Infection of Ascaris usually occurs by

(1) drinking water containing egg of Ascaris

(2) eating imperfectly cooked pork

(3) tse-tse fly

(4) mosquito bite

Subtopic:  Phylum Aschelminthes |
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In which one of the following, the genus name, its two characters and its phylum are not correctly matched, whereas the remining three are correct?

Genus Name    Two characters Phylum
1. Pila (i) Body segmented
(ii) Mouth with Radula
Mollusca
2. Asterias (i) Spiny skinned
(ii) Water vascular system
Echinodermata
3. Sycon (i) Pore bearing
(ii) Canal system
Porifera
4. Periplaneta (i) Jointed appendages
(ii) Chitinous exoskeleton
Arthropoda
Subtopic:  Phylum Mollusca |
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What will you look to identify the sex of the following?

1. Male frog – a copulatory pad on the first digit of the hind limb
2. Female cockroach – anal cerci 
3. Male shark – claspers bone on pelvic fins
4. Female Ascaris – sharply curved posterior end
Subtopic:  Comparative study of Cartilagenous & Bony Fishes |
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In which one of the following, the genus name, its two characters and its class/phylum are correctly matched?

Genus Name    Two characters Class/Phylum
1. Salamandra   (i) A tympanum represents ear    Amphibia
  (ii)    Fertilization is external
2. Pteropus (i) Skin possesses hair Mammalia
  (ii) oviparous
3. Aurelia (i) Cnidoblasts Coelenterata
  (ii) Organ level of organization
4. Ascaris (i) Body segmented Annelida
  (ii) Males and Females distinct
Subtopic:  Study of Amphibians |
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One example of animals having a single opening to the outside that serves both as mouth as well as anus is

(1) Octopus

(2) Asterias

(3) Ascidia

(4) Fasciola

Subtopic:  Phylum Ctenophora & Platyhelminthes |
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Which one of the following statements about all the four of Spongilla, leech, dolphin and penguin is correct?

1. Penguin is homeothermic while the remaining three are poikilothermic
2. leech is a fresh water form while all others are marine
3. Spongilla has special collared cells called choanocytes, not found in the remaining three
4. All are bilaterally symmetrical
Subtopic:  Phylum Porifera |
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Which one of the following kinds of animals are triploblastic?

(1) Flat worms

(2) Sponges

(3) Ctenophores

(4) Corals

Subtopic:  Phylum Ctenophora & Platyhelminthes |
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Which one of the following statements about certain given animals is correct?

1. Round worms (Aschelminthes) are pseudocoelomates

2. Molluscs are acoelomates

3. Insects are pseudocoelomates

4. Flat worms (Platyhelminthes) are coelomates

Subtopic:  Phylum Aschelminthes |
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Which one of the following groups of animals is bilaterally symmetrical and triploblastic?

(1) Coelenterates (cnidarians)

(2) Aschelminthes (round worms)

(3) Ctenophores

(4) Sponges

Subtopic:  Phylum Aschelminthes |
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Which one of the following pairs of animal comprises ‘jawless fishes’?

(1) Lampreys and eels

(2) Mackerels and rohu

(3) Lampreys and hag fishes

(4) Guppies and hag fishes

Subtopic:  General Introduction: Vertebrates & Agnatha |
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