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Important Questions on Classification
Match the following
| List - I | List - II | ||
| (a) | Each half of the lower jaw is formed by 6 bones | (i) | Aves |
| (b) | Lacrimal and Harderian glands appeared for the first time | (ii) | Reptiles |
| (c) | Presence of only right systemic arch | (iii) | Amphibians |
| (d) | Each half of the lower jaw is made of single bone | (iv) | Mammals |
Match the following
| List - I | List - II | ||
| (a) | Chelonia | (i) | Alligator |
| (b) | Rhynchocephalia | (ii) | Chameleon |
| (c) | Crocodilia | (iii) | Sphenodon |
| (d) | Squamata | (iv) | Testudo |
The correct answer is
a) Chondrichthyes have gill slits covered by operculum and Osteichthyes have gill slits without operculum
b) Chondrichthyes have a swim bladder and Osteichthyes do not have a swim bladder
c) Chondrichthyes contain placoid scales and Osteichthyes contain cycloid scales
d) Chondrichthyes contain terminal mouth and Osteichthyes contain ventral mouth
Statement (S) : The amphibian blood is composed of erythrocytes, leucocytes and thrombocytes. The thrombocytes help in haemostasis.
Reason (R): The haemostasis regulates the body temperature in poikilotherms.
Which of the following is true?
Name the classes of Tetrapoda that exhibit the following characters:
| Column (A) | Column (B) |
| Acrodont | Thecodont |
| pairs cranial nerves | pairs cranial nerves |
| Cold-blooded | Warm-blooded |
| Amphicoelous vertebrae | Amphiplatyan vertebrae |
Statement I: Sternum appeared for the first time in amphibians.
Statement II: Snakes have pairs of cranial nerves.
The correct option among the following is
Forelimbs are modified into wings and hindlimbs are modified for walking and swimming.
Heart completely four-chambered.
They are homeotherms.
They are oviparous and development is direct.
| Zoological name | Common name | ||
| A | Ornithorhyncus | I | Flying fox |
| B | Pteropus | II | Kangaroo |
| C | Panthera | III | Blue whale |
| D | Macropus | IV | Tiger |
| V | Duck billed platypus |
The correct match is
Study the following and pick up the correct combinations.
| S.No | Class | Unique character | Flourished in |
| I) | Amphibia |
Buccopharyngeal respiration |
Carbonferous period |
| II) | Reptilia | Jacobson organs | Mesozoic era |
| III) | Mammalia | Pinna | Coenozoic era |
| IV) | Pisces | Meninx primitiva | Cretaceous period |
Which of the key adaptations helped evolutionary success of Reptiles on land?
A Warm-bloodedness
B. Pulmonary respiration and dry scaly skin
C. Internal fertilisation
D. Amniotic & Cleidoic eggs
