Zoology
Class Cestoda is characterised by:
A.
Bifurcated alimentary canal
B.
Complete alimentary canal
C.
Incomplete alimentary canal
D.
Lack of alimentary canal
Hexacanth larva is formed in:
A.
Eucestoda
B.
Cestodaria
C.
Turbellaria
D.
Nematoda
Which of the following is a platyhelminth?
A.
Dugesia
B.
Sertularia
C.
Ancylostoma
D.
Ascaris
Coelenterates generally include the animals which are:
A.
Bilaterally symmetrical and diploblastic
B.
Bilaterally symmetrical and triploblastic
C.
Radial symmetrical and diploblastic
D.
Radial symmetrical and triploblastic
Coelenterates are:
A.
Acoelomate animals
B.
Coelomate animals
C.
Pseudocoelomate animals
D.
None of these
Which coelenterate furnishes a good example of commensalism?
A.
Pennatula
B.
Halistemma
C.
Adamsia
D.
Renilla
More or less ring shaped circular or horse-shoe shaped coral reef partly or wholly enclosing a central lagoon is called:
A.
Barrier reef
B.
Coral island
C.
Fringing reef
D.
Atoll
Polystomatous conditions is found in:
A.
Rhizostoma
B.
Tubipora
C.
Cyanea
D.
Lucernaria
Medusoid stage is altogether absent in class:
A.
Scyphozoa
B.
Anthozoa
C.
Hydrozoa
D.
None of these
The following classes, orders are synonyms to each other, which one is incorrect?
A.
Anthomedusaea or Athecata
B.
Cubomedusae or Carybeida
C.
Zoantharia or Hexacorallia
D.
Alcyonaria or Actinaria
Coelenterates can be identified from other animals in having:
A.
Radial symmetry
B.
Polymorphism
C.
Skeleton
D.
Nematocytes
The development of coelenterates exhibit ___________ larva:
A.
Parenchymal
B.
Amphiblastula
C.
Planula
D.
Stomoblastula
Which of the following is not a coelenterate?
A.
Sea anemone
B.
Sea pen
C.
Sea fan
D.
Sea cucumber
The generic name of "brain-coral" is:
A.
Fungia
B.
Meandrina
C.
Madrepora
D.
Astraea
Polymorphism is exhibited by:
A.
Hydra
B.
Physalia
C.
Metridium
D.
Aurelia
Hydra belongs to coelenterata since it has:
A.
Tentacles
B.
Endoderm
C.
Coelom
D.
Gastrovascular cavity
Which of the following is characterized by the presence of an enormous float?
A.
Physalia
B.
Velella
C.
Gorgonia
D.
Alcyonium
Sea anemone belongs to the class:
A.
Hydrozoa
B.
Scyphozoa
C.
Anthozoa
D.
None of these
Which of the following is commonly known as the mushroom coral?
A.
Fungia
B.
Corrallium
C.
Astraea
D.
Meandrina
Medusoid phase is altogether absent in:
A.
Scyphozoa
B.
Hydrozoa
C.
Actinozoa
D.
Heliozoa
Majority of corals belongs to the class:
A.
Hydrozoa
B.
Scyphozoa
C.
Anthozoa
D.
Hydrozoa and scyphozoa
Polymorphism is an important feature in:
A.
Hydrozoa
B.
Scyphozoa
C.
Alcyonaria
D.
Zoantharia
The body organisation of coelenterates is at the:
A.
Cellular level
B.
Tissue level
C.
Cell-tissue level
D.
Tissue-organ level
The simplest of sponges is:
A.
Olynthus
B.
Leucosolenia
C.
Sycon
D.
Grantia
Which one of the following statements is correct?
A.
All sponges are exclusively marine
B.
All sponges have siliceous or calcareous spicules
C.
Amphiblastula is a larva of calcareous sponges
D.
Spongin fibres form the endoskeleton of leucosolenia