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3801.

Among the following organisms point out a completely non-parasitic form                  [CBSE PMT 1994]           

A.            Sea anemone                          
B.            Leech
C.            Tape worm                              
D.            Mosquito
Answer» B.            Leech
3802.

Which of the following is not found in vertebrates [MP PMT 1998]          

A.            Bilateral symmetry                  
B.            Gill opening
C.            Body scales                              
D.            Cnidoblasts
Answer» E.
3803.

Diploblastic acoelomate condition is found in          [DPMT 1982]

A.            Planaria                                    
B.            Ascaris
C.            Rotifer                                       
D.          Sea anemone
Answer» E.
3804.

Coelenterates are                                                                                   

A.          Acoelomate                              
B.            Coelomate
C.            Pseudocoelomate                   
D.            None of these
Answer» B.            Coelomate
3805.

Statocysts are sense organs of                   [CPMT 1999]

A.            Ascaris                                      
B.            Paramecium
C.            Taenia solium                          
D.            Obelia medusa
Answer» E.
3806.

Hydra has                                                    [MH CET 2000]

A.            Endoskeleton
B.          No endoskeleton
C.            Sometimes (a) sometimes (b)
D.            None of these
Answer» C.            Sometimes (a) sometimes (b)
3807.

'Ephyra' is the stage in the life cycle of    [AFMC 2000]

A. Frog                                          
B. Obelia
C. Aurelia                                      
D. Sea anemone
Answer» D. Sea anemone
3808.

Which of the following belongs to anthozoa             [CPMT 1999]             

A.            Aurelia                                      
B.            Fungia
C.            Stercularia                                
D.            Dugesia
Answer» C.            Stercularia                                
3809.

           In which class of coelenterata the polyp and medusa both are found in one animal                   [RPMT 2001]

A.            Hydrozoa                                 
B.            Scyphozoa
C.            Anthozoa                                 
D.            None of them
Answer» B.            Scyphozoa
3810.

Hydra receives impulses and stimuli through [CBSE PMT 2000; AIIMS 2002]

A.            Nerve net                                 
B.            Sensory cells
C.            Nematocytes                            
D.            All of these
Answer» E.
3811.

Which one of the following animals is a coelenterate [DPMT 1982; MP PMT 2003]

A.            Sea cow                                    
B.            Sea horse
C.            Sea cucumber                          
D.          Sea pen
Answer» E.
3812.

How many ova are formed in the ovary of hydra  [RPMT 1999]

A.            2    
B.            4
C.            1    
D.            3    
Answer» D.            3    
3813.

Obelia belongs to which class of phylum coelenterata

A.            Hydrozoa                                 
B.            Anthozoa
C.            Scyphozoa                               
D.            None of the above
Answer» B.            Anthozoa
3814.

Which coelenterate is not polymorphic   

A.            Porpita                                      
B.            Vellela                                       
C.            Adamsia                                   
D.            Physalia
Answer» D.            Physalia
3815.

In coelenterates \[{{O}_{2}}\] is carried to various tissues by

A.            Blood pigment                        
B.            Plasma
C.            Diffuses through integuments
D.            Tracheal tubes                         
Answer» D.            Tracheal tubes                         
3816.

The larva of hydra is                                                     [RPMT 1999]

A.            Planula                                     
B.            Rhabditoid
C.            Trochophore                           
D.            None of these
Answer» E.
3817.

The true statement regarding corals is     [AIIMS 1999]

A.            They form branched colonies
B.            Are solitary or colonial polypoid
C.            They grow as massive bodies
D.            All of these
Answer» E.
3818.

Why does the Ctenophora is a minor phylum          [RPMT 2001]

A.            It includes small sized animals      
B.            It includes only few genera
C.            It does not include animals of economic importance
D.            It was included earlier in cnidarian
Answer» C.            It does not include animals of economic importance
3819.

A coral island with a central shallow lake is known as [BHU 2001]

A.            Coral reef                                 
B.            Atoll
C.            Corallite                                    
D.            Diatomaceous sheath             
Answer» C.            Corallite                                    
3820.

Main cavity in the body of Hydra is called [AFMC 1982; CPMT 1998]

A.            Gastrovascular cavity              
B.            Schizocoel
C.            Haemocoel                              
D.            Pseudocoelom
Answer» B.            Schizocoel
3821.

           In coelenterates, characteristic larva is     [CPMT 2000]

A.            Planula                                     
B.            Rhabiditiform
C.            Oncosphere                             
D.            Cysticercus
Answer» B.            Rhabiditiform
3822.

Pneumatophore helps in                                             [RPMT 1999]

A.            Feeding                                    
B.            Reproduction                          
C.            Protection                                 
D.            Floating
Answer» E.
3823.

Phylum coelenterata has remained at       [CPMT 1971]

A.            Cellular level of organisation
B.            Organ level of organisation
C.          Tissue level of organisation
D.            Organ system level of organization
Answer» D.            Organ system level of organization
3824.

Which of the following animals is without sexual medusae              

A.            Halistemma                              
B.            Hydra
C.            Millepora                                  
D.            Velella
Answer» C.            Millepora                                  
3825.

'Portuguese man of war' is

A.            Soldier of World War-I
B.            Portuguese soldier                  
C.            A sponge
D.          A polymorphic, colonial coelenterate
Answer» E.
3826.

