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3501.

Sponges are porifers because their bodies have       [RPMT 2002]

A.            Spicules in skeleton                
B.          Several pores
C.            Canal system                           
D.            All the above
Answer» C.            Canal system                           
3502.

Spicules of silica occur in                                          [APMEE 2001]

A.            Hyalonema                              
B.            Sycon
C.            Leucosolenia                           
D.            Grantia
Answer» B.            Sycon
3503.

Skeleton made of spongin fibres occurs in [CPMT 2001; RPMT 2001]

A.            Calcarea                                   
B.          Demospongiae
C.            Hexactinellida                          
D.            Both (a) and (b)
Answer» C.            Hexactinellida                          
3504.

Type of spongocoel found in Leucosolenia is          [CPMT 2001]

A.            Ascon                                       
B.            Leucon
C.            Sycon                                       
D.            Rhagon
Answer» B.            Leucon
3505.

Sponges structure corresponding to mouth of other animals is                                                      [BHU 1999]

A.            Incurrent canal                         
B.          Ostium
C.            Osculum                                   
D.            Excurrent canal
Answer» C.            Osculum                                   
3506.

Glass Rope sponge is                                                      [BVP 2000]

A.            Hyalonema                              
B.            Euplectella
C.            Scypha                                     
D.            Spongilla
Answer» B.            Euplectella
3507.

The middle layer in body wall of porifera is             [AIIMS 1999]

A.            Mesoderm                                
B.          Mesenchyme
C.            Mesogloea                               
D.            Mesentery
Answer» C.            Mesogloea                               
3508.

Choanocytes in Ascon-type of canal system form lining of [CPMT 1998]

A.            Spongocoel                             
B.            Porocyte
C.            Apopyle                                   
D.            Incurrent canal
Answer» B.            Porocyte
3509.

Incurrent canals are lined by                                       [CPMT 1998]

A.            Choanocytes                            
B.            Pinacocytes
C.            Porocytes                                 
D.            None of the above
Answer» C.            Porocytes                                 
3510.

Osculum occurs in                                                          [BHU 1997]

A.            Star Fish                                   
B.            Ray Fish
C.            Hydra                                       
D.            Sponge
Answer» E.
3511.

In sponges, canal system develops due to       [CBSE PMT 1996]

A.            Gastrovascular system            
B.          Folding of inner walls
C.            Porous walls                            
D.            Reproduction
Answer» C.            Porous walls                            
3512.

Sponges have evolved from                                        [RPMT 1996]

A.            Ciliates                                      
B.            Flagellates
C.            Protozoans                               
D.          Choanoflagellates
Answer» E.
3513.

Amphiblastula and parenchymula larval stages are found in the     

A.            Coelenterata                            
B.            Platyhelminthes
C.            Porifera                                     
D.            None of these
Answer» D.            None of these
3514.

Characteristics of sponges is                                        [CPMT 1994]

A.            Diploblastic                              
B.            Aquatics
C.            Link between living and nonliving
D.          Body has pores
Answer» E.
3515.

Totipotent cells of sponges are                  [CPMT 1993]

A.            Thesocytes                               
B.          Archaeocytes
C.            Myocytes                                  
D.            Chromocytes
Answer» C.            Myocytes                                  
3516.

Nutrition is sponges is                                                  [CPMT 1993]

A.            Extracellular
B.          Intracellular
C.            First extracellular and then intracellular                                   
D.            First intracellular and then extracellular
Answer» C.            First extracellular and then intracellular                                   
3517.

Carmine particle put above osculum of a sponge would be [CPMT 1993]

A.            Left there
B.            Ingested and digested
C.            Thrown away
D.            Ingested and thrown away by ostia
Answer» D.            Ingested and thrown away by ostia
3518.

Collar cells occur in                                              [CPMT 1992, 93]

A.            Sponges                                   
B.            Hydra
C.            Sandworm                               
D.            Star fish
Answer» B.            Hydra
3519.

The simplest type of canal system in Porifera [CBSE PMT 1992]

A.            Ascon type                               
B.            Leucon type
C.            Sycon type                               
D.            Radial type
Answer» B.            Leucon type
3520.

Bath sponges is generally found in           [CPMT 1992]

A.            Red Sea                                    
B.            Gulf Mexico
C.            Pacific Islands                          
D.            Mediterranean sea
Answer» E.
3521.

Evolution of porifera from protozoans is evidenced by the animals like       

A.            Euglena                                    
B.            Chlamydomonas
C.            Volvox                                      
D.            Paramecium
Answer» D.            Paramecium
3522.

Nerve cells do not occur in                                          [CPMT 1989]

A.            Nematodes                              
B.            Mosquitoes
C.            Sponges                                   
D.            Coelenterates
Answer» D.            Coelenterates
3523.

Sponges are                                                      [Bihar MDAT 1989]

A.            Diploblastic                              
B.            Monoblastic
C.            Triploblastic                             
D.            Tetrablastic
Answer» B.            Monoblastic
3524.

Venus Flower Basket belongs to Phylum [MP PMT 1987]

A.            Porifera                                     
B.            Coelenterata
C.            Echinodermata                        
D.            Mollusca
Answer» B.            Coelenterata
3525.

Animal which passes water current through its body for food is                                                     [DPMT 1986]

A.            Star fish                                    
B.            Sponge
C.            Hydra                                       
D.            Earthworm
Answer» C.            Hydra                                       
3526.

Reproductive cells of sponges are formed from [CBSE PMT 1991]

A.            Pinacocytes                              
B.            Choanocytes
C.            Archaeocytes                           
D.            Trophocytes
Answer» D.            Trophocytes
3527.

