fish.
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Question 632 Marks
The excretory structures of flat worms/ Taenia are:
  1. Flame cells.
  2. Protonephridia.
  3. Malpighian tubules.
  4. Green glands.
Answer
  1. Flame cells.
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Question 642 Marks
Which one assists in locomotion?
  1. Trichocysts in Paramecium.
  2. Pedicellariae of starfish.
  3. Clitellum in Pheretima.
  4. Posterior sucker in Hirudinaria.
Answer
  1. Posterior sucker in Hirudinaria.
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Question 652 Marks
Male mosquitoes usually feed on:
  1. Garbage.
  2. Human blood.
  3. Flower sap.
  4. All of the above.
Answer
  1. Flower sap.
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Question 662 Marks
Which type of circulation is used by mammals?
  1. Open type.
  2. Closed type.
  3. Double circulation.
  4. Single circulation.
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Question 672 Marks
Which one of the following in birds, indicates their reptilian ancestry?
  1. Scales on their hind limbs.
  2. Four chambered heart.
  3. Two special chambers crop and gizzard in their digestive tract.
  4. Eggs with a calcareous shell.
Answer
  1. Scales on their hind limbs.
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Question 682 Marks
Which one of the following is a non-poisonous snake?
  1. Cobra.
  2. Viper.
  3. Python.
  4. Krait.
Answer
  1. Python.
Explanation:
Python is a large and non-poisonous snake. It kills its prey by coiling around and crushing and swallowing the prey.
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Question 692 Marks
Which of the following statement is correct?
  1. Platypus lays eggs.
  2. Camels have biconcave RBCs.
  3. Whales respire by gills.
  4. Bats do not fly.
Answer
  1. Platypus lays eggs.
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Question 702 Marks
Choose the correct pair.
  1. Hippocampus – 3-chambered heart.
  2. Rana – 2-chambered heart.
  3. Crocodilus – 4-chambered heart.
  4. Pavo – 3-chambered heart.
Answer
  1. Crocodilus – 4-chambered heart.
Explanation:
Hippocampus (seahorse) belongs to class Osteichthyes. It has 2-chambered heart (one auricle and one ventricle). Rana (frog) belongs to class Amphibia. It has a 3-chambered heart (two auricles and one ventricle). Crocodilus (crocodile) belongs to class reptilia. It is an exception in reptiles. Pavo (peacock) belongs to class aves. It has 4-chambered heart.
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Question 712 Marks
Urecotelic excretion is found in which of the following pairs of animals?
  1. Frogs and Crows.
  2. Lizards and Sparrow.
  3. Chimpanzee and Kangaroo.
  4. Bats and Crows.
Answer
  1. Lizards and Sparrow.
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Question 722 Marks
Birds and mammals share one of the following characteristics as a common feature.
  1. Pigmented skin.
  2. Pneumatic bones.
  3. Viviparity.
  4. Warm blooded.
Answer
  1. Warm blooded.
Explanation:
Both birds and mammals are homoiotherms (warm blooded) i.e., they have ability to maintain constant body temperature inspite of changes in ambient conditions.
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Question 732 Marks
Match the column A with column B.
 
Column I
 
Column II
A.
Porifera
i.
Canal system
B.
Aschelminthes
ii.
Water-vascular system
C.
Annelida
iii.
Muscular pharynx
D.
Arthropoda
iv.
Jointed appendages
E.
Echinodermata
v.
Metameres
choose the correct option.
  1. A-ii, B-iii, C-v, D-iv, E-i
  2. A-ii, B-v, C-iii, D-iv, E-i
  3. A-i, B-iii, C-v, D-iv, E-ii
  4. A-i, B-v, C-iii, D-iv, E-ii
Answer
  1. A-i, B-iii, C-v, D-iv, E-ii
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Question 742 Marks
Sharks, skates, and rays are also called ______ fishes.
  1. Jawless.
  2. Bony.
  3. Cartilaginous.
  4. Freshwater.
Answer
  1. Cartilaginous.
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Question 752 Marks
Animals with metameric segmentation, bilateral symmetry and closed circulatory system belong to phylum:
  1. Annelida.
  2. Arthropoda.
  3. Echinodermata.
  4. Mollusca.
Answer
  1. Annelida.
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Question 762 Marks
Which one of the following characters is not typical of the class Mammalia?
