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3751.

Hydra is     [CPMT 1993; RPMT 1999, 2000; Pb. PMT 2000]

A.            Triploblastic, radial symmetry and acoelomate
B.            Triploblastic, radial symmetry and coelomate
C.          Diploblastic, radial symmetry and acoelomate
D.            Diploblastic, radial symmetry and coelomate
Answer» D.            Diploblastic, radial symmetry and coelomate
3752.

Symmetry in Cnidaria is                                     [CBSE PMT 2005]

A.            Radial                                       
B.            Bilateral
C.            Pentamerous                           
D.            Spherical
Answer» B.            Bilateral
3753.

Sea anemone belongs to phylum             [BCECE 2005]

A.            Protozoa                                   
B.            Porifera
C.            Coelenterata                             
D.            Echinodermata
Answer» D.            Echinodermata
3754.

Budding method of asexual reproduction is found in [HP PMT 2005]

A.            Amoeba                                    
B.            Paramecium
C.            Hydra                                        
D.            Plasmodium
Answer» D.            Plasmodium
3755.

Which of the following symmetry is found in adult sea-anemone                  [CPMT 2004; BHU 1992]

A.          Radial                                       
B.            Biradial
C.            Bilateral                                    
D.            Spherical
Answer» B.            Biradial
3756.

Which of the following is not found in Hydra           [DPMT 2004]

A.            Epithelio-muscular cells         
B.            Cnidocyte
C.          Choanocyte                             
D.            Nerve cells
Answer» D.            Nerve cells
3757.

           Which of the following does not belong to phylum Coelenterata                                   [MP PMT 2002]

A.            Sea pen                                    
B.            Sea feather
C.            Sea cucumber                          
D.            Sea fan
Answer» D.            Sea fan
3758.

Which is wrongly matched                                [Orissa JEE 2004]

A.            Euglinoidae\[\to \]Myonemes
B.            Ciliophora Axonemes
C.            Annelida\[\to \]Notopodia
D.          Cnidaria\[\to \]Parapodia
Answer» E.
3759.

Hydra recognises its prey by           [BVP 2001; MH CET 2003]

A.          Nematocyst                              
B.            Chemical stimulus
C.            Smell                                        
D.            Sensitivity
Answer» B.            Chemical stimulus
3760.

Ctenophores have similarities with members            [RPMT 2002]

A.            Porifera                                     
B.          Coelenterata
C.            Arthropoda                              
D.            Annelida
Answer» C.            Arthropoda                              
3761.

Bilateral symmetry does not occur in        [Pb. PMT 2001]

A.            Frog                                          
B.            Octopus
C.            Mammal                                   
D.          Obelia
Answer» E.
3762.

Hydra will regenerate from a fragment, if it contain  [AFMC 2001]

A.            Tentacles
B.          Epidermis and gastrodermis
C.            Tentacles, epidermis and gastrodermis
D.            Epidermis, hypodermis and gastrodermis
Answer» C.            Tentacles, epidermis and gastrodermis
3763.

Which is correct about nematocyst in Hydra             [AFMC 2001]

A.            It is re-used                              
B.            Ejection is conditioned reflex
C.            Ejection occurs in response to contact and pierces the prey
D.            Prevents coming in contact with other Hydra
Answer» D.            Prevents coming in contact with other Hydra
3764.

Hydra reproduces through                                          [RPMT 2000]

A.            Parthenogenesis                      
B.            Encystment
C.            Polyembryony                         
D.          Sexually and asexually
Answer» E.
3765.

In Hydra, cnidoblasts employed during looping are  [APMEE 2000]

A.            Volvents                                   
B.            Stenoteles
C.            Atrichous isorhizas                  
D.            Desmonemes
Answer» D.            Desmonemes
3766.

Animal showing thigmotaxis is                  [CPMT 2000]

A.            Ascaris                                      
B.            Taenia
C.            Fungia                                      
D.          Hydra
Answer» E.
3767.

