The figure shows four animals (a), (b), (c) and (d). Select the correct answer with respect to a common characteristic of two of these animals:

(a) (b)
(c) (d)

1. (c) and (d) have a true coelom
2. (a) and (d) respire mainly through body wall
3. (b) and (c) show radial symmetry
4. (a) and (b) have cnidoblasts for self-defence

Subtopic:  Phylum Coelenterata | Phylum Ctenophora & Platyhelminthes | Phylum Arthropoda | Phylum Mollusca |
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AIPMT - 2011
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Match the following
 

List-I List-II
(a) Physalia i. Pearl oyster
(b) Limulus ii. Portuguese Man of War
(c) Ancylostoma iii. Living fossil
(d) Pinctada iv. Hookworm


Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options: (a) (b) (c) (d)
1. ii iii iv i
2. i iv iii ii
3. ii iii i iv
4. iv i iii ii
Subtopic:  Phylum Coelenterata | Phylum Aschelminthes | Phylum Arthropoda | Phylum Mollusca |
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NEET - 2021
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Match List I with List II:
List I List II
A. Pleurobrachia I. Mollusca
B.  Radula  II. Ctenophora
C.  Stomochord III. Osteichthyes
D. Air bladder IV. Hemichordata

Choose the correct answer from the options given below: 
1. A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III
2. A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III
3. A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I
4. A-IV, B-II, C-III, D-I
Subtopic:  Phylum Ctenophora & Platyhelminthes | Phylum Mollusca | Phylum Hemichordata | Phylum Chordata |
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NEET - 2024
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Match the following genera with their respective phylum :

Column I Column II
(a) Ophiura  (i) Mollusca
(b) Physalia  (ii) Platyhelminthes
(c) Pinctada  (iii) Echinodermata
(d) Planaria (iv) Coelenterata

Select the correct option :
Options: (a) (b) (c) (d)
1. iv i iii ii
2. iii iv i ii
3. i iii iv ii
4. iii iv ii i

Subtopic:  Phylum Coelenterata | Phylum Ctenophora & Platyhelminthes | Phylum Mollusca | Phylum Echinodermata |
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NEET - 2019
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Which one of the following phyla is correctly matched with its two general characteristics?
1. Arthropoda - The body is divided into a head, thorax, abdomen and respiration by mouth
2. Chordata - Notochord at some stage and separate anal and urinary openings to the outside
3. Echinodermata – Pentamerous radial symmetry and mostly internal fertilization
4. Mollusca - Normally oviparous and developed through a trochophore or veliger larva
Subtopic:  Phylum Arthropoda | Phylum Mollusca |
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AIPMT - 2008
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Match the following organism with their respective characteristics:

Column I Column II
(a) Pila  (i) Flame cells
(b) Bombyx (ii) Comb plates
(c) Pleurobrachia (iii) Radula
(d) Taenia  (iv) Malpighian tubules

Select the correct option from the following:

Options: (a) (b) (c) (d)
1.  (iii)   (ii)  (iv)  (i)
2.  (iii)   (ii)     (i)     (iv) 
3.  (iii)   (iv)   (ii)    (i)
4.  (ii)   (iv)  (iii)    (i)
Subtopic:  Phylum Ctenophora & Platyhelminthes | Phylum Arthropoda | Phylum Mollusca |
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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 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
Subtopic:  Phylum Mollusca |
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AIPMT - 2012
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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

Subtopic:  Phylum Mollusca |
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AIPMT - 2006
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Which one of the following pairs is mismatched?

1. Pila globosa - pearl oyster 2. Apis indica- honey bee
3. Laccifer lacca- lac insect 4. Bombyx mori- silkworm
Subtopic:  Phylum Arthropoda | Phylum Mollusca |
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AIPMT - 2007
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