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Multiple choice biology diversity in living world characteristics of annelida and arthropoda characteristics of platyhelminthes and aschelminthes basis of classification in animals

This organism (animal) is considered as a living fossil as well as a link between annelids and arthropods

  1. Peripatus

  2. Tapeworm

  3. Earthworm

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

Peripatus is sometimes considered a living fossil because it and other onychophorans are transitional between Arthropoda and Annelida and retain a large. So, the correct option is "A" (Peripatus).

Multiple choice biology diversity in living world characteristics of annelida and arthropoda characteristics of platyhelminthes and aschelminthes basis of classification in animals

Phylum annelida resembles mollusca in embryonic features because both have __________________.

  1. Spiral cleavage and mesoderm formation

  2. Identical conspicuous segmentation in body, muscles

    and nervous system

  3. Meroblastic cleavage and ectoderm formation

  4. Special type of mouth parts
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Annelids and mollusks are both protostomes, meaning they share developmental characteristics such as spiral cleavage and the formation of the mesoderm from specific blastomeres.

Multiple choice biology diversity in living world characteristics of annelida and arthropoda characteristics of platyhelminthes and aschelminthes basis of classification in animals

A useful insect which no longer occurs in wild is________________.

  1. Laccifera indica

  2. Drosophila melanogaster

  3. Musca nebulo

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

Bombyx mori, the silkworm, has been domesticated for thousands of years for silk production and is no longer found in the wild.

Multiple choice biology diversity in living world characteristics of annelida and arthropoda characteristics of platyhelminthes and aschelminthes basis of classification in animals

The nephridia which are found in a region of intestine are?

  1. Integumentary nephridia

  2. Pharyngeal nephridia

  3. Septal nephridia
  4. Both $(1)$ & $(3)$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

In earthworms, integumentary nephridia are scattered throughout the body wall, including the region of the intestine, to perform excretory functions.

Multiple choice zoology diversity in living world botanical gardens, zoological parks and zoological museums museums and zoos tools of taxonomy

Which of the following is the largest museum in India

  1. National museum

  2. The prince of wales museum

  3. Indian museum

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

The Indian Museum is the largest and oldest museum in India. It was founded by the Asiatic Society of Bengal in Kolkata in the year 1814 and has rare collections of antiques, armour and ornaments, fossils, skeletons, mummies, and Mughal paintings. 
So, the correct answer is option c.

Multiple choice zoology diversity in living world botanical gardens, zoological parks and zoological museums museums and zoos tools of taxonomy

Prince of wales museum is located in

  1. Mumbai

  2. Kolkata

  3. London

  4. Italy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
Prince of Wales Museum is the main museum in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It was founded in the early years of the 20$ _th$ century by prominent citizens of Mumbai, with the help of the government, to commemorate the visit of the Prince of Wales.
So, the correct answer is option A.
Multiple choice zoology diversity in living world botanical gardens, zoological parks and zoological museums museums and zoos tools of taxonomy

Select the correct pair of types of museum and its location.

  1. Small museum- university

  2. Medium museum- village

  3. Large museum- big city

  4. Small museum- home
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

A museum is a non-profit institution in which objects of historical, scientific, artistic, or cultural interest are stored and exhibited. The large museums are concentrated through the major cities and small and local museums are located in smaller cities.

So, the correct answer is option C.

Multiple choice zoology diversity in living world botanical gardens, zoological parks and zoological museums museums and zoos tools of taxonomy

Which of the following is not a cause for loss of biodiversity?

  1. Destruction of habitat

  2. Invasion by alien species

  3. Keeping animals in zoological parks

  4. Over-exploitation of natural resources
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Keeping of animals in zoological parks is a method to provide protection to the organisms in some other area instead of its natural habitat. The animals transferred  from their  natural habitat to a safer area either due to an injury or other physical ailment or a change in environmental conditions that is no longer sustainable

So, the correct option is 'Keeping animals in zoological parks'