Amphioxus is an animal that belongs to Phylum _____.
Important Questions on Diversity in Living Organisms
a) Chondrichthyes have gill slits covered by operculum and Osteichthyes have gill slits without operculum
b) Chondrichthyes have a swim bladder and Osteichthyes do not have a swim bladder
c) Chondrichthyes contain placoid scales and Osteichthyes contain cycloid scales
d) Chondrichthyes contain terminal mouth and Osteichthyes contain ventral mouth
Identify the wrongly matched Scientific and common name:
| Scientific name | Common name |
| a) Bungarus | Krait |
| b) Exocoetus | Flying fish |
| c) Trygon | Electric ray |
| d) Carcharodon | Dogfish shark |
| e) Myxine | Hagfish |
Match the following
| List - I | List - II | ||
| (a) | Each half of the lower jaw is formed by 6 bones | (i) | Aves |
| (b) | Lacrimal and Harderian glands appeared for the first time | (ii) | Reptiles |
| (c) | Presence of only right systemic arch | (iii) | Amphibians |
| (d) | Each half of the lower jaw is made of single bone | (iv) | Mammals |
Which of the key adaptations helped evolutionary success of Reptiles on land?
A Warm-bloodedness
B. Pulmonary respiration and dry scaly skin
C. Internal fertilisation
D. Amniotic & Cleidoic eggs
Name the classes of Tetrapoda that exhibit the following characters:
| Column (A) | Column (B) |
| Acrodont | Thecodont |
| pairs cranial nerves | pairs cranial nerves |
| Cold-blooded | Warm-blooded |
| Amphicoelous vertebrae | Amphiplatyan vertebrae |
Statement (S) : The amphibian blood is composed of erythrocytes, leucocytes and thrombocytes. The thrombocytes help in haemostasis.
Reason (R): The haemostasis regulates the body temperature in poikilotherms.
Which of the following is true?
Match the following
| List - I | List - II | ||
| (a) | Chelonia | (i) | Alligator |
| (b) | Rhynchocephalia | (ii) | Chameleon |
| (c) | Crocodilia | (iii) | Sphenodon |
| (d) | Squamata | (iv) | Testudo |
The correct answer is
Statement I: Sternum appeared for the first time in amphibians.
Statement II: Snakes have pairs of cranial nerves.
The correct option among the following is
Study the following table
| Group | Feature | Example | |
| Cyclostomata | Renal portal system is absent | Branchiostoma | |
| Reptilia | Megalecithal and cleidoic eggs | Tropidonotus | |
| Aves | Corpora quadrigemina | Psittacula | |
| Amphibia | Columella auris in middle ear | Rhacophorus |
Identify the correct combinations
