Consider the following characters:

I. Wish bone furculum

II. Pneumatic bones

III. Feathers

IV. Endothermy

V. Left aortic arch

VI. Four chambered heart

Which of these are unique to birds?

1. I, II and III only

2. I, II, III and IV only

3. I, II, III, IV and V only

4. All

 

Identify the incorrectly matched pair:

Reptiles were very successful on land while amphibians were not. What evolutionary development was primarily responsible for the success of reptiles on land?

1. Scales over skin

2. Thoracic breathing

3. Amniotic egg

4. Strong Jaws

Which of the following is not a feature of Tunicates?

1. Only the larvae have notochord

2. Presence of endostyle

3. Secretion of cellulose sac

4. Larvae are voracious eaters

Consider the following sets of some animals. The set that consists of all animals belonging to the same phylum is:

1. Pinctada, Aplysia, Chaetopleura

2. Dentallium, Pila, Echinus

3. Asterias, Antedon, Ascidia

4. Adamsia, Gorgonia, Pleurobrachia

Identify the option where all the columns are not correctly matched:

Which of the following is not an Echinoderm character?

1. Exclusively marine

2. Radial symmetry in adults

3. Protostome embryonic development

4. Water vascular system

Birds are not characterized by:

1. Forelimbs modified into wings

2. Fully ossified endoskeleton

3. Skin dry without glands except for oil gland

4. Oviparous and external fertilization

Echinoderms are not characterized by:

1. An absence of excretory system

2. Bisexual animals

3. Usually external fertilization

4. Indirect development with free swimming larva

Operculum and an air bladder are present in :

1. Clarias

2. Pristis

3. Trygon

4. Carcohrodon