Questions
Which of the following plants live only for one season, often less than a full year?
- Biennials
- Annuals
- Perennials
- Shrubs
- Herbs
Which of the following is not a characteristic feature of Aves?
- Hollow bones
- Feathers on body
- Four chambered heart
- Absence of teeth
- Soft and moist skin
Which of the following animals are correctly matched to its adaptation?
- Camel - Small eyes
- Mudskipper - Lungs for breathing
- Birds - Compact bones
- Whale - Blow hole on top of its head
- None of these
Which of the following organs help earthworm in respiration?
- Lungs
- Gills
- Trachea
- Spiracles
- Skin
Which of the following adaptation help camel to live in the desert?
- The hump stores fat.
- The thick patches on the knees allow to run on sand.
- The small size of eyes protect them from sand.
- The hard and flat hooves help in walking on sand.
- None of these
Which of following statements is true?
- Nonchordates possess a tubular nerve cord.
- Non chordates have a vertebral column.
- All vertebrates are chordates.
- All chordates are vertebrates.
- None of these
Coconut is an excellent example of a water dispensed fruit.
Which of the following characteristics of coconut fruit help it to survive a long journey on water?
(1) The coconut fruit is big and light.
(2) The coconut fruit has a waterproof skin.
(3) The coconut fruit has a fibrous husk with numerous air spaces.
- 1 only
- 3 only
- 1 and 3 only
- 2 and 3 only
- None of these
Which of the following reptiles has a four chambered heart?
- Turtle
- Crocodile
- King Cobra
- Komodo dragon
- Lizard
Which of the following is not a vertebrate?
- Oryctolagus
- Fish
- Sparrow
- Amphioxus
- None of these
Which of the following is true about roundworms?
- They are non-segmented.
- They are found only in the soil.
- They are dark coloured.
- Roundworms have true body cavity.
- None of these
Which of the following is correct?
- Platypus lays eggs.
- All the organisms that fly are birds.
- Whales respire by gills.
- Fishes have cartilagenous skeleton only.
- None of these
Which of the following is a non-poisonous snake?
- Viper
- Python
- Cobra
- Krait
- None of these
Which of the following is not an insect?
- Leech
- Termite
- Mosquito
- Ant
- Cockroach
Which of the following statements is NOT correct for algae?
- They are usually green in colour.
- They are chlorophyll containing microorganisms.
- They are autotrophs.
- They transport water through xylem vessels.
- Excessive growth of algae in a water body leads to eutrophication.
Which of the following is non-poisonous?
- Crab
- Centipede
- Scorpion
- Spider
- None of these
Which of the following is not a characteristic feature of frog?
- Presence of mucus glands in skin
- Respiration through skin and lungs
- Presence of four chambered heart
- Two pairs of legs
- Live on both land and water
When tail is cylindrical and ventral scales do not extend the entire width of belly, the snake is
- definitely poisonous
- can be poisonous or non-poisonous
- non-poisonous
- Deadly poisonous
- None of these
Which of the following statements is true for cold-blooded animals?
- They live in cold climatic conditions.
- Their body temperature is very low.
- They cannot regualate their body temperature.
- Their blood coagulates at high temperature.
- None of these
What is the common character of all vertebrates without any exception?
- Body divided into head, trunk and tail
- Two pairs of limbs
- Exoskeleton
- Presence of skull
- None of these
What is common between Kiwi, Penguin and Ostrich?
- They are running birds.
- They are flightless birds.
- They are migratory birds.
- They have four toes.
- None of these