| 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. |
| 1. | 2 | 2. | 3 |
| 3. | 4 | 4. | 5 |
| A: | Bilateral symmetry |
| B: | Body covered with a plate like exoskeleton |
| C: | Legs with joints and wings |
| 1. | Closed circulation |
| 2. | Lack of a true coelom |
| 3. | Ammonotelic excretion |
| 4. | Body divided into head, thorax and abdomen segments |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| Column I | Column II | ||
| A | Limulus | P | Gregarious pest |
| B | Locusta | Q | Living fossil |
| C | Ancylostoma | R | Filaria worm |
| D | Wuchereria | S | Hookworm |
| A | B | C | D | |
| 1. | Q | P | S | R |
| 2. | P | Q | S | R |
| 3. | P | Q | R | S |
| 4. | Q | P | R | S |