Organ pipe coral is                                              [CBSE PMT 1988]

A.            Astrea                                       
B.            Tubipora
C.            Fungia                                      
D.            Meandrina
Answer» C.            Fungia                                      
3827.

Jelly fish is placed in which class of coelenterata [RPMT 1995]

A.            Anthozoa                                 
B.            Scyphozoa
C.            Hydrozoa                                 
D.            None of the above
Answer» C.            Hydrozoa                                 
3828.

Which is not applicable to coelenterata    [DPMT 1985]

A.            Coelenteron                             
B.            Choanocytes
C.            Nematoblasts                           
D.            Radial symmetry
Answer» C.            Nematoblasts                           
3829.

The phylum of comb jelly is                                   [RPMT 1999]

A.            Mollusca                                   
B.            Echinodermata
C.            Coelenterata                            
D.            Ctenophora
Answer» E.
3830.

Hydra is                                                        [RPMT 1999; 2002]

A.            Herbivorous                            
B.            More developed
C.            Carnivorous                             
D.            Omnivorous
Answer» D.            Omnivorous
3831.

Corals belong to the phylum                                  [MP PMT 1994]

A.            Protozoa                                   
B.            Porifera
C.            Cnideria                                   
D.            Mollusca
Answer» D.            Mollusca
3832.

A coelenterate commonly known as 'fresh water polyp' is

A.            Aurelia                                      
B.            Hydra
C.            Obelia                                       
D.            Physalia
Answer» C.            Obelia                                       
3833.

Sea anemone belongs to class                                    [CPMT 1998]

A.            Hydrozoa                                 
B.            Anthozoa
C.            Scyphozoa                               
D.            None of these
Answer» C.            Scyphozoa                               
3834.

Which of the following animals has a tetramorphic colony

A.            Obelia                                       
B.            Physalia
C.            Porpita                                      
D.            Velella
Answer» C.            Porpita                                      
3835.

Agnatha includes

A. Hag fishes
B. Fishes
C. Jelly fishes
D. Flying fishes
Answer» B. Fishes
3836.

Branchiostoma belongs to

A. Urochordata
B. Hemichordata
C. Cephalochordata
D. Protochordata
Answer» D. Protochordata
3837.

The animal who possesses notochord throughout life is [EAMCET 1998; CPMT 1999; CBSE PMT 2000;  MH CET 2003; BHU 2005]

A. Fish
B. Amphioxus
C. Bird
D. Snake
Answer» C. Bird
3838.

Temperature changes in the environment affect most of the animals which are [CBSE PMT 1999; CPMT 2001]

A. Aquatic
B. Desert living
C. Poikilothermic
D. Homoiothermic
Answer» D. Homoiothermic
3839.

The most important distinctive character of chordata is the presence of [CBSE  PMT 1991]

A. Vertebral column
B. Hairy skin
C. Notochord
D. All the above
Answer» D. All the above
3840.

The portal system seen in all vertebrates is [JIPMER 1993]

A. Hepatic
B. Renal
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Pulmonary
Answer» B. Renal
3841.

Petromyzon belongs to [MH CET 2004]

A. Agnatha
B. Gnathostomata
C. Protochordata
D. Euchordata
Answer» B. Gnathostomata
3842.

Which among the following is the only vertebrate osmoconformer [DPMT 2004]

A. Rabbit
B. Hagfish
C. Bird
D. None of these
Answer» C. Bird
3843.

Herdmania belongs to which subphyla [DPMT 2004]

A. Cephalochordata
B. Hemichordata
C. Urochordata
D. Protochordata
Answer» D. Protochordata
3844.

All chordates at one or the other stage possess [MP PMT 2004]

A. Vertebral column
B. Pharyngeal gills-slits
C. Two pairs of pentadactyle limb
D. A movable jaw
Answer» C. Two pairs of pentadactyle limb
3845.

Animals which show viviparity include [BVP 2003]

A. Whales
B. Bony fishes
C. Turtles
D. Running birds
Answer» B. Bony fishes
3846.

Which one feature is common to Amphioxus, frog, sea horse and crocodile [AIEEE 2003]

A. Pharyngeal gill slits, at least in the developmental stages
B. A three-chambered heart
C. Dorsal solid nerve chord
D. Skeleton formed of cartilage and bones
Answer» B. A three-chambered heart
3847.

In which of the following jaws are found [RPMT 1999]

A. Herdmania
B. Fish
C. Petromyzon
D. Amphioxus
Answer» C. Petromyzon
3848.

Which of the following statements is true [KCET 2003]

A. All chordats are vertebrates
B. All vertebrates are chordates
C. Nonchordates have a vertebral column
D. Invertebrates possess a tubular nerve cord
Answer» C. Nonchordates have a vertebral column
3849.

Mode of feeding in tunicates is [EAMCET 2002]

A. Parasitic
B. Macrophagus
C. Ciliary filter
D. Myxotrophic
Answer» D. Myxotrophic
3850.

Which animal is "Non-chordate-protochordata" [RPMT 2002]

A. Herdamania
B. Balanoglossus
C. Branchiostoma
D. Botryllus
Answer» C. Branchiostoma