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Plants and Animals

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Which of the following plants live only for one season, often less than a full year?

  1. Biennials

  2. Annuals

  3. Perennials

  4. Shrubs

  5. Herbs


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 Annuals are plants which live for just one season, often less than a full year.

Which of the following is not a characteristic feature of Aves?

  1. Hollow bones

  2. Feathers on body

  3. Four chambered heart

  4. Absence of teeth

  5. Soft and moist skin


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

 Birds have scales and feathers on their body. Amphibians have soft and moist body due to presence of mucus glands in their skin.

Which of the following animals are correctly matched to its adaptation?

  1. Camel - Small eyes

  2. Mudskipper - Lungs for breathing

  3. Birds - Compact bones

  4. Whale - Blow hole on top of its head

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Whale - Blow hole in its head

Which of the following organs help earthworm in respiration?

  1. Lungs

  2. Gills

  3. Trachea

  4. Spiracles

  5. Skin


Correct Option: E

Which of the following adaptation help camel to live in the desert?

  1. The hump stores fat.

  2. The thick patches on the knees allow to run on sand.

  3. The small size of eyes protect them from sand.

  4. The hard and flat hooves help in walking on sand.

  5. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The long lashes protect eyes from sand.

Which of following statements is true?

  1. Nonchordates possess a tubular nerve cord.

  2. Non chordates have a vertebral column.

  3. All vertebrates are chordates.

  4. All chordates are vertebrates.

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Among the chordates, those which develop a vertebral column fall under the category of vertebrates.

Coconut is an excellent example of a water dispensed fruit. Which of the following characteristics of coconut fruit help it to survive a long journey on water? (1) The coconut fruit is big and light. (2) The coconut fruit has a waterproof skin. (3) The coconut fruit has a fibrous husk with numerous air spaces.

  1. 1 only

  2. 3 only

  3. 1 and 3 only

  4. 2 and 3 only

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The coconut fruit has a waterproof skin and it contains fibrous husk with numerous air spaces. This helps it to survive a long journey on water.

Which of the following reptiles has a four chambered heart?

  1. Turtle

  2. Crocodile

  3. King Cobra

  4. Komodo dragon

  5. Lizard


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Crocodile has a four chambered heart similar to birds and homers.

Which of the following is not a vertebrate?

  1. Oryctolagus

  2. Fish

  3. Sparrow

  4. Amphioxus

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D

Which of the following is true about roundworms?

  1. They are non-segmented.

  2. They are found only in the soil.

  3. They are dark coloured.

  4. Roundworms have true body cavity.

  5. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Roundworms are not segmented and should not be confused with the earthworms.

Which of the following is correct?

  1. Platypus lays eggs.

  2. All the organisms that fly are birds.

  3. Whales respire by gills.

  4. Fishes have cartilagenous skeleton only.

  5. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Platypus is the only mammal that lays eggs instead of giving birth to young ones.

Which of the following is a non-poisonous snake?

  1. Viper

  2. Python

  3. Cobra

  4. Krait

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Pythons are not poisonous. They kill by constriction, or by completely swallowing their prey.

Which of the following is not an insect?

  1. Leech

  2. Termite

  3. Mosquito

  4. Ant

  5. Cockroach


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Leech belongs to phylum Annelida

Which of the following statements is NOT correct for algae?

  1. They are usually green in colour.

  2. They are chlorophyll containing microorganisms.

  3. They are autotrophs.

  4. They transport water through xylem vessels.

  5. Excessive growth of algae in a water body leads to eutrophication.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

 Algae are simple microorganisms which do not possess complex tissues like xylem or phloem.

Which of the following is non-poisonous?

  1. Crab

  2. Centipede

  3. Scorpion

  4. Spider

  5. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Crabs are non-poisonous crustaceans.

Which of the following is not a characteristic feature of frog?

  1. Presence of mucus glands in skin

  2. Respiration through skin and lungs

  3. Presence of four chambered heart

  4. Two pairs of legs

  5. Live on both land and water


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Amphibians have three chambered heart.

When tail is cylindrical and ventral scales do not extend the entire width of belly, the snake is

  1. definitely poisonous

  2. can be poisonous or non-poisonous

  3. non-poisonous

  4. Deadly poisonous

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C

Which of the following statements is true for cold-blooded animals?

  1. They live in cold climatic conditions.

  2. Their body temperature is very low.

  3. They cannot regualate their body temperature.

  4. Their blood coagulates at high temperature.

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Cold-blooded animals cannot regulate their body temperature. Some examples include Snakes, Lizards etc.

What is the common character of all vertebrates without any exception?

  1. Body divided into head, trunk and tail

  2. Two pairs of limbs

  3. Exoskeleton

  4. Presence of skull

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

All the vertebrates have skull as a common part in their body structure.

What is common between Kiwi, Penguin and Ostrich?

  1. They are running birds.

  2. They are flightless birds.

  3. They are migratory birds.

  4. They have four toes.

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
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