  1. Alveolar lungs.
  2. Thecodont dentition.
  3. Ten pairs of cranial nerves.
  4. None of these.
Answer
  1. Ten pairs of cranial nerves.
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Question 772 Marks
______ are devoid of respiratory, excretory and circulatory organs.
  1. Threadworms.
  2. Sponges.
  3. Tapeworms.
  4. Liver fluke.
Answer
  1. Sponges.
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Question 792 Marks
Which one of the following groups of animals is bilaterally symmetrical and triploblastic?
  1. Coelenterates (Cnidarians).
  2. Ctenophores.
  3. Aschelminthes (round worms).
  4. None of these.
Answer
  1. Aschelminthes (round worms).
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Question 802 Marks
Besides Annelida and Arthropoda, the metamerism is exhibited by:
  1. Cestoda.
  2. Chordata.
  3. Mollusca.
  4. Acanthocephala.
Answer
  1. Chordata.
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Question 812 Marks
The vertebrate animal which is not egg laying is:
  1. Fish
  2. Amphibian
  3. Reptile
  4. Mammal
Answer
  1. Mammal
Explanation:
Mammals do not lay eggs but reproduce and develop the embryo within their body before giving birth.
They are known as viviparous.
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Question 822 Marks
Which one of the following pairs of animals comprises ‘jawless fishes’?
  1. Lampreys and hag fishes.
  2. Guppies and hag fishes.
  3. Lampreys and eels.
  4. Mackerals and Rohu.
Answer
  1. Lampreys and hag fishes.
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Question 832 Marks
In which of the following notochord is present in embryonic stage?
  1. All chordates.
  2. Some chordates.
  3. Vertebrates.
  4. Non-chordates.
Answer
  1. Vertebrates.
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Question 842 Marks
All vertebrates possess:
  1. Renal portal system.
  2. Dorsal, hollow central nervous system.
  3. Four chambered ventral heart.
  4. Pharyngeal gill slits.
Answer
  1. Dorsal, hollow central nervous system.
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Question 852 Marks
Wish bone of birds is formed from:
  1. Pelvic girdle.
  2. Skull.
  3. Hindlimbs.
  4. Pectoral girdle/ clavicles.
Answer
  1. Pectoral girdle/ clavicles.
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Question 862 Marks
Which of the following is an example of an oviparous mammal?
  1. Macropus.
  2. Ornithorhynchus.
  3. Delphiunus.
  4. Felis.
Answer
  1. Ornithorhynchus.
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Question 872 Marks
Closed circulatory system occurs in:
  1. Cockroach.
  2. Tadpole/ fish.
  3. Mosquito.
  4. House fly.
Answer
  1. Tadpole/ fish.
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Question 882 Marks
Which one belongs to Platyhelminthes?
  1. Schistosoma.
  2. Trypansoma.
  3. Plasmodium.
  4. Wuchereria.
Answer
  1. Schistosoma.
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Question 892 Marks
The adults are radially symmetrical but larvae exhibit bilateral symmetry in:
  1. Mollusca.
  2. Echinodermata.
  3. Cephalochordata.
  4. Hemichordata.
Answer
  1. Echinodermata.
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Question 902 Marks
Which one of the following sets of animals belong to a single taxonomic group?
  1. Cuttlefish, Jellyfish, Silverfish, Dogfish, Starfish.
  2. Bat, Pigeon, Butterfly.
  3. Monkey, Chimpanzee, Man.
  4. Silkworm, Tapeworm, Earthworm.
Answer
  1. Monkey, Chimpanzee, Man.
Explanation:
In option 'c' all organisms belong to mammalia. Option 'a' has dogfish and starfish as odd ments out. Option 'b'has animals from three different taxa. Option 'd' also has animals from three different taxa.
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Question 912 Marks
On the basis of which character it can be said that bats do not belong to Aves?
  1. Ability to fly.
  2. Presence of mammary glands.
  3. Both (a) and (b).
  4. None of the above.
Answer
  1. Presence of mammary glands.
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Question 922 Marks
Which one of the following characters is not typical of the class mammalia?
  1. Seven cervical vertebrae.
  2. Thecodont dentition.
  3. Alveolar lungs.
  4. Ten pairs of cranial nerves.
Answer
  1. Ten pairs of cranial nerves.
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Question 932 Marks
Which one of the following groups of animals is correctly matched with its one characteristic feature without even a single exception?
