Subphylum Vertebrata

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Difference between aves and mammals?

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Difference between birds and bats.

Q. Which one of the following structure is present in all adult vertebrates?

1. Dorsal tubular nerve cord
2. Pharyngeal gill slits
3. Notochord
4. both a) and b)

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How many heart chambers does Osteichthyes have?

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How do hemichordates differ from chordates?

Q. What is Chorda Dorsalis?

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Which one is the most striking or (common) character of the vertebrates?

1. Presence of notochord.

2. Presence of triploblastic condition.

3. Presence of gill pouches.

4. Presence of coelom.

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Is whale give birth to young one directly?

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What are the 3 chordate clades?

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What is an example of Chondrichthyes?

Q. What do craniates have that earlier chordates did not have?

1. Brain
2. Nerve cord
3. Post anal tail
4. Skull

Q. Which among the following is a common feature of vertebrates?

1. Limbs for locomotion
2. Direct development
3. Persistent notochord
4. Closed circulatary system

Q. What do craniates have that earlier chordates did not have?

1. Brain
2. Nerve cord
3. Post anal tail
4. Skull

Q. Very short answer type.
What type of locomotory movements do you find in Euglena and Paramecium respectively?

Q. Select the correct option:

1. A- (v); B- (i); C- (iv); D- (ii); E- (iii)
2. A- (iii); B- (iv); C- (i); D- (ii); E- (v)
3. A- (iii); B- (ii); C- (iv); D- (i); E- (v)
4. A- (iii); B- (v); C- (i); D- (iv); E- (ii)

Q. Match the character in column I with those given in column II.

Column I	Column II
A. Limbless reptile	(i) Lamprey
B. Jawless vertebrate	(ii) Salamander
C. Amphibian	(iii) Snake
D. Cartilaginous fish	(iv) Ostrich
E. Flightless bird	(v) Shark

1. A-ii, B-i, C-iii, D-iv, E-v
2. A-iii, B-i, C-ii, D-v, E-iv
3. A-i, B-ii, C-iii, D-iv, E-v
4. A-v, B-ii, C-iii, D-i, E-iv

Q. is chondrichthyes belongs to verbreta ?but it is given in the text that notochord is persisitent in chondrichthyes

Q. Mention the important general characters of urochordata.

Q. Differentiate protonephridia from metanephridia.

Q. Distinguish between the following
(a) Prostomium and peristomium
(b) Septal nephridium and pharyngeal nephridium

Q. Which among the following is a common feature of vertebrates?

1. Limbs for locomotion
2. Persistent notochord
3. Closed circulatary system
4. Direct development

Q. ........... is a long rod-like structure that runs along the back of animals.

1. Protochord
2. Notochord
3. Monochord
4. None of the above

Q. The character that proves that frogs have evolved from fishes is

1. Their ability to swim in water
2. Tadpole larva in frogs
3. Similarity in the shape of the head
4. Their feeding on aquatic plants

Q. Which of the following statement about tunicates indicates that these animals are chordate?

1. Larvae show segmentation, radial symmetry and pseudocoelom
2. Larvae and adults both have a true coelom
3. Larvae have a dorsal hollow nerve cord, a post-anal tail, pharyngeal silts and a notochord
4. Larvae and adults both feed by filtering water and trapping small food particles

Q. Arrange these taxonomic terms from most inclusive (most general) to least inclusive (most specific).
1. lobe-fins
2. amphibians
3. gnathostomes
4. osteichthyans
5. tetrapods

1. 4, 3, 1, 5, 2
2. 4, 3, 2, 5, 1
3. 4, 2, 3, 5, 1
4. 3, 4, 1, 5, 2

Q. Select the correct one(s) for Ctenophora -

1. They have similarities with Cnidaria
2. They have 8 external rows of ciliated comb plates for locomotion
3. Bioluminescene
4. All

Q. The common feature of all vertebrates is the presence of:

1. limbs for locomotion
2. a closed circulatory system
3. a persistent notochord
4. direct development into the adult stage after fertilization

Q. A free swimming urochordate is

1. Salpa
2. Herdmania
3. Botryllus
4. Ciona

Q. Vertebrates constitute approximately ..........% of the total animals.

1. 5%
2. 15%
3. 10%
4. 20%

Q. A new species of aquatic chordate is discovered that closely resembles an ancient form. It has the following characteristics: external armor of bony plates, no paired fins and a suspension feeding mode of nutrition. In addition to these characteristics, it will probably have which of the following characteristics?

1. Legs
2. Metamorphosis
3. An amniotic egg
4. No jaws