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(1)
Cnidaria is characterized by
[A]
Tissue level of organization
[B]
Nematoblasts
[C]
Coelenteron
[D]
All
(2)
Notochord occurs throughout life and all through the length of the body in
[A]
Cephalochordata
[B]
Hemichordata
[C]
Urochordata
[D]
Vertebrata
(3)
Periplaneta belongs to which phylum?
[A]
Mollusca
[B]
Arthropoda
[C]
Annelida
[D]
Echinodermata
(4)
Which of the following characters is not typical to class Mammalia?
[A]
Alveolar lungs
[B]
Seven cervical vertebrae
[C]
Thecodont dentition
[D]
Ten pairs of cranial nerves
Answer: Ten pairs of cranial nerves
(5)
Radial symmetry is found in
[A]
Coelenterata and Platyhelminthes
[B]
Coelenterata and Echinodermata
[C]
Arthropoda and Mollusca
[D]
Porifera and Coelenterata
Answer: Coelenterata and Echinodermata
(6)
Salamander belongs to the class:
[A]
Aves
[B]
Reptiles
[C]
Pisces
[D]
Amphibian
(7)
Vertebrates and tunicates share
[A]
Jaws adapted for feeding
[B]
A high degree of cephalisation
[C]
A notochord and a dorsal, hollow nerve cord
[D]
The formation of structures from the neural crest
Answer: A notochord and a dorsal, hollow nerve cord
(8)
The water vascular system of echinoderms
[A]
Functions as a circulatory system that distributes nutrients to body cells
[B]
Functions in locomotion, feeding, and gas exchange
[C]
Is bilateral in organization, even through the adult animal is not bilateral symmetrical
[D]
Moves water through the animal body during suspension feeding
Answer: Functions in locomotion, feeding, and gas exchange
(9)
Acoelomates are characterized by
[A]
The absence of brain
[B]
The absence of mesoderm
[C]
A solid body without a cavity surrounding internal organs
[D]
A coelom that is not completely lined with mesoderm
Answer: A solid body without a cavity surrounding internal organs
(10)
Which of the following characteristic is probably most responsible for the great diversification of insects on land?
[A]
Segmentation
[B]
Antennae
[C]
Bilateral symmetry
[D]
Exoskeleton
(11)
Mammals and living birds share all of the following characteristics except
[A]
Endothermy
[B]
Descent from a common amniotic ancestor
[C]
A dorsal, hollow nerve cord
[D]
An archosaur common ancestor
(12)
Most marsupial and all monotreme species today, are found in:
[A]
Australia
[B]
Asia
[C]
Europe
[D]
Central and south America
(13)
Which of the following combination of phylum and description is incorrect?
[A]
Echinodermata-bilateral symmetry as larva, coelom present
[B]
Nematoda-roundworms, pseudocoelomate
[C]
Platyhelminthes- flatworms, gastrovascular cavity, acoelomate
[D]
Calcarea-gastrovascular cavity, coelom present
Answer: Calcarea-gastrovascular cavity, coelom present
(14)
A sponge can be distinguished from other animals by the presence of
[A]
Hollow body
[B]
coelenteron
[C]
choanocytes
[D]
dermal papillae
(15)
Animal of phylum Porifera are characterised by
[A]
Diploblastic organisation
[B]
canal system
[C]
coelom
[D]
coelenteron
(16)
Larva of sponge is known as
[A]
planula larva
[B]
trochophore larva
[C]
glochidium larva
[D]
amphiblastula larva
Answer: amphiblastula larva
(17)
Gemmules are helpful in
[A]
digestion
[B]
sexual reproduction
[C]
Secretion of spicules
[D]
Survival in drought
Answer: Survival in drought
(18)
Most of the sponges are
[A]
solitary
[B]
colonial
[C]
fresh water forms
[D]
cold water inhabitants
(19)
Choanocytes in sponges are present
[A]
on the external body surface
[B]
line the gastric cavity
[C]
in the mesodermal layer
[D]
located between the outer and inner layers
Answer: line the gastric cavity
(20)
Sycon belong to the class
[A]
Calcarea
[B]
porifera
[C]
Desmospongia
[D]
Hexactinellida
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