  1. Mammalia : give birth to young ones.
  2. Reptilia : possess 3-chambered heart with one incompletely divided ventricle.
  3. Chordata : possess a mouth provided with an upper and a lower jaw.
  4. Chondrichthyes : possess cartilaginous endoskeleton.
Answer
  1. Chondrichthyes : possess cartilaginous endoskeleton.
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Question 942 Marks
A terrestrial animal must be able to:
  1. Excrete large amounts of water in urine.
  2. Conserve water.
  3. Actively pump salts out through the skin.
  4. Excrete large amounts of salts in urine.
Answer
  1. Conserve water.
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Question 962 Marks
A chordate character is:
  1. Gills.
  2. Spiracles.
  3. Post-anal tail.
  4. Chitinous exoskeleton.
Answer
  1. Post-anal tail.
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Question 972 Marks
Budding is a normal mode of asexual reproduction in:
  1. Starfish and Hydra.
  2. Hydra and sponges.
  3. Tapeworm and Hydra.
  4. Sponge and starfish.
Answer
  1. Hydra and sponges.
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Question 982 Marks
Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
S.no.
Animals
 
Morphological features
(i)
Crocodile
-
4-chambered heart
(ii)
Sea urchin
-
Parapodia
(iii)
Obelia
-
Metagenesis
(iv)
Lemur
-
Thecodont
  1. (i), (iii) and (iv).
  2. (ii), (iii) and (iv).
  3. Only (i) and (iv).
  4. Only (i) and (ii).
Answer
  1. (i), (iii) and (iv).
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Question 992 Marks
Which is the second largest Phylum in the Kingdom Animalia?
  1. Arthropoda.
  2. Echinodermata.
  3. Mollusca bogo.
  4. Mammalia.
Answer
  1. Mollusca bogo.
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Question 1002 Marks
Poison teeth in snakes are called:
  1. Incisors
  2. Canines
  3. Heterodont
  4. Fangs
Answer
  1. Fangs
Explanation:
Fangs are long, pointed, and grooved teeth connected to the venom - producing sac in snakes.
As these are connected to the venom-producing sac, these can inject poison into the enemy, when the snake bites.
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Question 1012 Marks
Water-Vascular system is found in:
  1. Sea-anemone.
  2. Sea-pen.
  3. Sea-cucumber.
  4. Sea-horse.
Answer
  1. Sea-cucumber.
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Question 1022 Marks
Presence of gills in the tadpole of frog indicates that:
  1. Fishes were amphibious in the past.
  2. Fishes evolved from frog like ancestors.
  3. Frogs will have gills in future.
  4. Frogs evolved from gilled ancestors.
Answer
  1. Fishes were amphibious in the past.
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Question 1032 Marks
Which one of these is viviparous?
  1. Turtle
  2. Running birds
  3. Rabbit and whale
  4. Bony fish
Answer
  1. Rabbit and whale
Explanation:
Viviparity means the development of the embryo inside the body of the mother, eventually leading to live birth, as opposed to laying eggs.
Mammals are best examples of viviparity.
Rabbit and whale are mammals, so they show viviparity.
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Question 1042 Marks
What is common between parrot, platypus and kangaroo?
  1. Homeothermy.
  2. Toothless jawsl.
  3. Functional post-anal tail.
  4. Oviparity.
Answer
  1. Homeothermy.
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Question 1052 Marks
Which one of the following phylum is characterized by absence of true coelom?
  1. Annelida.
  2. Mollusca.
  3. Echinodermata.
  4. Nematoda.
Answer
  1. Nematoda.
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Question 1062 Marks
In contrast to Annelida, Platyhelminthes exhibits:
  1. Absence of body cavity.
  2. Presence of pseudocoel.
  3. Radial symmetry.
  4. Bilateral symmetry.
Answer
  1. Absence of body cavity.
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Question 1072 Marks
Which one of the following statements is incorrect?
  1. In cockroaches and prawns excretion of waste material occurs through malpighian tubules.
  2. In ctenophores, locomotion is mediated by comb plates.
  3. In Fasciola, flame cells help in excretion.
  4. Earthworms are hermaphrodites and yet cross fertilization take place among them.
Answer
  1. In cockroaches and prawns excretion of waste material occurs through malpighian tubules.
Explanation:
In cockroaches excretion takes place by Malpighian tubules while in prawns it takes place by green glands.
