I. | Cartilaginous fishes have cycloid or ctenoid scales. |
II. | An air bladder is present in bony fishes. |
III. | Amphibians have three-chambered heart. |
IV. | Reptiles have dermal scales. |
V. | Birds are warm-blooded. |
1. | Portuguese men-of-war, sea anemone, and brain coral. |
2. | Tapeworm, roundworm, and hookworm. |
3. | Pearl oyster, devil fish, and flying fish. |
4. | Sea urchin, sea cucumber, and sea pen. |
1. | A cnidoblast is seen in Cnidaria |
2. | Bioluminescence is well developed in some Ctenophores |
3. | Protonephridia are excretory and osmoregulatory structures in flatworms |
4. | Nematodes have a true coelom |
Assertion (A): | Protochordates and Hemichordates are not chordates. |
Reason(R): | In protochordates, the notochord is not present throughout their life, while in hemichordates, notochord is not present at all. |
1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains (A) |
2. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) does not correctly explain (A) |
3. | (A) is True, (R) is False |
4. | (A) is False, (R) is False |
1. | They lack the ability to internally regulate their body temperature. |
2. | Their four-chambered heart is not efficient in thermoregulation. |
3. | They are warm-blooded, but their temperature regulation is different from mammals. |
4. | The four-chambered heart is only related to oxygenation of blood, not temperature regulation. |
1. | All vertebrates have an open circulatory system. |
2. | Invertebrates have a closed circulatory system, while vertebrates have an open system. |
3. | Mollusks and arthropods typically exhibit a closed circulatory system. |
4. | Mammals have a closed circulatory system, while insects have an open system. |
1. | Chordates have a ventral heart, while invertebrates have a ventral nerve cord, when present . |
2. | Invertebrates are capable of flight, while chordates cannot fly. |
3. | All invertebrates are aquatic; chordates are not. |
4. | Invertebrates are cold-blooded, while all chordates are warm-blooded. |
Column I | Column II | ||
A | Octopus | P | Octopus vulgaris |
B | Garden snail | Q | Aplysia californica |
C | Sea hare | R | Helix aspersa |
D | Pearl Oyster | S | Pinctada vulgaris |
A | B | C | D | |
1. | S | R | Q | P |
2. | P | R | Q | S |
3. | P | Q | R | S |
4. | P | Q | S | R |
1. | Radial symmetry and presence of a water vascular system |
2. | Bilateral symmetry and absence of nematocysts |
3. | Radial symmetry and bioluminescence |
4. | Bilateral symmetry and presence of a coelom |
1. | They have a four-chambered heart and are endothermic. |
2. | They are ectothermic with scales covering their body. |
3. | They possess a notochord throughout their life. |
4. | They have an open circulatory system. |