Chordates
Chordates: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Chameleon, Ornithorhynchus, Vertebral Column, Salamander, Hippocampus, Phylum Chordata, Catla, Scoliodon, Petromyzon, Class Amphibia, Class Chondrichthyes, Branchiostoma, Cephalochordata, Urochordata and, Agnatha
Important Questions on Chordates

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?






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.


Which of the following are fresh water cartilaginous fishes?
