Which one of the following pairs of animal comprises ‘jawless fishes’?

(1) Lampreys and eels

(2) Mackerels and rohu

(3) Lampreys and hag fishes

(4) Guppies and hag fishes

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Which of the following does not come under the Class Mammals?

(1) Flying fox

(2) Hedgehog

(3) Manatee

(4) Lamprey

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Match the following columns and select the correct option :

Column I Column II
(a) Aptenodytes  (i) Flying fox
(b) Pteropus  (ii) Angel fish
(c) Pterophyllum  (iii) Lamprey
(d) Petromyzon  (iv) Penguin

    

Options: (a) (b) (c) (d)
1. (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
2. (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
3. (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
4. (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)

Subtopic:  General Introduction: Vertebrates & Agnatha | Comparative study of Cartilagenous & Bony Fishes | Study of Aves & Mammals | Class Cyclostomata |
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Which of the following statement is incorrect with respect to vertebrates?
1. Vertebrates possess notochord during the embryonic period
2. Notochord is replaced by a cartilaginous or bony vertebral column in the adult
3. All vertebrates are chordates but all chordates are not vertebrates
4. Vertebrates have a dorsal muscular heart with two, three, or four chambers

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Match each item in Column I with one item in Column II and chose your answer from the codes given below.

Column I

Column II

I. Placoid Scales

II. Ctenoid scales

III. Ectoparasites

IV. Proboscis gland

1. Chondrichthyes

2. Osteichthyes

3. Hemichordata

4. Cyclostomata


Codes:

I II III IV
1. 1 2 3 4
2. 2 1 4 3
3. 2 1 3 4
4. 1 2 4 3

                                                   

            

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Choose the correct statements.

1. All mammals are viviparous
2. All cyclostomes do not possess jaws and paired fins
3. All reptiles have a three-chambered heart
4. All Pisces have gills covered by an operculum

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Select the correct option in respect of characteristics
of each group :-

Cyclostomes

Chondrichthyes

Osteichthyes

(i)

Marine

Marine, Fresh water

Marine

(ii)

Sucking mouth

Ventral mouth

Terminal mouth

(iii)

6-15 Pairs of Gills

5-7 Pairs of Gills

4 Pairs of Gills

(iv)

Placoid scales

Cycloid Scales

Ctenoid/ Ganoid

 
1. (i), (ii) are correct.
2. (i), (iii), (iv) are correct.
3. (ii), (iii) are correct.
4. (ii), (iii), (iv) are correct.
 

Subtopic:  General Introduction: Vertebrates & Agnatha | Comparative study of Cartilagenous & Bony Fishes | Class Cyclostomata | Class Chondrichthyes | Class Osteichthyes |
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A jawless fish, which lays eggs in fresh water and whose ammocoetes larvae after metamorphosis return to the ocean is

(1) Eptatretus

(2) Exocoetus

(3) Neomyxine

(4) Petromyzon

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