Types of Movement in Animals

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Types of Movement in Animals: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Flagellar Movement, Ciliary Movements, Muscular Movements, Types of Movements in Organisms, Movements in Invertebrates, and Movements in Land Vertebrates.

Important Questions on Types of Movement in Animals

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Which of the following statements regarding cilia is not correct?

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In the aquatic species of frog, the webbing on the feet aids in _____.

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Most frogs move by_____. 

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Tail fin of a fish is also known as _____ fin.

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Write the types of fins of fish.

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What are the organs of locomotion in fish?

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Fore limbs of birds are modified into _____ for flying.

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How many types of locomotion do birds have?

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What are the types of bipedal movements?

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Humans show _____ locomotion.

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Write the types of locomotion found in snakes?

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In spiders, some chitinous plates of exoskeleton are modified into _____legs.

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Describe the mechanism of movement in an earthworm.

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Snail is a molluscan which exhibits _____ locomotion. 

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What is the movement of vertebrate?

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Which type of locomotion are found in Hydra?

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The transitional tetrapods as having an “L-shaped” humerus that provided some functional benefit for moving on land.

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One single character that helped vertebrates in colonising the land was evolution of AMNIOTIC EGG by early reptilians.

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_____ powerful respiratory system and locomotion and an evolved nervous system gave vertebrates the ability to colonise land.

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Emergent aquatic vertebrates may be unable to produce effective overland movement because _____.