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Aquatic and Marine Biology

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This hub covers key concepts in aquatic and marine biology, including fish anatomy, marine animal behavior, and commercial fisheries. These topics are essential for general science sections in various competitive exams. Use these resources to test your knowledge of diverse aquatic ecosystems.

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Aquatic and Marine Biology Questions

Multiple choice
  1. Aves

  2. Pisces

  3. Amphibians

  4. Mammals

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Amphibians - ‘Amphi' means 'both' and 'bios' means life. Animals that spend some time on land must breed (mate and produce young ones) and develop into an adult under water. Amphibians possess both lungs and gills for respiration. For example, frogs, toads and salamanders. Therefore, they can live both on land and in water. 

Multiple choice
  1. Seahorse

  2. Lizard

  3. Turtle

  4. Pigeon

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

There are many kinds of fish, some with skeletons made entirely of cartilage, such as sharks, and some with a skeleton made of both bone and cartilage, such as tuna or rohu.

Multiple choice
  1. Hyla: Tree frog

  2. Draco: Flying lizard

  3. Octopus: Cuttle fish

  4. Ichthyophis: Limbless amphibian

  5. Paramecium: Slipper animalcule

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Octopus is commonly known as devil fish. Sepia is commonly known as cuttle fish.

Multiple choice
  1. Oryctolagus

  2. Fish

  3. Sparrow

  4. Amphioxus

  5. None of these

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Amphioxus (lancelet) is a chordate but not a vertebrate - it lacks a true vertebral column (backbone). It belongs to the subphylum Cephalochordata, which retains the primitive chordate characteristics (notochord, dorsal nerve cord, pharyngeal slits, post-anal tail) but never develops vertebral elements. Oryctolagus (rabbit), Fish, and Sparrow are all vertebrates.

Multiple choice
  1. Platypus lays eggs.

  2. All the organisms that fly are birds.

  3. Whales respire by gills.

  4. Fishes have cartilagenous skeleton only.

  5. None of these

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Platypus is the only mammal that lays eggs instead of giving birth to young ones.