Hydra is                                                        [AMU 2000]

A.            Coral                                         
B.            Worm
C.            Polyp                                        
D.            Medusa
Answer» D.            Medusa
3768.

In ectoderm of Hydra, bulk of cells are     [AMU 2000]

A.            Musculo-epithelial                  
B.            Interstitial
C.            Nematoblasts                           
D.            Germ cells
Answer» B.            Interstitial
3769.

Germ cells of Hydra are derived from       [BHU 2000]

A.            Ectoderm                                  
B.            Endoderm
C.            Mesoderm                                
D.            Mesogloea
Answer» B.            Endoderm
3770.

Medusa of Obelia is                                                     [AIIMS 1999]

A.            Carnivorous                             
B.            Herbivorous
C.            Detritus feeder                         
D.            Omnivorous
Answer» B.            Herbivorous
3771.

Polymorphism occurs in                                               [BHU 1997]

A.            Anthozoa                                 
B.            Scyphozoa
C.            Rhizopoda                               
D.          Hydrozoa
Answer» E.
3772.

In Hydra new nematocysts develop from                     [BHU 1996]

A.            Cnidocils                                  
B.            Glandular cells
C.            Germ cells                                
D.          Interstitial cells
Answer» E.
3773.

Common name of Fungia is                           [Bihar MDAT 1996]

A.            Mushroom Coral                     
B.            Red Coral
C.            Brain Coral                              
D.            Organ Pipe Coral
Answer» B.            Red Coral
3774.

Hydra cut into two pieces will result in     [CPMT 1996]

A.            Growth without mouth and basal disc
B.          Growth of mouth and disc according to their position in the parent
C.            Growth of mouth and disc at any end
D.            No regeneration is possible
Answer» C.            Growth of mouth and disc at any end
3775.

Hydra is famous for a type of reproduction               [CPMT 1996]

A.            Budding                                   
B.            Gametogenesis
C.            Position of sex organs            
D.            Both (b) and (c)
Answer» B.            Gametogenesis
3776.

Which of the following is a polymorphic coelenterate [CPMT 1998]

A.            Physalia                                    
B.            Fungia
C.            Hydra                                       
D.            All of these
Answer» B.            Fungia
3777.

A number of buds have developed on Hydra  [APMEE 1996; Pb. PMT 1999]

A.            Oldest bud is towards oral region
B.            Oldest bud is towards aboral region
C.            Both (a) and (b)
D.          There is no order
Answer» E.
3778.

Characteristic feature of coelenterata is     [CPMT 1996]

A.            All are marine
B.            Presence of tentacles around mouth
C.            Polyp
D.          Gastrovascular cavity
Answer» E.
3779.

Food of Hydra is                                                           [RPMT 1995]

A.            Aquatic plants                          
B.            Aquatic animals
C.            Algae and aquatic animals
D.          Some crustaceans
Answer» E.
3780.

Testes/gonads are formed in Hydra from  [RPMT 1995; Bihar MDAT 2001]

A.            Interstitial cells                         
B.            Epithelio-muscular cells
C.            Nerve cells                               
D.            All the above
Answer» B.            Epithelio-muscular cells
3781.

If Hydra is broken into pieces                              [RPMT 1995, 96]

A.            Hydra will die
B.            Every fragment will grow into complete Hydra
C.            Some fragments will form complete
D.            Hydra will undergo sexual reproduction
Answer» C.            Some fragments will form complete
3782.

Which pair of cells is present in epidermis of Hydra but not in its endoderm                                [Bihar MDAT 1995]

A.            Stinging cells and interstitial cells
B.            Gland cells and germ cells
C.            Stinging cells and germ cells
D.            Stinging cells and gland cells
Answer» D.            Stinging cells and gland cells
3783.

Portuguese Man of War is   [Bihar MDAT 1995; Kerala 2002]

A.            Pennatula                                 
B.            Coral
C.            Physalia                                    
D.            Obelia
Answer» D.            Obelia
3784.