Digestion of food occurs in sponges Leucosolenia in [CPMT 1992]

A.            Spongocoel                             
B.          Choanocytes followed by amoebocytes
C.            Amoebocytes
D.            Choanocytes
Answer» C.            Amoebocytes
3528.

Internal asexual propagule of some fresh water sponges is [CPMT 1988]

A.            Gemmule                                 
B.            Planula
C.            Stereoblastula                         
D.            Amphiblastula
Answer» B.            Planula
3529.

The epithelial lining of Sycon is made of [CPMT 1985]

A.            Amoebocytes                           
B.            Choanocytes
C.            Flat cells/Pinacocytes              
D.            Both A and B
Answer» D.            Both A and B
3530.

Path of water in a sponge is                                         [CPMT 1984]

A. Dermal ostia \[\to \] Gastral ostia \[\to \]Osculum
B. Dermal ostia\[\to \]Gastral ostia\[\to \]Spongocoel\[\to \]Osculum  
C. Osculum \[\to \] Spongocoel \[\to \] Choanocytes \[\to \] Ostia
D. Pinacocytes \[\to \] Choanocytes \[\to \] Enteron \[\to \] Osculum
Answer» C. Osculum \[\to \] Spongocoel \[\to \] Choanocytes \[\to \] Ostia
3531.

  A sponges harmful to oyster industry is [BHU 1984; AFMC 1997]

A.            Spongilla                                 
B.            Euspongia
C.            Hyalonema                              
D.            Cliona
Answer» E.
3532.

Which of the following is a member of phylum porifera

A.            Sycon                                       
B.            Leucosolenia
C.            Spongilla                                  
D.            All of them
Answer» E.
3533.

Sponges capture food particles with the help up [MH CET 2002]

A.          Choanocytes                            
B.            Pinacocytes
C.            Thesocytes                               
D.            Trophocytes
Answer» B.            Pinacocytes
3534.

Choanocytes perform                                                      [BVP 2001]

A.          Nutritions                                 
B.            Excretion
C.            Reproduction                          
D.            Secretion of spicules
Answer» B.            Excretion
3535.

Which of the following cell type is capable giving rise to other cell type in sponges [Pb. PMT 2004; MH CET 2002]

A.            Archaeocytes                    
B.            Collenocytes
C.          Thesocytes                               
D.            Pinacocytes
Answer» B.            Collenocytes
3536.

           What will happen if a sponge is cut into maximum possible pieces                               [RPMT 2001]

A.            These will die
B.            These will differentiate
C.            Every piece will form a sponge
D.            Some pieces will develop in organs
Answer» D.            Some pieces will develop in organs
3537.

           What is left, when bathsponges dries up  [AIIMS 2002]

A.            Spicules                                    
B.            Holdfast
C.            Tentacles                                  
D.            Spongin fibres
Answer» E.
3538.

Amphiblastula is the larva of              [AFMC 2001; CPMT 2002]

A.            Hydra                                       
B.          Sycon
C.            Planaria                                    
D.            Leucosolenia
Answer» C.            Planaria                                    
3539.

The common bath sponge belongs to the genus [MP PMT 2002]

A.            Sycon                                       
B.            Leucosolenia
C.            Euspongia                               
D.            Spongilla
Answer» D.            Spongilla
3540.

Which of the following is boring sponge  [CPMT 1999]

A.            Cliona                                      
B.            Chalina
C.            Euplectella                               
D.            Hyalonema
Answer» B.            Chalina
3541.

Which one is not typical to all porifers

A.            Perforated body
B.            Choanocytes
C.            System of pores and canal
D.            Presence of spongin fibres
Answer» E.
3542.

What is found in a sponge   [CPMT 1996, 2002; RPMT 1995]

A.            Choanocytes                            
B.            Nematocysts
C.            Amoebocytes                           
D.            Interstitial cells
Answer» B.            Nematocysts
3543.

Which sponge is found in the river           [RPMT 1999]

A.            Cliona                                      
B.            Spongilla
C.            Sycon                                       
D.            Hyalonema
Answer» C.            Sycon                                       
3544.

Members of phylum porifera are [CBSE PMT 2000; AFMC 2000; MH CET 2003]

A.            Exclusively marine animals
B.            Exclusively fresh water animal
C.            Mostly fresh water animals but few are marine animals
D.            Mostly marine animals but few are fresh water animals
Answer» E.
3545.

Water currents in Leucosolenia are produced by  [AIIMS 1999; CPMT 1991; BHU 1999; DPMT 1999; Haryana PMT 2002]

A.            Choanocytes                            
B.            Pinacocytes
C.            Archeocytes                             
D.            Thesocytes
Answer» B.            Pinacocytes
3546.

Which sponge is given as a gift in Japan [DPMT 1984; CPMT 1998]

A.            Hyalonema                              
B.          Euplectella
C.            Tethya                                      
D.            Leucosolenia
Answer» C.            Tethya                                      
3547.

Sponges are                                                                     [BVP 2003]

A.            Sessile                                      
B.            Planktonic                                
C.            Free-swimming                       
D.            Pelagic
Answer» B.            Planktonic                                
3548.

Parenchymula is the larva of                                       [CPMT 1990]

A.            Hydra                                       
B.            Ascaris
C.            Pheretima                                 
D.            Leucosolenia
Answer» E.
3549.

In Leucosolenia, digestion takes place in the            [CPMT 1990]

A.            Paragastric cavity                     
B.            Stomach
C.            Osculum                                   
D.            Food vacuole
Answer» E.
3550.

Fresh water sponges are also grouped in the

A.            Calcarea                                   
B.            Heterocoela
C.            Demospongia                          
D.            Trachinellida
Answer» D.            Trachinellida