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(1) The echinoderms are related to chordates by their similarity in the development of
[A] gut
[B] nervous system
[C] heart
[D] coelom
Answer: coelom
(2) Aristotle’s lantern is a characteristic feature of
[A] starfishes
[B] sea urchins
[C] brittle stars
[D] Holothurians
Answer: sea urchins
(3) Auricularia is the larva of
[A] Echinoidea
[B] Asteriodea
[C] Ophiuroidea
[D] Holothuroidea
Answer: Holothuroidea
(4) The terrestrial species of Echinodermata is
[A] Brittle star
[B] Starfish
[C] sea lilly
[D] None of these
Answer: None of these
(5) Which of the following is a living fossil?
[A] Holothuria (Sea cucmber)
[B] Antedon (Feather star)
[C] Ophiothrix (Brittle star)
[D] Echinus (Sea urchin)
Answer: Antedon (Feather star)
(6) Which of the following is not true of echinoderms?
[A] Exclusively marine habitat
[B] Schizocoelic coelom
[C] No excretory organs
[D] Water vascular system
Answer: Schizocoelic coelom
(7) Bipinnaria larva is found in the development of a
[A] Sea-lily
[B] Starfish
[C] Sea cucumber
[D] Sea star
Answer: Starfish
(8) Pedicellariae are modified
[A] tube feet
[B] integumentary structures
[C] Spines
[D] some other structures
Answer: Spines
(9) Starfishes are
[A] herbiborous
[B] Carnivorous
[C] filter feeders
[D] Omnivorous
Answer: Carnivorous
(10) The larva that occurs in the development of sea urchin is
[A] auricularia
[B] echinopluteus
[C] Bipinnaria
[D] pluteus
Answer: echinopluteus
(11) Main difference between starfishes and brittle stars is in the
[A] number of arms
[B] tube feet
[C] structure of the ambulacral groove
[D] pedicellariae
Answer: structure of the ambulacral groove
(12) Sausage shaped body form is a chacteristic of
[A] Echinoidea
[B] Asteriodea
[C] Ophiuroidea
[D] Holothuroidea
Answer: Holothuroidea
(13) Madreporite is associated with
[A] Haemal system
[B] Digestive system
[C] Ambulacral system
[D] Reproductive System
Answer: Haemal system
(14) Which of the following structures is present in all the chordates?
[A] Cranium
[B] Notochord
[C] Spinal cord
[D] Vertebral column
Answer: Notochord
(15) Which of the following is a characteristic chordate character?
[A] Autotomy
[B] Myotomy
[C] Pharyngotomy
[D] Dermatotomy
Answer: Pharyngotomy
(16) The three germ layers , namely ectoderm, endoderm and mesoderm are found in
[A] All the chordates only
[B] All the chordates except the protochordates
[C] All the chordates and higher invertebrates
[D] Higher chordates and higher invertebrates
Answer: All the chordates and higher invertebrates
(17) Bilateral symmetry is seen in the body organisation of
[A] Only chordates
[B] Vertebrates only
[C] Vertebrates, annelids, arthropods, and cnidarians
[D] annelids, arthropods and vertebrates
Answer: annelids, arthropods and vertebrates
(18) Paired segmental nerves have dorsal and ventral roots in
[A] Annelids
[B] Arthropods
[C] Vertebrates
[D] All of these
Answer: Vertebrates
(19) Which of the following organisms neither have notochord nor vertebral column in the adult stage?
[A] Cephalochordates
[B] Herdmania
[C] Petromyzon
[D] Bdellostoma
Answer: Herdmania
(20) The term “head” in vertebrate morphology includes
[A] brain and its protective coverings
[B] brain, its protective coverings and also major sense organs
[C] brain ,skull, sense organs and also jaws
[D] brain, skull, sense organs, jaws and also pharyngeal skeleton
Answer: brain ,skull, sense organs and also jaws

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