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Multiple choice zoology animal diversity - ii (phylum: chordata) aves and mammalia classifications of chordata aves

An example of marsupialia is

  1. Elephant

  2. Horse

  3. Macropus

  4. Rabbit
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Marsupial mammals are also known as pouch mammals. Due to very short gestation periods, the offsprings are poorly developed and are carried in the pouches till they develop. Macropus classifies as a Marsupialia due to these reasons.

Rabbits, Horses and Elephants produce well-developed offsprings and have long gestation periods. Hence they aren't considered as marsupials.
So the correct answer is 'Macropus'.

Multiple choice zoology animal diversity - ii (phylum: chordata) aves and mammalia classifications of chordata aves

Closest primate relative of human being is

  1. Rhesus Monkey

  2. Gorilla

  3. Gibbon

  4. Orang Utan
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Rhesus monkey, Gibbon, Gorilla, and Orangutan all have common ancestors with human beings. 

Gibbon separated from the main ancestral line around 28 million years ago.
Rhesus monkey separated around 25 million years ago.
Orangutan separated from the main line about 18 million years ago.
Whereas Gorillas separated only some 10 million years ago.
So the correct answer is 'Gorilla'.

Multiple choice zoology animal diversity - ii (phylum: chordata) aves and mammalia classifications of chordata aves

Most animals domesticated by humans belong to

  1. Carnivora

  2. Rodentia

  3. Logomorpha

  4. Ungulata
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Ungulata contains Cattle, pigs, camels, deer, etc. All these animals are domesticated throughout the world.

Carnivora contains carnivores like cats, wolves, lion, tiger, leopard, etc.
Rodentia include rat, mus, hamster, squirrel, etc.
Lagomorpha includes Hare, Leporids, Pika, etc. 
So the correct answer is 'Ungulata'.

Multiple choice zoology animal diversity - ii (phylum: chordata) aves and mammalia classifications of chordata aves

Prototheria or subclass of egg laying mammals is connected with

  1. Kangaroo

  2. Echidna

  3. Ornithorhyncus

  4. Both B and C
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Prototheria includes Ornithorhynchus (Platypus) and all species of Echidna. This subclass once dominated the Australian continent.

Kangaroo belongs to the subclass Metatheria.
So the correct option is 'Both B and C'.

Multiple choice zoology animal diversity - ii (phylum: chordata) aves and mammalia classifications of chordata aves

Orangutan belongs to family

  1. Hominidae

  2. Pongidae

  3. Hyalobatidae

  4. Bradipolidae
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Orangutan belongs to the family Hominidae which is the family of the great apes. General characteristics of this family are:

1. Hair instead of fur on their bodies.
2. Advanced opposable thumbs.
3. High level of intelligence or high brain to body size ratio.
4. They have binocular vision.
So the correct answer is 'Hominidae'.

Multiple choice zoology animal diversity - ii (phylum: chordata) aves and mammalia classifications of chordata aves

Which of the following is a mammal?

  1. Psittacula

  2. Manis

  3. Planorbis

  4. Hydrophis
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Mammals are warm-blooded animals. They have mammary glands. They are viviparous. They have hair or fur on their body. For example, dog, cat, dolphin, human, whale, etc. Psittacula is a bird. Manis is a genus of Pangolins. These are mammals of the order Pholidota. Planorbis is a Mollusca. Hydrophis is a type of snake.

So, the correct option is 'Manis'.

Multiple choice zoology animal diversity - ii (phylum: chordata) aves and mammalia classifications of chordata aves

Order Insectivora belongs to

  1. Class mammalia

  2. Class insecta

  3. Phylum arthropoda

  4. Phylum echinodermata
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Order Insectivora belongs to the Class Mammalia as they are small, furry mammals. Like all other mammals, they give birth to young ones, have mammary glands and diaphragm.

General Characteristics of Insectivora are:
1. They are the Third largest group of Mammals.
2. They are very small in size.
3. Their skin is covered with fur or spines.
So the correct answer is 'Class Mammalia'. 

Multiple choice zoology animal diversity - ii (phylum: chordata) aves and mammalia classifications of chordata aves

Cloaca is

  1. Absent in mammals

  2. Found in prototheria

  3. Present in all fishes

  4. Both B and C
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Though cloaca is not present in all mammals but it is found in monotremes or Protherians.

All Protherians have cloaca.
In case of fishes only elasmobranch fishes have cloaca and not all fishes.

So the correct answer is 'Found in Prototheria'.