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Question 1082 Marks
Body cavity is the cavity present between body wall and gut wall. In some animals the body cavity is not lined by mesoderm. Such animals are called.
  1. Acoelomates.
  2. Pseudocoelomates.
  3. Coelomates.
  4. Haemocoelomates.
Answer
  1. Pseudocoelomates.
​​​​​​​Explanation:
Acoelomates are characterised by absence of coelom or body cavity while coelomates are those organisms in which body cavity arises as a cavity in embryonic mesoderm and mesoderm lines the coelom. In pseudocoelomates body cavity is derived from blastocoel of embryo but is not lined with mesoderm.
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Question 1092 Marks
All chordates possess:
  1. Exoskeleton.
  2. Limbs.
  3. Skull.
  4. Axial skeletal rod of notochord.
Answer
  1. Axial skeletal rod of notochord.
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Question 1102 Marks
Give the correct matching of causative agent/ germ and disease:
  1. Anopheles—malaria.
  2. Leishmania—sleeping sickness.
  3. Glossina—kala-azar.
  4. Wuchereria—filariasis.
Answer
  1. Wuchereria—filariasis.
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Question 1112 Marks
Adult Culex and Anopheles can be distinguished with the help of:
  1. Mouth parts/ colour.
  2. Sitting posture.
  3. Antennae/ wings.
  4. Feeding habits.
Answer
  1. Sitting posture.
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Question 1132 Marks
Bull frog of India is:
  1. Rana tigrina.
  2. R. sylvatica.
  3. R. Catesbiana.
  4. R. esculenta.
Answer
  1. Rana tigrina.
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Question 1142 Marks
Osteichthyes belongs to:
  1. Class amphibia.
  2. Super class pisces.
  3. Super class tetrapoda.
  4. Division agnatha.
Answer
  1. Super class pisces.
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Question 1152 Marks
Which one of the following pairs of animals comprises ‘jawless fishes’?
  1. Guppies and hag fishes.
  2. Mackerals and Rohu.
  3. Lampreys and eels.
  4. Lampreys and hag fishes.
Answer
  1. Lampreys and hag fishes.
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Question 1162 Marks
Cartilaginous fishes do not contain:
  1. Fins
  2. Gill cover/ operculum
  3. Scales
  4. Mouth
Answer
  1. Gill cover/ operculum
Explanation:
Cartilaginous fishes have a cartilaginous exoskeleton and belong to class Chondrichthyes.
Example: Sharks.
Their characteristics are:
Broad paired fins and caudal fin.
Gills are not covered by an operculum (gill cover).
Exoskeleton contains placoid scales which are dermal in origin.
Mouth is ventral.
Cartilaginous fishes do not contain gill cover/ operculum.
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Question 1172 Marks
Kidney of adult rabbit is:
  1. Pronephros.
  2. Metanephros.
  3. Mesonephros.
  4. Opisthonephros.
Answer
  1. Metanephros.
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Question 1182 Marks
An insect regarded as greatest mechanical carrier of diseases is:
  1. Pediculus.
  2. Cimex.
  3. Musca.
  4. Xenopsylla.
Answer
  1. Musca.
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Question 1192 Marks
Which of the following is not correct matching of phylum and its three examples?
  1. Arthropoda : Buthus, Lepisma, Leptocorisa.
  2. Aschelminthes : Ancylostoma, Enterobius, Tubifex.
  3. Mollusca : Teredo, Aplysia, Chaetopleura.
  4. None of these.
Answer
  1. Aschelminthes : Ancylostoma, Enterobius, Tubifex.
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Question 1202 Marks
Classification of Porifera is based on:
  1. Branching.
  2. Spicules.
  3. Reproduction.
  4. Symmetry.
Answer
  1. Spicules.
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Question 1232 Marks
Ascaris lumbricoides infection occurs through:
  1. Sole of uncovered feet.
  2. Contaminated cooked measly pork.
  3. Improperly cooked measly pork.
  4. From air through inhalation.
Answer
  1. Contaminated cooked measly pork.
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Question 1242 Marks
What is the name of excretory organ in arthropoda?
  1. Flame cells.
  2. Nephridiano.
  3. Malpighian tubules.
  4. Kidneys.
Answer
  1. Malpighian tubules.
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Question 1252 Marks
Which type of excretion is present in fishes?
