Multiple Choice Questions

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Maximum absorption of water occurs in :

  • colon

  • rectum

  • large intestine

  • small intestine


A.

colon

The chief functions of the large intestine are the absorption of water and the elimination of solid wastes. Large intestine in divided into three parts, i.e. caecum, colon and rectum.

In mammals, colon has essential water absorbing role in preparation of faeces.


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Trochophore is the larva of :

  • Neopilina

  • Chiton

  • Pila

  • all of these


Food storage in Leucosolenia occur by :

  • ostia

  • osculum

  • thesocyte

  • spongocoel


Blood leaving liver and going towards heart is rich in :

  • bile

  • urea

  • ammonia

  • oxygen


'Digestion' word means :

  • buring of food

  • oxidation of food

  • hydrolysis of food

  • break down of food


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Chloragogen cells of earthworms are analogous to vertebrate :

  • lungs

  • liver

  • gut

  • kidneys


Class Crustacea differ from Insecta in having:

  • two pairs of antennae

  • jointed foot

  • chitinous cuticle

  • none of these


Neural canal is present in :

  • humerus

  • tibia-fibula

  • vertebral column

  • cranial bones


Sigmoid notch is formed by :

  • cavity formed by humerus

  • cavity formed by radio ulna

  • cavity formed by tibia fibula

  • cavity formed by femur


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Which of the following character is presence essentialy in chordates ?

  • Ventral spinal chord

  • Dorsal heart

  • Pharyngeal gill slits

  • Blood flow in forward direction in ventral blood vessels