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Diversity in Living Organisms (GATE - XL)

Animal Diversity and Classification - GATE Life Sciences Preparation

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is incorrectly matched?

  1. Centrolecithal - Insects
  2. Isolecithal - Mammals
  3. Telolecithal - Reptiles
  4. Isolecithal - Birds
  5. NA
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Even-toed ungulates like deer, camels, pigs, cows, etc. belong to which order of mammalia?

  1. Cetacea
  2. Artiodactyla
  3. Perissodactyla
  4. Lagomorpha
  5. NA
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Select the correct match among the following.

  1. Silverfish - Elasmobranch
  2. Crayfish - Osteichthyes
  3. Cuttlefish - Echinodermata
  4. Jellyfish - Scyphozoa
  5. NA
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following features is/are incorrect with respect to class reptiles?

  1. Cleidoic eggs
  2. Holoblastic cleavage
  3. 12 pairs of cranial nerves
  4. Skull is monocondylic
  5. NA
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following types of scales are found in salmon and carp?

  1. Placoid scales
  2. Ganoid scales
  3. Cycloid scales
  4. No scales
  5. NA
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is/are correctly matched?

  1. Asteroidea - Sea stars - Thick arms
  2. Ophiuroidea - Brittle stars - Absence of arms
  3. Echinoidea - Feather stars - Absence of arms
  4. All of the above
  5. NA
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Classification of Balanoglossus is given below:

Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Hemichordata
Class : Enteropneusta
Family : Harrimaniidae

Which factor of classification is incorrect with respect to classification of Balanoglossus?

  1. Kingdom : Animalia
  2. Phylum : Hemichordata
  3. Class : Enteropneusta
  4. Family : Harrimaniidae
  5. NA
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following types of teeth are found in fishes and amphibians?

  1. Acrodont
  2. Lophodont
  3. Secodont
  4. Selenodont
  5. NA
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is incorrectly matched?

  1. Thysanoptera - Thrips - Piercing sucking type of mouthpart
  2. Coleoptera - Beetles - Chewing type of mouthpart
  3. Diptera - Housefly - Sponging type of mouthpart
  4. Lepidoptera - Butterflies - Sponging type of mouthpart
  5. NA
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the following animals according to their symmetry:

Coelenterates, Annelids, Chordates, Echinoderms, Arthopods

  1. Radial - Chordates and Echinoderms
    Bilateral - Coelenterates, Annelids and Arthropods
  2. Radial - Coelenterates and Echinoderms
    Bilateral - Chordates, Annelids and Arthropods
  3. Radial - Annelids, Arthropods and Echinoderms
    Bilateral - Coelenterates and Chordates
  4. Radial - Annelids, Arthropods and Chordates
    Bilateral - Coelenterates and Echinoderms
  5. NA
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the following:

 
Column - I Column - II
1. Bipinnaria larva P. Mollusca
2. Trochophore larva Q. Echinoderm
3. Amphiblastula larva R. Sponge
  1. 1 - Q, 2 - P, 3 - R
  2. 1 - P, 2 - Q, 3 - R
  3. 1 - Q, 2 - R, 3 - P
  4. 1 - R, 2 - P, 3 - Q
  5. NA
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following are correct statements?

  1. Prawn has 2 pairs of antennae.
  2. Nematocysts are characteristics of Platyhelminthes and Annelids.
  3. Poriferans are exclusively marine.
  4. Centipedes have one pair of legs per body segment.
  1. 1 and 4
  2. 2 and 3
  3. 1 and 3
  4. 2 and 4
  5. NA
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?

  1. Classes of sponges are divided based on type of spicules.
  2. Classes of platyhelminthes are divided upon how their digestive cavities are constructed.
  3. Classes of molluscs are divided based upon the type of foot.
  1. 1 and 2
  2. 2 and 3
  3. 1 and 3
  4. None of these
  5. NA
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following facts about Arthropods are correct?

  1. They have an exoskeleton made up of cuticle, lipids, proteins.
  2. They have a closed circulatory system.
  3. They undergo a transformation known as metamorphosis during their lifecycle.
  4. They account for 2/3rd of all currently known living and fossil organisms.
  5. Trilobitomorpha is an extinct group of arthropods.
  1. 1, 2 and 5
  2. 1, 3 and 5
  3. 1, 4 and 5
  4. 2, 3 and 4
  5. NA
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the following:

 
Column - I Column - II
1. Struthio camelus A. Ostrich
2. Apteryx rowi B. Kiwi
3. Casuarius casuarius C. Cassowary
4. Dromaius novaehollandiae D. Emu
5. Rhea pennata E. Rhea
  1. 1 - B, 2 - A, 3 - C, 4 - D, 5 - E
  2. 1 - A, 2 - B, 3 - C, 4 - D, 5 - E
  3. 1 - A, 2 - B, 3 - D, 4 - C, 5 - E
  4. 1 - D, 2 - B, 3 - C, 4 - A, 5 - E
  5. NA
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