  1. Ammonotelic.
  2. Ureotelic.
  3. Urecotelic.
  4. None of these.
Answer
  1. Ammonotelic.
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Question 1272 Marks
Which of the following organisms is having a two-chambered heart?
  1. Frog
  2. Cobra
  3. Shark
  4. Platypus.
Answer
  1. Shark.


  2.  
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Question 1282 Marks
Which one of the following is NOT a characteristic of phylum Annelida?
  1. Ventral nerve cord.
  2. Pseudocoelom.
  3. Segmentation.
  4. Closed circulatory system.
Answer
  1. Pseudocoelom.
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Question 1292 Marks
Which one of the following is NOT a characteristic of phylum Annelida?
  1. Ventral nerve cord.
  2. Closed circulatory system.
  3. Segmentation.
  4. Pseudocoelom.
Answer
  1. Pseudocoelom.
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Question 1302 Marks
Which kind of symmetry occurs in sea anemone?
  1. Bilateral.
  2. Radial.
  3. Asymmetry.
  4. None of these.
Answer
  1. Radial.
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Question 1312 Marks
Which one of the following is not a living fossil?
  1. King crab.
  2. Sphenodon.
  3. Archaeopteryx.
  4. Peripatus.
Answer
  1. Archaeopteryx.
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Question 1322 Marks
Fluke infections are diseases of the _______ in humans.
  1. Blood.
  2. Bile.
  3. Digestive tract.
  4. Lungs.
Answer
  1. Digestive tract.
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Question 1332 Marks
Bladderworm/cysticercus is the larval stage of:
  1. Tapeworm.
  2. Roundworm.
  3. Pinworm.
  4. Liver fluke.
Answer
  1. Tapeworm.
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Question 1362 Marks
Which one of the following animals possesses nerve cells but no nerves?
  1. Hydra.
  2. Tapeworm.
  3. Earthworm.
  4. Frog’s tadpole.
Answer
  1. Hydra.
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Question 1372 Marks
Two chambered heart occurs in:
  1. Crocodiles
  2. Fish
  3. Aves
  4. Amphibians
Answer
  1. Fish
Explanation:
Fishes have two chambered heart - one auricle and one ventricle. Auricle is responsible for taking in blood from body and ventricle pumps out the blood that has entered the heart through gills and give fresh oxygen to the blood.
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Question 1382 Marks
Which of the following is a pseudocoelomate?
  1. Platyhelminthes.
  2. Aschelminthes.
  3. Mollusca.
  4. Hemi-chordates.
Answer
  1. Aschelminthes.
Explanation:
Aschelminthes is a pseudocoelomate.
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Question 1392 Marks
Match the following list of animals with their level of organisation.
 
Division of Labour
 
Animal
 
Column I
 
Column II
A.
Organ level
i.
Pheretima
B.
Cellular aggregate level
ii.
Fasciola
C.
Tissue level
iii.
Spongilla
D.
Organ system level
iv.
Obelia
Choose the correct match showing division of labour with animal example.
  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
Answer
  1. i-D, ii-A, iii-B, and iv-C
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Question 1412 Marks
Given below are types of cells present in some animals. Which of the following cells can differentiate to perform different functions?
  1. Choanocytes.
  2. Interstitial cells.
  3. Gastrodermal cells.
  4. Nematocytes.
Answer
  1. Interstitial cells.
Explanation:
Interstitial cells can differentiate to perform different functions. Choanocytes is the characteristics cells of porifera. Gastrodermal cells and Nematocytes are found in Hydra.
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Question 1422 Marks
Trachea of cockroach and mammal are similar in having:
  1. Paired nature.
  2. Non-collapsible walls.
  3. Ciliated inner lining.
  4. Origin from head.
Answer
  1. Non-collapsible walls.
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Question 1432 Marks
Which one of the following sets of animals share a four chambered heart?
  1. Amphibian, Reptiles, Birds.
  2. Crocodiles, Birds, Mammals.
  3. Crocodiles, Lizards, Turtles.
  4. Lizards, Mammals, Birds.
Answer
  1. Crocodiles, Birds, Mammals.
Explanation:
Amphibians have three-chambered heart, while reptiles have incomplete four-chambered heart (except crocodiles). Crocodiles, birds and mammals have complete, four-chambered heart.
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Question 1442 Marks
Phylum that doesn't have a true coelom is:
  1. Platyhelminthes.
  2. Annelida.
  3. Echinoderms.
  4. Arthropoda.
Answer
  1. Platyhelminthes.
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Question 1452 Marks
In which of the following organisms sexes are not separate?