Nematocysts are activated by                          [Bihar MDAT 1994]

A.            Water                                        
B.            Touch
C.            Brain                                         
D.            None of the above
Answer» C.            Brain                                         
3785.

Sea fan belongs to                                                        [CPMT 2005]

A.            Echinodermata                        
B.            Crinoidea
C.            Mollusca                                   
D.            Coelentrata
Answer» C.            Mollusca                                   
3786.

Which group is commonly called as 'sea stick'

A.            Arthropoda                              
B.            Echinodermata
C.            Coelenterata                            
D.            Porifera
Answer» D.            Porifera
3787.

Which one of the following animals possesses nerve cells but no nerves                      [CBSE PMT 1993, 2002]

A.            Hydra                                       
B.            Tapeworm
C.            Earthworm                               
D.            Frog?s tadpole
Answer» B.            Tapeworm
3788.

Nematocysts take part in                                         [MP PMT 1993]

A.            Locomotion                             
B.            Offence and defence
C.            Food capture                           
D.            All the above
Answer» E.
3789.

Muscles of Hydra are                                                    [CPMT 1992]

A.            Smooth                                    
B.            Skeletal
C.            Both (a) and (b)                      
D.          None of the above
Answer» E.
3790.

The cells absent in gastrodermis of Hydra are           [CPMT 1992]

A.            Nutritive cells                           
B.            Stinging cells
C.            Gland cells                               
D.            Nerve cells
Answer» C.            Gland cells                               
3791.

Gonads of Obelia occur                                          [MP PMT 1986]

A.            In hydrula stage and indefinite in number
B.            Bases of tentacles of medusa and 8 in number
C.            On blastostyles and 8 in number
D.          On radial canals, oral surface of medusa and four in number
Answer» E.
3792.

Gastrodermis of Hydra takes part in digestion of  [Bihar MDAT 1988]

A.            Carbohydrates and fats          
B.            Proteins and fats
C.          Proteins, fats and some carbohydrates
D.            Proteins and carbohydrates
Answer» D.            Proteins and carbohydrates
3793.

Body cavity of Hydra is called [CPMT 1989, 91; JIPMER 1998]

A.            Enterocoel                                
B.            Coelenteron
C.            Gastrovascular cavity              
D.          Both (b) and (c)
Answer» E.
3794.

Zoochlorellae and zooxanthallae present in Hydra are [BHU 1985; CPMT 1988; 90, 94; RPMT 1996]

A.            Symbionts in nutritive cells
B.            Symbionts in the gut
C.            Symbionts in cnidoblasts
D.            Organisms that provide hypnotoxin
Answer» B.            Symbionts in the gut
3795.

Testes are located in Hydra at                    [AFMC 1987]

A.            Proximal half                           
B.            Distal half
C.            Middle                                      
D.            Tentacles
Answer» C.            Middle                                      
3796.

Penetrant, volvent and glutinant are types of            [CPMT 1988]

A.          Nematocysts of Hydra            
B.            Tentacles of Hydra
C.            Zooids of Obelia                     
D.            Tentacles of Obelia
Answer» B.            Tentacles of Hydra
3797.

The gastrovascular cavity of Hydra provides for  [CPMT 1984]

A.            Digestion and storage             
B.            Storage and circulation
C.            Excretion and storage             
D.          Digestion and circulation
Answer» E.
3798.

Which of the following animals has a nervous system but no brain               [CBSE PMT 2002; BVP 2002]

A.            Pheretima                                 
B.            Hydra
C.            Amoeba                                   
D.            Periplaneta
Answer» C.            Amoeba                                   
3799.

Which of the following has no segmentation            [CPMT 1981]

A.            Hydra                                       
B.            Earthworm
C.            Cockroach                                
D.            Centipede
Answer» B.            Earthworm
3800.

In which phylum nerve cells are found but nerves are absent [RPMT 2001]

A.            Porifera                                     
B.            Coelenterata
C.            Platyhelminthes                       
D.            Nemathelminthes
Answer» C.            Platyhelminthes