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Trochophore larva is found in which of the following organisms?

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Important Questions on Animal Diversity- I (Invertebrate Phyla)

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Match the following:

  Mollusc   Class
A) Neopilina I)  Tetrabranchiata
B) Chiton II) Scaphopoda
C) Aplysia III) Monoplacophora
D)  Pulsellum IV) Polyplacophora
    V) Gastropoda

The correct match is 

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Correctly matched set of phylum, class and example is _______
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The triploblastic animals that exhibit asymmetry in adult stage are
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Match the species in Column-I with their respective feature of body organisation in Column-II
  Column-I   Column-II
P Mollusca i Pseudocoelom
Q Annelida ii Radula
R Nematoda iii Radial symmetry
S Echinodermata iv Segmentation

Choose the CORRECT combination.

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Match the following organisms with their respective characteristics:
  Column – I   Column – II
(a) Pila (i) Flame cells
(b) Bombyx (ii) Comb plates
(c) Pleurobrachia (iii) Radula
(d) Taenia (iv) Malpighian tubules

Select the correct option from the following:
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Mark the organisms that belongs to the class Gastropoda.

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Which of the following mollusc is formed by a larva which has torsion?
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Scaphopoda can be recognised by the presence of which of the following characters? 
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Match the following and write the correct choice in space provided:

  Animal   Characteristics
(a) Pila (i) Jointed appendages
(b) Cockroach (ii) Perching
(c) Asterias (iii) Water vascular system
(d) Torpedo (iv) Electric organ
(e) Parrot (v) Presence of shell
(f) Dogfish (vi) Placoid scales
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Statement S: The foot of siphonopoda is modified into 8 or 10 arms. A part of the foot is also modified into a siphon

Reason R : The modification of foot into siphon facilitates to escape from the predators

Which of the following is true?

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How do you identify a Chiton from its external appearance? How many pairs of gills help in the respiration of Chiton?
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In which one of the following, the genus name, its two characters, and its phylum are not correctly matched, whereas the remaining three are correct?

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Among Pelecypoda and Aplacophora, which class represent the primitive molluscs. 
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Study the following statements:
I. Echinoderms having Aristotle's lantern are commonly called sea urchins.
II. Larva of enterocoelomates with stomochord is tornaria.
III. Circulatory system is open type in molluscs having a foot modified into arms around mouth.
IV. Bivalves have radula in their buccal cavity.

Among the above, the correct statements are:

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Which class of Mollusca represent the primitive molluscs. What are their chief features?
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Foot is displaced to the neighbourhood of mouth and divided into arms in
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Cephalopods show several unique or advanced features when compared to the other molluscs. Discuss briefly.