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Which of the following organisms has a well developed water vascular system?

  1. Jellyfish

  2. Dogfish

  3. Stingray

  4. Starfish

  5. Spongilla


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Starfish belongs to the phylum Echinodermata, which has a water vascular system for locomotion, transportation of food and respiration.

Which of the following statements regarding Aschelminthes is/are correct?

  1. They possess pseudocoelom.

  2. They have a muscular pharynx.

  3. They have a well-developed nervous system.

  4. Both (1) and (2)

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Both the statements are correct. Option 4 is correct.

Which of the following phylums exhibit(s) true metamerism?

  1. Annelida

  2. Platyhelminthes

  3. Arthropoda

  4. Only 1 and 3

  5. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

True metamerism is found in annelids and arthropods.

Proboscis gland is an excretory organ of_________.

  1. branchiostoma

  2. pheretima

  3. balanoglossus

  4. cucumaria

  5. fasciola


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Balanoglossus belongs to phylum Hemichordata, which has an excretory organ known as proboscis gland.

Which of the following has an oil gland present at the base of the tail?

  1. Class Pisces

  2. Class Aves

  3. Class Amphibia

  4. Both 1 and 2

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Aves or birds have an oil gland at the base of the tail.

The canal system is a characteristic feature of

  1. echinoderms

  2. sponges

  3. coelenterates

  4. mollusks

  5. fish


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

All the cavities in a sponge's body are intercommunicating and are collectively referred to as the canal system. Thus, the canal system helps the sponge in nutrition, respiration and excretion.

Which is the structure used by the molluscs for feeding?

  1. Buccal cavity

  2. Radula

  3. Trocophore

  4. Planula

  5. Odontophore


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A flexible tongue-like organ in certain mollusks, having rows of horny teeth on the surface, used for rasping food

The canals of the sponges are lined by flagellated cells known as _________.

  1. pinacocytes

  2. porocytes

  3. choanocytes

  4. ostia

  5. osteocytes


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Choanocytes are flagellated cells lining the body cavity of a sponge.

Hemocoelic body cavity is a characteristic of _____________.

  1. ascaris

  2. leech

  3. scorpion

  4. nereis

  5. liver fluke


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Hemocoelic or blood-filled body cavity is a characteristic of arthropods, e.g. scorpion.

Bioluminescence is a characterstic feature of ____________.

  1. phylum arthropoda

  2. phylum echinodermata

  3. phylum ctenophora

  4. phylum mollusca

  5. phylum porifera


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Bioluminescence is a characterstic feature of phylum ctenophora.

Which kingdom organisms exhibit two body forms?

  1. Cnidaria

  2. Platyhelminthes

  3. Mollusca

  4. Echinodermata

  5. Arthropoda


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Polyp and medusa - names for the two body forms, one non motile and one typically free swimming, found in the aquatic invertebrate phylum cnidaria.

Which part is used by the tapeworm, for attachment to the host?

  1. Osculum

  2. Proboscis

  3. Scolex

  4. Tube feet

  5. Proglottids


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Scolex is the frontal segment of a tapeworm, having suckers or hooks for attaching to the host.

Flatworms have light-sensitive organs known as

  1. ocelli

  2. rheoreceptors

  3. auricles

  4. statocysts

  5. reticulocytes


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In some flatworms, the process of cephalisation includes the development in the head region of light-sensitive organs called ocelli or eye spots. For example, planaria.

The excretory organs of arthropods are called__________.

  1. nephridia

  2. flame cells

  3. malpighian tubules

  4. cnidocytes

  5. proboscis


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Malpighian tubules or green glands are the excretory organs of arhropods.

Identify the bony fish among the following.

  1. Dog fish

  2. Stingray

  3. White shark

  4. Sea horse

  5. Saw fish


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Sea horse or hippocampus is a bony fish.

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