Stage 3 – PPSC Planner Biology – Quiz 3 -Vertebrate Diversity

  1. Acorn worm belongs to which of the following group?
    a. Pterobranchia
    b. Enteropneusta
    c. Ectoprocta
    d. Brachiopoda
  2. Octacnemus is a member of the class _____.
    a. Ascidiacea
    b. Appendicularia
    c. Sorberacea
    d. Thaliacea
  3. Which one of the following is incorrect in the case of chordate tails?
    a. Postanal
    b. Supported by vertebrae
    c. Supported by notochord
    d. All are incorrect
  4. Which one of the following is the largest class of the Urochordata?
    a. Ascidiacea
    b. Appendicularia
    c. Sorberacea
    d. Thaliacea
  5. Hagfishes belong to _.
    a. Gnathostomes
    b. Ostracoderms
    c. Myxini
    d. Cephalaspidomorphi
  6. Rat fish belongs to ___which one of the following?
    a. Elasmobranchii
    b. Holocephali
    c. Sarcopterygii
    d. Actinopterygii
  7. Fish gills receive blood from
    a. Bulbous arteriosus
    b. Conous arteriosus
    c. Dorsal aorta
    d. Ventral aorta
  8. Mixing of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood occurs in the ventricle of __.
    a. Bony Fish
    b. Cartilaginous fish
    c. Crocodilian
    d. None of the above
  9. Which one structure is not formed from pneumatic sacs?
    a. Lungs
    b. Swim bladder
    c. Both
    d. None
  10. Which one of the following is an endotherm?
    a. Crocodilian
    b. Anurans
    c. Rhynchocephalian
    d. None
  11. Which one fin is unpaired?
    a. Anal
    b. Pelvic
    c. Pectoral
    d. All are paired
  12. Which one is not lungfish?
    a. Squalus
    b. Lepidosiren
    c. Neoceratodus
    d. Protopterus
  13. Maintain water flow by continuous swimming is a process called as _______.
    a. Active inspiration
    b. Positive inspiration
    c. Negative inhalation
    d. Ram ventilation
  14. Clasper is modified _.
    a. Pectoral fin
    b. Pelvic fin
    c. Anal fin
    d. Caudal fin
  15. Which one is the generic name of tree frog?
    a. Hyla
    b. Bufo
    c. Ichthophis
    d. Cyclorana
  16. Which one of the following is not a crocodilian?
    a. Caimans
    b. Gavials
    c. Alligators
    d. All belong Crocodilia
  17. Which one is not lizard (suborder Sauria)
    a. Geckos
    b. Draco
    c. Worm lizard
    d. All are saurian
  18. Which one is incorrect in the case of Aves?
    a. Loss of one ovary
    b. Loss of urinary bladder
    c. Loss of one kidney
    d. All are correct
  19. The order of loons is __.
    a. Gaviiformes
    b. Galliformes
    c. Piciformes
    d. Piciformes
  20. Woodpeckers belong to _.
    a. Strigiformes
    b. Columbiformes
    c. Anseriformes
    d. Pelecaniformes
  21. Which one is a pin feather?
    a. Down feather
    b. Contour feather
    c. Filoplume
    d. None any feather
  22. Which part of the female reproductive system is called __?
    a. Ovary
    b. Uterus
    c. Oviduct
    d. Ostium
  23. All members are extinct now?
    a. Ornithodelphia
    b. Metanephridia
    c. Eutherian
    d. None
  24. Which one is not developed from the epidermis?
    a. Sebaceous glands
    b. Sudoriferous glands
    c. Apocrine cells
    d. All develop from the epidermis
  25. The order of pika is?
    a. Edentata
    b. Sirenia
    c. Chiroptera
    d. Lagomorpha