Consider the given two statements: 
Assertion (A): Echinoderms are exclusively marine animals. 
Reason (R): Echinoderms have a water vascular system that functions in locomotion, feeding, and respiration.
 
1. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
2. Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
3. (A) is True but (R) is False. 
4. (A) is False but (R) is True.

Subtopic:  Phylum Echinodermata |
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Consider the given two statements:
Assertion (A): Cnidarians have a body plan based on a gastrovascular cavity.
Reason (R): Cnidarians are diploblastic animals.
 
1. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
2. Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is True but (R) is False.
4. (A) is False but (R) is True.
Subtopic:  Phylum Coelenterata |
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Consider the given two statements:
Assertion (A): The swim bladder is an essential organ for bony fishes.
Reason (R): It allows them to maintain buoyancy without expending energy.
 
1. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is True but (R) is False.
4. (A) is False but (R) is True.
Subtopic:  Comparative study of Cartilagenous & Bony Fishes | Class Osteichthyes |
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Insects belong to the phylum Arthropoda. Their exoskeleton is primarily composed of:
1. Calcium carbonate
2. Chitin
3. Silica
4. Keratin
Subtopic:  Phylum Arthropoda |
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Which of the following characteristics is used as a basis for the classification of animals into different phyla? 
1. Presence of feathers 
2. Mode of reproduction 
3. Type of respiratory system 
4. Body plan and symmetry
Subtopic:  Basis of Classification |
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Which of the following statements is incorrect about the phylum Arthropoda?
1. Arthropods have an open circulatory system. 
2. Arthropods exhibit bilateral symmetry. 
3. All arthropods possess jointed appendages. 
4. Arthropods possess a segmented body plan with a pseudocoelom.
Subtopic:  Phylum Arthropoda |
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Match each item in column I with one in column II and select the correct match from the codes given below 
Column I Column II
A. Sycon P. Scypha
B. Spongilla Q. Fresh water sponge 
C. Euspongia R. Both sponge 

Codes 
A B C
1. P Q R
2. R Q P
3. P R Q
4. Q P R
Subtopic:  Phylum Porifera |
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Pleurobrachia and Ctenoplana belong to: 
1. Porifera 
2. Cnidaria 
3. Ctenophora 
4. Platyhelminthes
Subtopic:  Phylum Ctenophora |
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Fasciola is
1. a nematode 
2. liver fluke 
3. blood sucking leech 
4. a model organism to study genetics
Subtopic:  Phylum Platyhelminthes |
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In roundworms: 
Statement I: Males are diploblastic; females are triploblastic 
Statement II: Generally, males are longer than females
 
1. Statement I is correct and Statement II is incorrect
2. Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is correct
3. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
4. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
Subtopic:  Phylum Aschelminthes |
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