Grades of Organization
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What is Hibernation ? Explain in detail with examples.
A)Why is Euglena called the connecting link between plants and animals
B)Write a note on euglenoids and slime molds?
Hens and frogs are both oviparous exhibiting different types of fertilization. Explain.
- True
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Are humans closer to dogs or cats?
- True
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Is parasitism positive or negative?
then ,
when people enter a swimming pool intially they feel it to be cool but later they feel it to be hot .why?
What are the general characteristics of Kingdom Animalia? [3 MARKS]
- Jellyfish
- Flat worms
- Paramoecium
- Amoeba
- Unicellular, autotrophic, stationary
- Multicellular, autotrophic, motile
- Multicellular, heterotrophic, motile
- Unicellular, heterotrophic, motile
Question 2
What is the primary characteristic on which the first division of organisms is made?
- Histoire Naturelle
- Historia Animalium
- Philosophie Zoologique
- Systema Naturae
How reproduction of hydra differs from hens? [5 MARKS]
Class Reptilia have the following characteristics
Cold-blooded
breathe through lungs
have three-chambered hearts
All of the above
Question 3
Explain the basis for grouping organisms into five kingdoms.
Explain how animals in vertebrata are classified into further subgroups?
- Obtaining nutrients by ingestion
- Multicellularity
- Storage of carbohydrates as starch
- Eukaryotic cells without walls
- Chambered heart
- All of the above
- Coelomate
- Oviparous and Viviparous
a) Unicellular
b) No nuclear membrane
c) Presence of cell wall different in chemical composition as compared to plants
Using his list of observations, determine which kingdom suits the organism best.
- Protista
- Fungi
- Monera
- Animalia
The five kingdoms according to R.H. Whittaker's classification system are-
Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia
Monera, Protista, Amphibia, Plantae and Animalia
Monera, Protista, Reptilia, Plantae and Animalia
Monera, Protista, Reptilia, Plantae and Fungi
- Absence of cell wall.
- Absence of chlorophyll.
- Direct dependence on autotrophs.
- Indirect dependence on autotrophs.
ORGANISM | Jaws | Lungs | Amniotic Membrane | Hair | No tail | Bipedal |
Lamprey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Salamander | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lizard | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tiger | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Gorilla | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Human | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Which of the following statements represents an accurate interpretation of the data?
- All organisms in the table share all of the derived characteristics.
- Because it shares none of the derived characteristics, lampreys constitute an out-group.
- Because it shares just one of the derived characteristics, sharks can be considered an internal branch of the phylogenetic tree.
- Only humans and gorillas share all of the derived characteristics.
- Cell wall
- Cell membrane
- Both A and B
- None of these
Which one of the following is not a characteristic of the organisms included in the Kingdom Animalia?
- Presence of eukaryotic cells without walls
- Obtaining nutrients by ingestion
- Storage of carbohydrates as starch
- Multicellularity
- The alimentary canal in earthworm consists of pharynx.
- Cockroach has 10 pairs of spiracles (2 pairs on thorax and 8 pairs on abdomen).
- The body of frog is divisible into head, neck and trunk.
- Both A and B