What is common between parrot, platypus, and kangaroo?
1. Homeothermy
2. Toothless jaws
3. Functional post-anal tail
4. Oviparity
1. | absence of true coelom but the presence of metamerism |
2. | presence of neither true coelom nor metamerism |
3. | presence of true coelom but the absence of metamerism |
4. | presence of true coelom and metamerism (metamerisation) |
Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
Animals | Morphological features | |
A. | Crocodile | 4-chambered heart |
B. | Sea urchin | Parapodia |
C. | Obelia | Metagenesis |
D. | Lemur | Thecodont |
1. A, C, and D
2, B, C, and D
3. Only A and D
4. Only A and B
What is true about Nereis, Scorpion, Cockroach, and Silverfish?
1. They all have jointed paired appendages
2. They all possess a dorsal heart
3. None of them is aquatic
4. They all belong to the same phylum
Which one of the following is a matching set of a phylum and its three examples?
1. Cnidaria- Bonellia, Physalia, Aurelia
2. Platyhelminthes- Planaria, Schistosoma, Enterobius
3. Mollusca- Loligo, Teredo, Octopus
4. Porifera- Spongilla, Euplectella, Pennatula
Which one of the following has an open circulatory system?
1. Pheretima
2. Periplaneta
3. Hirudinaria
4. Octopus
Biradial symmetry and lack of cnidoblasts are the characteristics of:
1. Starfish and sea anemone
2. Ctenoplana and Beroe
3. Aurelia and Paramecium
4. Hydra and starfish
In which one of the following sets of animals do all four give birth to young ones?
1. Lion, bat, whale, ostrich
2. Platypus, penguin, bat, hippopotamus
3. Shrew, bat, cat, kiwi
4. Kangaroo, hedgehog, dolphin, loris
Two common characteristics found in centipedes, cockroaches, and crabs are:
1. compound eyes and anal cerci
2. joined legs and chitinous exoskeleton
3. green gland and tracheae
4. book lungs and antennae
Consider the following features:
A: Organ system level of organisation
B: Bilateral symmetry
C: True coelom with segmentation of body
Select the correct option of animal groups that possess all the above characteristics:
1. | Annelida, Mollusca and Chordata |
2. | Annelida, Arthropoda and Chordata |
3. | Annelida, Arthropoda and Mollusca |
4. | Arthropoda, Mollusca and Chordata |