Notochord is a:

1. endodermally derived rod-like structure formed on the dorsal side during embryonic development in some animals.
2. endodermally derived rod-like structure formed on the ventral side during embryonic development in some animals.
3. mesodermally derived rod-like structure formed on the dorsal side during embryonic development in some animals.
4. mesodermally derived rod-like structure formed on the ventral side during embryonic development in some animals.

Subtopic:  Phylum Chordata |
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What would not be true for cyclostomes?

1. All are endoparasites on some fishes.
2. They have aa circular mouth without jaw.
3. Body is devoid of scales and paired fins.
4. Circulation is of closed type.
Subtopic:  Phylum Chordata |
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Homoiothermy and a four chambered muscular heart is seen in:
I: Mammals
II: Crocodiles
III: Birds
1. Only I and II
2. Only I and III
3. Only II and III
4. I, II and III

Subtopic:  Study of Aves & Mammals |
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A ‘sea-horse’ is a:
1. marine bony fish
2. fresh water bony fish
3. cartilaginous fish
4. cyclostome
Subtopic:  Comparative study of Cartilagenous & Bony Fishes |
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All chordates have:
1. scales covering their skin
2. jaws
3. notochord
4. vertebral column
Subtopic:  Phylum Chordata |
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The members of which of the following animal phyla are not exclusively marine?
1. Porifera
2. Ctenophora
3. Echinodermata
4. Hemichordata
Subtopic:  Phylum Porifera |
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Unlike roundworms, flatworms:
1. are triploblastic
2. exhibit bilateral symmetry
3. do not have a coelom
4. reproduce only by sexual methods

Subtopic:  Phylum Ctenophora & Platyhelminthes | Basis of Classification |
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The human liver fluke:
1. is a cestode and requires two intermediate hosts – a cow and a pig
2. is a trematode and requires two intermediate hosts – a chicken and a fish
3. is a nematode and requires two intermediate hosts – a fish and a pig
4. is a trematode and requires two intermediate hosts – a snail and a fish
Subtopic:  Phylum Ctenophora & Platyhelminthes |
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Regarding birds, the number of correct statements from the statements given will be:

I: The forelimbs are modified into wings.
II: Flightless birds do not have feathers.
III: Skin is dry without glands except the oil gland at the base of the tail.
IV: Endoskeleton is fully ossified (bony) and the long bones are hollow with air cavities (pneumatic).
V: The hind limbs generally have scales.

1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 5

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Which of the following statements are NOT true for the phylum-Chordata?
a. In Urochordata, notochord extends from head to tail and is present throughout their life
b. In Cephalochordata, notochord is present only in larval tail
c. Central nervous system is dorsal and hollow
d. Anus is terminal
e.  Heart, if present, is ventral 

1. Only (c) and (d)
2. Only (a) and (b)
3. Only (b) and (e)
4. Only (c) and (e)
Subtopic:  Phylum Chordata |
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