________________is called the bird man of India.

(a)

Dr. Subramaniam

(b)

Dr. Salim Ali

(c)

Whittaker

(d)

Varad Giri

__________________established species as the ultimate unit of taxonomy. (He coined the term species).

(a)

Aristotle

(b)

Linnaeus

(c)

John Ray

(d)

Bauhin

The term bio-diversity was first introduced by:

(a)

A. G. Tansley

(b)

Walter Rosen

(c)

Aristotle

(d)

AP de Candolle

Which of the following is not correct with regard to species?

(a)

They have similar morphological features

(b)

They are reproductively isolated

(c)

They produce viable young ones

(d)

They have similar anatomical features

_____________show anadromous migration.

(a)

Bony fishes

(b)

Cyclostomes

(c)

Cartilaginous fishes

(d)

Blue whale

In Aves____________ is absent.

(a)

Ureter

(b)

Kidney

(c)

Urinary bladder

(d)

Ovary

________________is not a cartilaginous fish.

(a)

Trygon

(b)

Scoliodon

(c)

Myxine

(d)

Pristis

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

(a)

Radial symmetry is seen is Echinoderms

(b)

Taenia is a endoparasite.

(c)

Fasciola is a Eucoelomate

(d)

Mesoglea is seen in Jellyfishes

Presence of water vascular system is the most distinctive feature of the Phylum ________

(a)

Mollusca

(b)

Sponges

(c)

Echinodermata

(d)

Arthropoda

The phylum Hemichordata are mostly tubiculous and commonly called __________

(a)

Flat worms

(b)

Round worms

(c)

Tongue worms

(d)

Parasitic worms

The tunicates are normally called__________

(a)

Sea squirts

(b)

Sea anemone

(c)

Sea-walnuts

(d)

Sea urchin

Which of the follwing in the flight adaptation of birds?

(a)

Pneumatic bones and strong flight muscles

(b)

Homeothermic condition

(c)

Migration to distant places

(d)

Presence of horny covering on the beak

Two common characters found in centipede, cockroach, and crab and ________

(a)

book lungs and antennae

(b)

compound eyes and anal cerci

(c)

joint legs and chitinous exoskeleto

(d)

green gland and tracheae

Cilia of gills of bivalve molluscs help in ______________

(a)

protection

(b)

respiration

(c)

excretion

(d)

feeding

Daphnia is commonly known as _________

(a)

clam shrimp

(b)

fairy shrimp

(c)

water fleas

(d)

tadpole shrimp

"Turbellarians" are free living __________

(a)

flatworms

(b)

trematodes

(c)

nematodes

(d)

cesrtodes

Collar cells are found in

(a)

aschelminthes

(b)

cnidaria

(c)

arthropoda

(d)

sponges

Which of the following animals possesses ink gland?

(a)

blue whale

(b)

scorpion

(c)

sea urchin

(d)

cuttle fish

Larva of mosquito is ___________

(a)

maggot

(b)

caterpillar

(c)

grub

(d)

none of these

Which of the following traits is not the characteristic of echinodermat?

(a)

water vascular system

(b)

trochophore larva

(c)

Aristotle's lantern

(d)

radial and indeterminate cleavage

Which is not correct for sponges?

(a)

internal fertilization

(b)

external fertilization

(c)

gemmule formation

(d)

gametes are formed from epidermal cells.

Lateral line is present in _________

(a)

dog fish

(b)

jelly fish

(c)

starfish

(d)

none of these

Ichithyophis is a member of _________

(a)

amphibian

(b)

mollsca

(c)

reptilian

(d)

annelid

Tapeworm occurs as a parasite in _________

(a)

liver

(b)

stomach

(c)

intestine

(d)

all of these

Which of the following is characteristic feature of fishes?

(a)

Tail and venous heart

(b)

Epidermal scales and tail

(c)

Venous heart and gills

(d)

Epidermal scales and gills