  1. Ascaris.
  2. Cockroach.
  3. Pheretima.
  4. Pila.
Answer
  1. Pheretima.
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Question 1462 Marks
Which one of the following is an exotic Indian fish?
  1. Catla catla.
  2. Heteropneustes fossilis.
  3. Cyprinus caprio.
  4. Labeo rohita.
Answer
  1. Cyprinus caprio.
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Question 1472 Marks
Which of the following pairs of animals has non glandular skin.
  1. Snake and Frog.
  2. Chameleon and Turtle.
  3. Frog and Pigeon.
  4. Crocodile and Tiger.
Answer
  1. Chameleon and Turtle.
Explanation:
Chameleon and turtle belong to class-Reptilia and possess dry and non-glandular skin with scales, Frog, pigeon and tiger possess modifications in their skin according to adaptations in their respective habitats.
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Question 1482 Marks
Apart from excretion what is another major function of kidneys in mammals?
  1. Reproduction.
  2. Blood filtration.
  3. Separation of waste.
  4. Osmoregulations.
Answer
  1. Osmoregulations.
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Question 1492 Marks
The long bones are hollow and connected by air passage. They are the characteristics of:
  1. Aves.
  2. Mammals.
  3. Reptilia.
  4. Land vertebrates.
Answer
  1. Aves.
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Question 1502 Marks
Given below are the pairs of animals and the phylum to which they belong. Which out of these is not a matching pair and why?
  1. Pila (Apple snail) - Mollusca
  2. Anopheles (Mosquito) - Arthropoda
  3. Pheretima (Earthworm) - Aschelminthes
  4. Taenia (Tapeworm) - Platyhelminthes
Answer
  1. Pheretima (Earthworm) - Aschelminthes.
Expalnation:
Pheretima (earthworm) - Aschelminthes is not a matching pair because Pheretima belongs to phylum Annelida and not to Aschelminthes.
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Question 1512 Marks
Which one occurs in Echinodermata?
  1. Bilateral symmetry.
  2. Radial symmetry.
  3. Porous body.
  4. Soft skin.
Answer
  1. Radial symmetry.
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Question 1522 Marks
Solenocytes and metanephridia are excretory organs of:
  1. Coelenterata and Mollusca.
  2. Platyhelminthes and Annelida.
  3. Aschelminthes and Annelida.
  4. Annelida and Arthropoda.
Answer
  1. Platyhelminthes and Annelida.
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Question 1552 Marks
The clam nervous system is composed of:
  1. Labial palps.
  2. One pair of ganglia.
  3. Two pairs of ganglia.
  4. Three pairs of ganglia.
Answer
  1. Three pairs of ganglia.
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Question 1562 Marks
Gorilla, chimpanzee, monkeys and human belong to the same:
  1. Species.
  2. Genus.
  3. Family.
  4. Order.
Answer
  1. order.
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Question 1582 Marks
The flightless bird Cassowary is found in:
  1. Mauritius.
  2. Australia.
  3. New Zealand.
  4. Indonesia.
Answer
  1. Australia.
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Question 1592 Marks
Fish which can be used in biological control of mosquitoes/ larvicidal fish is:
  1. Eel.
  2. Carp.
  3. Cat fish.
  4. Gambusia.
Answer
  1. Gambusia.
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Question 1602 Marks
Blood of Pheretima is:
  1. Blue with haemocyanin in corpuscles.
  2. Blue with haemocyanin in plasma.
  3. Red with haemoglobin in corpuscles.
  4. Red with haemoglobin in plasma.
Answer
  1. Red with haemoglobin in plasma.
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Question 1612 Marks
A larval stage occurs in the life history of all members of the group:
  1. Frog, lizard and cockroach.
  2. Ascaris, housefly and frog.
  3. Housefly, earthworm and mosquito.
  4. Butterfly, frog and mosquito.
Answer
  1. Butterfly, frog and mosquito.
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Question 1632 Marks
In which one of the following sets of animals do all the four give birth to young ones?
  1. Lion, bat, whale, ostrich.
  2. Platypus, penguin, bat, hippopotamus.
  3. Shrew, bat, cat, kiwi.
  4. Kangaroo, hedgehog, dolphin, loris.
Answer
  1. Kangaroo, hedgehog, dolphin, loris.
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