Chordates
Chordates: Overview
This topic covers concepts such as Catla, Hippocampus, Salamander, Chameleon, Phylum Chordata, Urochordata, Cephalochordata, Branchiostoma, Vertebrata, Vertebral Column, Agnatha, Class Cyclostomata, and Petromyzon.
Important Questions on Chordates
Reptiles, salamander, lobe fins, frogs. Rearrange them in ascending order of the evolutionary tree.
The normal temperature of human body on the Kelvin scale is
What is true about Nereis, scorpion, cockroach and silver fish?
Gambusia fish has been introduced in lakes and ponds of India to control a deadly disease. It feeds on larva of
Which of the following does not come under the class mammals?
All mammals without any exception are characterized by
Which one of the following animals is correctly matched with its one characteristic and the taxon?
Which one of the following groups of structures/organs have similar function?
Animals belonging to the phylum Chordata are fundamentally characterised by the presence of
The long bones are hollow and connected by air passage. They are characteristic of
Assertion: Birds have one ovary.
Reason: This reduces the body weight for flight.
Assertion: The duck-billed Platypus and the spiny ant-eater both are egg-laying animals, yet they are grouped under mammals.
Reason: Both of them have seven cervical vertebrae and 12 pairs of cranial nerves.
Assertion: Acraniata is a group of organisms which do not have distinct cranium.
Reason: It includes small marine forms.
