Father of Taxonomy is_______________

(a)

Aristotle

(b)

Linnaeus

(c)

Bauhin

(d)

John Ray

____________is the father of modern taxonomy and found of systematics.

(a)

Linnaeus

(b)

Aristotle

(c)

John Ray

(d)

Bauhin

_______ is called as father of taxonomy.

(a)

Carolus Linnaeus

(b)

Aristotle

(c)

Theophrastus

(d)

John Ray

The binomial name of National animal of lndia is ____________

(a)

Panthera tigris

(b)

Corvus splendens

(c)

Felis domestica

(d)

Liger

Presence of a copper-containing respiratory pigment is seen in Phylum ________________ .

(a)

Echinodermata

(b)

Chordata

(c)

Mollusca

(d)

Aschelminthes

SACON is located in____________

(a)

Tirunelveli

(b)

Trichy

(c)

Madurai

(d)

Coimbatore

The mature RBCs are non - nucleated in_________

(a)

Molluscs

(b)

Mammals

(c)

Fishes

(d)

Birds

Which of the following is the rasping organ of molluses found in the mouth?

(a)

radula

(b)

pallium

(c)

misceral mass

(d)

mantle

Which of the following has the anterior proboscis, collaer and trunk?

(a)

Ascidian

(b)

Star fish

(c)

Sea cucumber

(d)

Balanoglossus

Which of the following loses all the chordate characters in the adults stage?

(a)

Cephalochordates

(b)

Hemichordates

(c)

Tunicates

(d)

Chordates

Which of the following are truly terrestrial animals?

(a)

Lung fishes

(b)

Amphibians

(c)

Mammals

(d)

Reptiles

Cavity of coelenterates is called ____________

(a)

coelenteron

(b)

coelom

(c)

cavity

(d)

none of these

Phylum of Taenia solium is ____________

(a)

Aschelminthes

(b)

Annelids

(c)

platylyelminthes

(d)

mollusca

Book lungs are respiratory organs in _______

(a)

Insects

(b)

Aarachnids

(c)

Molluscans

(d)

Echinoderms

Which one of the following features is common in silverfish, scorpion, dragonfly and prawn?

(a)

Three pairs of legs and segmented body

(b)

Chitinous cuticle and two pairs of antennae

(c)

Jointed appendages and chitinous exoskeleton

(d)

Cephalothorax and trachea

All flat worms differ from all round worms in having _______

(a)

triploblastic body

(b)

solid mesoderm

(c)

bilateral symmetry

(d)

metamorphosis in the life history

Wuchereria is found in ________

(a)

lymph nodes

(b)

lungs

(c)

eye

(d)

gonds

Polyp phase is absent in __________

(a)

Physalia

(b)

Obselia

(c)

Hydra

(d)

Aurelia

Which of the following is a excretory organ in mollusca?

(a)

Keber's organ

(b)

nephridia

(c)

Malphingan organ

(d)

Flame cells

Ommatidia are the units that constitute the compound eyes in _________

(a)

Fish

(b)

Insects

(c)

Mammals

(d)

birds

Blood worms are the larvae of ___________

(a)

Hirudinaria

(b)

Chironomus

(c)

Limulus

(d)

Daphnia

Insect metamorphosis having larval stage is called ___________

(a)

Incomplete metamorphosis

(b)

Retrogressive metamorphosis

(c)

Heteromorphosis

(d)

Complete metamorphosis

Sea cucumbers belong to class __________

(a)

Echinoidea

(b)

Holothuroidea

(c)

Ophiuroidea

(d)

Asteroidean

Which of the following is a correct sequence of decreasing order of number of species?

(a)

aves, pisces, reptiles, amphibians, mammals

(b)

pisees, aves, reptiles, mammals, amphibians

(c)

pisees, mammals, reptile, amphibians, aves

(d)

amphibians aves, pisces, mammals, reptiles

Wichereia bancrofit is a common filarial worm. It belongs to the phylum ________

(a)

Platyhelminthes

(b)

Nemathelminthes

(c)

Annelid

(d)

Coelenterate