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Diversity in Living Organisms (HBBVS)

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Which of the following mammalian features is incorrect?

  1. They have four-chambered heart.

  2. They have mammary glands.

  3. Skin has hair and oil glands.

  4. They are exclusively viviparous.

  5. NA


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

It is the correct answer. Most mammals are viviparous as they give birth to the young ones, but some lays eggs as well.

Which of the following are warm-blooded animals?

A. Reptiles B. Fish C. Amphibians D. Birds E. Mammals

  1. A, B and C

  2. A, C and E

  3. D and E

  4. B, D and E

  5. NA


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Birds and mammals are warm-blooded animals. They can maintain constant body temperature regardless of the temperature of the environment. Hence, it is the correct answer.

Elephantiasis is a parasitic infection that causes extreme swelling in the arms and legs. It is caused by animals which belong to the phylum

  1. Platyhelminthes

  2. Coelentrates

  3. Annelids

  4. Nematodes

  5. NA


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

It is the correct answer as Elephantiasis is caused by filarial worms, which belong to phylum Nematodes. They are parasitic worms having tissue level of organisation. They are triploblastic animals having bilateral symmetry.

Which of the following animals belongs to phylum Mollusca?

  1. Asterias

  2. Pila

  3. Spongilla

  4. Liver fluke

  5. NA


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

It is the correct answer as Pila belongs to phylum Mollusca. 

Which of the following is not a characteristic of amphibians?

  1. Three-chambered heart

  2. Respiration by gills or lungs

  3. Viviparity

  4. Found in water and on land

  5. NA


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

It is the correct option as they lay eggs. 

Which of the following is a bryophyte?

  1. Marchantia

  2. Spirogyra

  3. Pine

  4. Agaricus

  5. NA


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

 Marchantia is a bryophyte.

Which of the following statements about Monerans is/are correct?

  1. They don't have a defined nucleus or organelles.
  2. The mode of nutrition can be autotrophic or heterotrophic.
  3. The group includes bacteria, cyanobacteria, etc.
  1. Only 1

  2. Only 3

  3. 1 and 2

  4. All of the above

  5. NA


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

It is the correct answer as all the statements are correct. 

Which of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?

  1. Hyla - Amphibia

  2. Bat - Mammal

  3. Draco - Aves

  4. Anabas - Pisces

  5. NA


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

This match is incorrect as Draco, also known as flying lizard, belongs to class Reptilia, and not Aves. 

Which of the following is correct about fungi?

  1. Heterotrophic eukaryotic organisms

  2. Cell walls made up of pectin

  3. Symbiotic relationship with gymnosperms

  4. Holophytic type of nutrition

  5. NA


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Fungi are heterotrophic eukaryotic organisms. 

Which of following conventions about writing scientific names is incorrect?

  1. Name of a genus begins with a capital letter.

  2. Name of a species begins with a small letter.

  3. Scientific name is written in italics when printed.

  4. Scientific name for both genus and species should be in bold when written by hand.

  5. NA


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

It is an incorrect statement.

Which of the following animals does not possess notochord?

  1. Herdmania

  2. Balanoglossus

  3. Hyla

  4. Chiton

  5. NA


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Chiton is a mollusc and does not posses notochord.

Which of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?

  1. Ostrich - Struthio camelus

  2. Seahorse - Hippocampus

  3. Housefly - Musca domestica

  4. Dogfish - Torpedo

  5. NA


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

It is incorrect as the scientific name of dogfish is Scolidon, and not Torpedo

Which of the following animals has a four-chambered heart?

  1. Turtle

  2. Crocodile

  3. Salamander

  4. Labeo

  5. NA


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Reptiles usually have a three-chambered heart, but crocodiles have a four-chambered heart.

Which of the following pairs is incorrect?

  1. Spirogyra - Algae

  2. Marchantia - Bryophyte

  3. Anabaena - Monera

  4. Euglena - Fungi

  5. NA


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

 Euglena does not belong to Fungi. It belongs to Protista. 

Which of the following groups bear seeds inside the fruits?

  1. Bryophytes

  2. Angiosperms

  3. Pteridophytes

  4. None of these

  5. NA


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

It is the correct option as angiosperms bear seeds inside the fruits. 

The animals which show tissue level of organisation belong to which phylum?

  1. Coelentrates

  2. Poriferans

  3. Nematodes

  4. Echinodermata

  5. NA


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Coelentrates have tissue level of organisation and they do not have coelom.

Which of the following features regarding arthropods is incorrect?

  1. Largest group of animals

  2. Blood-filled coelomic cavity

  3. Jointed legs

  4. Closed circulatory system

  5. NA


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

It is incorrect as they have open circulatory system and therefore, blood does not flow in well-defined blood vessels.

Periplaneta is the scientific name of

  1. spider

  2. prawn

  3. scorpion

  4. cockroach

  5. NA


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

It is the correct option as the scientific name of cockroach is Periplaneta.

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