Class Reptilia

Q.

Are fish warm or cold-blooded?

Q. Which among the following statements is/are true?

1. Amphibians are warmblooded animals
2. In reptilians, the toes end in claws
3. Reptiles are poikilotherms
4. Amphibians are found on both land and water

1. 1, 2, 3
2. 1, 3, 4
3. 2, 3, 4
4. 1, 2, 4

Q.

What is the taxonomy of fish?

Q.

Give 4 points on affinities of sphenodon.

Q.

In reptiles and birds, the fertilized eggs covered with hard calcareous shell are laid.

1. True

2. False

Q.

Cleidoic eggs are characteristic of

1. fishes and amphibians

2. birds and reptiles

3. amphibians and reptiles

4. birds and mammals

Q.

What is the difference between Chondrichthyes and Osteichthyes?

Q. Write the characteristics of Ramapithecus, Dryopithecus and Neanderthal man. [3]

Q.

Which of the following pairs of animals has non-glandular skin?

(a) Snake and frog

(b) Chameleon and turtle

(c) Frog and pigeon

(d) Crocodile and tiger

Q. What is the scientific name of the common wall lizard (house gecko)?

1. Calotes
2. Heloderma
3. Hemidactylus
4. Ophisaurus

Q.

Abstract noun for fly:

Q.

Which one is true fish?

1. Jelly fish

2. Star fish

3. Dog fish

4. Silver fish

Q. Which is correct statement?

1. Reptiles do not have external ear opening.
2. Limbs are present in all reptiles.
3. They have external ear opening but not tympanum
4. Reptiles are endothermic animals.

Q.

Body is covered with dry and cornified skin and epidermal scales in:

1. mammals

2. reptiles

3. amphibians

4. fishes

Q.

Which of the following are amniotes?

1. Birds, reptiles and mammals

2. Amphibians, reptiles and mammals

3. Fishes, reptiles and mammals

4. Amphibians, birds and reptiles

Q. Dry skin with scales or scutes without glands is a characteristic of:

1. Annelids
2. Fishes
3. Reptilia
4. Amphibia

Q. Select the true statement -

1. In fishes kidney play a major role in ammonia excretion
2. Sharks retain a large amount of urea in the blood as a major osmolyte to balance the osmolarity of the body fluids
3. Most terrestrial reptile excrete ammonia
4. Ammonia is $100,000$ times less toxic than urea

Q.

Which one of the following is not a poisonous snake?

(a) Cobra

(b) Viper

(c) Python

(d) Krait

Q.

What animal classification is a bird?

Q. In which of the following animal the whole skin is shed at once?

1. Salamander
2. Cobra
3. Fishes
4. Humans

Q.

Give any six characteristics of super class Pisces.

Q.

Which of the following is a Poikilotherm?

1. Neophron

2. Vipera

3. Aptenodytes

4. Macaca

Q. Which among the following statements is true about reptiles?

1. They have creeping or crawling mode of locomotion
2. They are mostly terrestrial and the body is covered by dry cornified skin, epidermal scales or scutes
3. Heart is three or four chambered
4. All of the above

Q.

Give functions of Amnion.

Q. Unlike amphibians, reptiles do not require free water for reproduction, because they have ____________ eggs.

1. anamniotic
2. small
3. amniotic
4. big

Q. Identify the pairs that are correctly matched.

(i)	Crocodile	Four chambered heart
(ii)	Sea urchin	Parapodia
(iii)	Obelia	Metagenesis
(iv)	Chondrichthyes	Placoid scales

1. (i), (iii) and (iv)
2. only (i), and (iv)
3. only (i), and (ii)
4. (ii), (iii) and (iv)

Q. Which among the following is a poikilotherm?

1. Whale
2. Tortoise
3. Fowl
4. Echidna

Q.

What are the four types of reptiles?

Q. Assertion: Crocodiles have a four chambered heart.
Reason: Most reptiles have a three chambered heart.

Choose the correct answer.

1. Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation for the assertion
2. Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation for the assertion
3. Assertion is true but reason is false
4. Both assertion and reason are false

Q. Dry skin with scales or scutes without glands is a characteristic of:

1. Annelids
2. Fishes
3. Reptilia
4. Amphibia