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Match the following columns and select the correct option : Column-I Column-II (a) Aptenodytes (i) Flying fox (b) Pteropus (ii) Angel fish (c) Pterophyllum (iii) Lamprey (d) Petromyzon (iv) Penguin (1) (a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(iii) (2) (a)-(iii), (...

Which of the following options does correctly represent the characteristic features of phylum Annelida? (1) Diploblastic, mostly marine and radially symmetrical. (2) Triploblastic, unsegmented body and bilaterally symmetrical. (3) Triploblastic, segmented ...

All vertebrates are chordates but all chordates are not vertebrates, why? (1) All chordates possess notochord throughout their life. (2) Notochord is replaced by vertebral column in adult of some chordates (3) Ventral hollow nerve cord remains throughout ...

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 ...

Bilaterally symmetrical and is acoelomate animals are exemplified by : (1) Ctenophora (2) Platyhelminthes (3) Aschelminthes (4) Annelida

Metagenesis refers to (a) occurrence of a drastic change in form dur­ing post­embryonic development (b) presence of a segmented body and parthe­nogenetic mode of reproduction (c) presence of different morphic forms (d) alternation of generation between ...

Body having meshwork of cells, internal cavities lined with food filtering flagellated cells and indirect development are the characteristics of Phylum (a) Mollusca (b) Protozoa (c) Coelenterata (d) Porifera.

Which of the following features is not present in the Phylum Arthropoda? (a) Parapodia (b) Jointed appendages (c) Chitinous exoskeleton (d) Metameric segmentation

Which of the following characteristic features always holds true for the corresponding group of animals? (a) Possess a mouth with an upper and a lower jaw Chordata (b) 3-chambered heart with one incompletely divided ventricle Reptilia (c) Cartilaginous ...

Which one of the following characteristics is not shared by birds and mammals? (a) Viviparity (b) Warm blooded nature (c) Ossified endoskeleton (d) Breathing using lungs

Choose the correct statement. (a) All mammals are viviparous. (b) All cyclostomes do not possess jaws and paired fins. (c) All reptiles have a three­chambered heart. (d) All pisces have gills covered by an operculum.

In case of poriferans, the spongocoel is lined with flagellated cells called (a) oscula (b) choanocytes (c) mesenchymal cells (d) ostia.

Which of the following represents order of ‘Horse’? (a) Perissodactyla (b) Caballus (c) Ferus (d) Equidae

Which among these is the correct combination of aquatic mammals? (a) Dolphins, Seals, Trygon (b) Whales, Dolphins, Seals (c) Trygon, Whales, Seals (d) Seals, Dolphins, Sharks

Important characteristic that hemichordates share with chordates is (a) ventral tubular nerve cord (b) pharynx with gill slits (c) pharynx without gill slits (d) absence of notochord.