Consider the given statements:
I: Annelids are metamerically segmented animals with a true coelom.
II: Arthropods are the most abundant group of animals characterised by the presence of jointed appendages.
III: Molluscs have a soft body surrounded by an external calcareous shell.
IV: Echinoderms possess a spiny skin.
V: Hemichordates are fresh water animals.
The number of correct statements is:
1. 2 2. 3
3. 4 4. 5
Subtopic:  Phylum Annelida | Phylum Arthropoda | Phylum Mollusca | Phylum Echinodermata | Phylum Hemichordata |
 73%
Level 2: 60%+
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You discover an organism and observe that it shows the presence of the following characteristics:
A: Bilateral symmetry
B: Body covered with a plate like exoskeleton
C: Legs with joints and wings

You conclude that this must be an arthropod but want to get more confident by observing another feature. Which of the following, if present, will strengthen your argument?
1. Closed circulation
2. Lack of a true coelom
3. Ammonotelic excretion
4. Body divided into head, thorax and abdomen segments
Subtopic:  Phylum Arthropoda | Basis of Classification |
 92%
Level 1: 80%+
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Consider the given two statements:
Statement I: Over two-thirds of all named species on earth are arthropods.
Statement II: Mollusca is the second largest animal phylum.
 
1. Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct
2. Statement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect
3. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct
4. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is incorrect
Subtopic:  Phylum Arthropoda | Phylum Mollusca |
 90%
Level 1: 80%+
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Identify the incorrect statement: 
1. In cockroaches and prawns, excretion of waste material occurs through malpighian tubules.
2. In ctenophores, locomotion is mediated by comb plates.
3. In Fasciola, flame cells help in excretion
4. Earthworms are hermaphrodites and yet, cross-fertilization takes place among them.
Subtopic:  Phylum Ctenophora | Phylum Arthropoda |
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Level 3: 35%-60%
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Match each item in Column I with one in Column II and select the correct match from the codes given:
Column I Column II
A Limulus P Gregarious pest
B Locusta Q Living fossil
C Ancylostoma R Filaria worm
D Wuchereria S Hookworm
Codes:
A B C D
1. Q P S R
2. P Q S R
3. P Q R S
4. Q P R S
Subtopic:  Phylum Aschelminthes | Phylum Arthropoda |
 89%
Level 1: 80%+
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