Which one of the following is not a characteristic of phylum-Annelida?
1. Closed circulatory system
2. Segmentation
3. Pseudocoelom
4. Ventral nerve cord
Which one of the following phyla is correctly matched with its two general characteristics?
| 1. | Arthropoda | − Body divided into head, thorax and abdomen and respiration by mouth | 
| 2. | Chordata | − Notochord at early stage only and separate anal and urinary openings to the outside | 
| 3. | Echinodermata | − Pentamerous radial symmetry and mostly internal fertilization | 
| 4. | Mollusca | − Normally oviparous and development through a trochophore or veliger larva | 
Which one of the following groups of three animals each is correctly matched with their one characteristic morphological feature?
| 
 | Animals | 
 | Morphological Feature | 
| (1) | Liver fluke, sea anemone, sea cucumber | – | Bilateral | 
| (2) | Earthworm, prawn, scorpion | – | Jointed appendages | 
| (3) | Scorpion, spider, cockroach | – | Ventral solid central nervous system | 
| (4) | Cockroach, locust, Taenia | – | Metameric segmentation | 
Which one of the following pairs is mismatched?
| (1) | Pila globosa | – | pearl | 
| (2) | Apis indica | – | honey | 
| (3) | Kenia lacca | – | lac | 
| (4) | Bombyx mori | – | silk | 
What is common between parrot, platypus and kangaroo?
1. Homeothermy
2. Toothless jaws
3. Functional post-anal tail
4. Oviparity
Which one of the following is a matching pair of a body feature and the animal possessing it?
| 1. | Post-anal tail | – | Octopus | 
| 2. | Ventral Central nervous system | – | Leech | 
| 3. | Pharyngeal gills slits absent in embryo | – | Chamaeleon | 
| 4. | Ventral heart | – | Scorpion | 
Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
| Animals | Morphological features | ||
| A. | Crocodile | – | 4-chambered heart | 
| B. | Sea urchin | – | Parapodia | 
| C. | Obelia | – | Metagenesis | 
| D. | Lemur | – | Thecodont | 
1. A, C and D
2. B, C and D
3. Only A and D
4. Only A and B
What is true about Nereis, Scorpion, Cockroach and Silver fish?
| 1. | They all have jointed paired appendages | 
| 2. | They all possess dorsal heart | 
| 3. | None of them is aquatic | 
| 4. | They all belong to the same phylum | 
Which one of the following is not a living fossil?
(1) King crab
(2) Sphenodon
(3) Archaeopteryx
(4) Peripatus
Which one of the following is a matching set of a phylum and its three examples?
 
| 1. | Cnidaria − Bonellia, Physalia, Aurelia | 
| 2. | Platyhelminthes − Planaria, Schistosoma, Enterobius | 
| 3. | Mollusca − Loligo, Sepia, Octopus | 
| 4. | Porifera − Spongilla, Euplectella, pennatula |