Which of the following represents the correct combination without any exception?
Characteristic | Class | |
(a) | Mammary gland; hair on body; pinnae; two pairs of limbs | Mammalia |
(b) | Mouth ventral; gills without operculum; skin with placoid scales; persistent notochord | Chondrichthyes |
(c) | Sucking and circular mouth; jaws absent; integument without scales; paired appendages | Cyclostomata |
(d) | Body covered with feathers; skin moist and glandular; lungs with air sacs; forelimbs from wings | Aves |
1. | (a) | 2. | (b) |
3. | (c) | 4. | (d) |
Match the name of the animal (Column I), with one characteristic (Column II), and the phylum/class (Column III) to which it belongs:
Column I | Column II | Column III | |
1. | Ichthyophis | terrestrial | Reptilia |
2. | Limulus | body covered by chitinous exoskeleton | Pisces |
3. | Adamsia | radially symmetrical | Porifera |
4. | Petromyzon | ectoparasite | Cyclostomata |
Select the Taxon mentioned that represents both marine and freshwater species:
1. Echinoderms
2. Ctenophora
3. Cephalochordata
4. Cnidaria
Planaria possess a high capacity of:
1. metamorphosis
2. regeneration
3. alternation of generation
4. bioluminescence
A marine cartilaginous fish that can produce electric current is:
1. Pristis
2. Torpedo
3. Trygon
4. Scoliodon
One of the representatives of the phylum Arthropoda is:
1. Silverfish
2. Pufferfish
3. Flying fish
4. Cuttlefish
In which one of the following, the genus name, its two characters and its phylum are not correctly matched, whereas the remaining three are correct?
Genus Name | Two Characters | Phylum | ||
1. | Pila | (i) (ii) |
Body segmented Mouth with Radula |
Mollusca |
2. | Asterias | (i) (ii) |
Spiny skinned Water Vascular System |
Echinodermata |
3. | Sycon | (i) (ii) |
Pore bearing Canal system |
Porifera |
4. | Periplaneta | (i) (ii) |
Jointed appendages Chitinous exoskeleton |
Arthropoda |
One example of animals having a single opening to the outside that serves both as mouth as well as the anus is:
1. Octopus
2. Asterias
3. Ascidia
4. Fasciola