Multiple Choice Questions

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Class Crustacea differs from lnsecta in having

  • two pairs of antennae

  • jointed foot

  • chitinous cuticle

  • none of the above


A.

two pairs of antennae

The main characteristics of class Crustacea and Insecta are as follows :

(1) Class Crustacea : Mostly aquatic with gills, two pairs of antennae and at least three pairs of jaws, appendages mostly biramous and always more than four in the trunk region. Example : prawn, crab, lobster etc.

(2) Class Insecta : Hexapod arthropods with a pair of antennae and three pairs of Jaws. Example : cockroach, grasshopper, bees,housefly etc.


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Blood leaving liver and going towards heart is rich in

  • bile

  • urea

  • ammonia

  • oxygen


Digestion' word means

  • burning of food

  • oxidation of food

  • hydrolysis of food

  • oxidation of food


Maximum absorption of water occurs in

  • colon 

  • rectum

  • large intestine

  • small intestine


Chloragogen cells of earthworms are analogous to vertebrate

  • lungs

  • liver

  • gut

  • kidneys


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In DNA, which is absent

  • Adenine

  • Thymine

  • Guanine

  • Uracil


Neural canal is present in

  •  humerus

  •  tibia-fibula

  • vertebral column

  •  cranial bones


Sigmoid notch is formed by

  • cavity formed by humerus

  • cavity formed by radius-ulna

  • cavity formed by tibia-fibula

  • cavity formed by femur


Which of the following character is present essentialy in chordates 

  • Ventral spinal chord

  • Dorsal heart

  •  Pharyngeal gill slits

  • Blood flow in forward direction in ventral blood vessels


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If dorsal nerve of spinal cord is broken down then its effect is

  • no impulse is transmitted

  • impulse is transmitted but slowly

  • impulse is transmitted fast

  • no effect on impulse