1. | drinks a lot of water and passes a lot of dilute urine. |
2. | drinks only some water and meets its requirements from metabolic water. |
3. | drinks only some water and passes a highly concentrated urine |
4. | never drinks water but absorbs it through the skin. |
Which of the following statements regarding morphology of frog is not true?
I: | Above the mouth, a pair of nostrils is present. |
II: | Eyes are bulged and covered by a nictitating membrane that protects them while on land. |
III: | On either side of eyes, a membranous tympanum (ear) receives sound signals. |
I: | sound producing vocal sacs which are absent in female frogs. |
II: | a copulatory pad on the first digit of the hind limbs which is absent in female frogs. |
Frogs respire on land and in water by two different methods:
Statement I: | In water, skin acts as aquatic respiratory organ (cutaneous respiration). |
Statement II: | On land, the buccal cavity, skin and lungs act as the respiratory organs. |
1. | Statement I is correct, Statement II is correct |
2. | Statement I is incorrect, Statement II is correct |
3. | Statement I is correct, Statement II is incorrect |
4. | Statement I is incorrect, Statement II is incorrect |
The single ventricle in the heart of a frog:
1. | opens into a sac-like conus arteriosus on the dorsal side of the heart. |
2. | opens into a sac-like conus arteriosus on the ventral side of the heart. |
3. | opens into a dilated chamber sinus venosus on the ventral side of the heart. |
4. | opens into a dilated chamber sinus venosus on the dorsal side of the heart. |
Sinus venosus in the heart of a frog:
I: | joins the left atrium |
II: | pumps blood into the major arteries |
1. Only I is correct
2. Only II is correct
3. Both I and II are correct
4. Both I and II are incorrect
Heart of a frog:
I: | has three chambers |
II: | is a muscular pump |
III: | is covered by pericardium |
1. Only I and II are correct
2. Only I and III are correct
3. Only II and III are correct
4. I, II and III are correct
The excretory product eliminated by a frog is:
1. | Ammonia | 2. | Urea |
3. | Uric acid | 4. | Creatine |
How many of the given statements regarding the anatomy of frogs are correct?
A: | Kidneys are situated a little posteriorly in the body cavity on both sides of the vertebral column. |
B: | Each kidney is composed of several structural and functional units called uriniferous tubules or nephrons. |
C: | Two ureters emerge from the kidneys in male frogs, where the ureters act as urinogenital ducts that open into the cloaca. |
D: | In females, the ureters and oviduct open separately in the cloaca. |
1. | 1 | 2. | 2 |
3. | 3 | 4. | 4 |
1. | 8 pairs | 2. | 10 pairs |
3. | 11 pairs | 4. | 12 pairs |