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Diversity in Living Organisms
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The diversity in living organisms deals with the classification of life forms into various kingdoms and phyla. This topic covers specific traits of bacteria, animal body cavities, and structural adaptations for survival. These fundamentals are crucial for biology sections in medical entrance and state board exams.
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Diversity in Living Organisms Questions
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cannot change their body temperature according to the change in environment
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cannot produce their young ones
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can prepare their own food
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require carbon dioxide for breathing
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cannot live on terrestrial regions
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Cold-blooded animals are those who cannot change their body temperature according to the change in environment.
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Areal animals
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Amphibians
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Aquatic animals
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Arboreal animals
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Desert animals
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Arboreal animals have a prehensile tail that helps them in climbing.
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Chlorella, Spirulina, Yeasts
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Propionibacterium, Jatropha, Hevea brasiliensis
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Agrobacterium tumifacium, Spirulina, Hevea brasiliensis
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Propionibacterium, Agrobacterium tumifacium, Yeasts
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Chlorella, Spirulina, Agrobacterium tumifacium
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All are used as single-cell proteins.
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Mycoplasma
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Virus
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Yeast
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Bacteriophages
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These are the monerans which are without cell wall and are the smallest cellular entities.
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vertebrates
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invertebrates
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plants
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all of these
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none of these
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Cnidarians (jellyfish, corals) and arthropods (insects, spiders) both lack a backbone or vertebral column, making them invertebrates. They belong to different invertebrate phyla.
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Cnidarians
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Warms
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Molluscs
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Sponges
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Arthorpods
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Sponges are porous organisms with numerous holes called ostia through which water flows, bringing in food and oxygen. This filter-feeding mechanism is characteristic of porifera.
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Warms
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Arthropods
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Molluscs
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Cnidarians
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None of these
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Worms are soft-bodied, cylindrical animals that move by crawling and creeping. The term 'warms' in the question appears to be a misspelling of 'worms'.
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Arthropods
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Warms
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Sponges
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Molluscs
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None of thesee
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Arthropods are characterized by jointed legs and a hard exoskeleton made of chitin. This phylum includes insects, spiders, crustaceans, and occupies nearly every habitat on Earth.
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Warm
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Arthropods
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Cnidarians
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Molluscs
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Sponges
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Molluscs have soft bodies often protected by a hard shell. They are predominantly aquatic, inhabiting marine and freshwater environments. Examples include snails, clams, and octopuses.
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Molluscs
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Arthropods
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Sponges
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Warms
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None of these
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Insects (six legs), arachnids (eight legs), crustaceans (varied), and myriapods (many legs) are all classes within the Arthropoda phylum, united by jointed legs and exoskeletons.
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Thread worms
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Hookeworms
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Roundworm
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Leeches
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Annelids
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Nemathelminthes (or Nemathelmintha) is an older taxonomic name for the phylum containing roundworms (nematodes). The term refers to their thread-like appearance.
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Sea cucumber
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Jelly fish
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Octopus
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Annelid
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Millipede
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Sea cucumbers are echinoderms, belonging to the same phylum as sea stars and sea urchins. They share the characteristic radial symmetry (often appearing bilateral due to adaptation) and water vascular system of echinoderms. Jelly fish are cnidarians, octopuses are molluscs, annelids are segmented worms, and millipedes are arthropods.
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Moluscs
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Worms
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Cnidarians
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Arthropods
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None of these
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Snails and slugs belong to the phylum Mollusca (despite the typo 'Moluscs' in the option). They are characterized by soft, unsegmented bodies, often with a hard shell (though slugs have lost this trait through evolution). Worms are not a single taxonomic group, cnidarians include jellyfish and corals, and arthropods have jointed legs and exoskeletons.
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Clam worms
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Centipedes
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Crabs
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Spiders
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None of these
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Clam worms (polychaete annelids) are segmented worms, not arthropods. Arthropods are characterized by jointed appendages, segmented bodies, and exoskeletons made of chitin. Centipedes, crabs, and spiders are all arthropods - centipedes and millipedes are myriapods, crabs are crustaceans, and spiders are arachnids.
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sea anemores
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squids
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jelly fish
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corals
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none of these