Match the following genera with their respective phylum :

Column I Column II
(a) Ophiura  (i) Mollusca
(b) Physalia  (ii) Platyhelminthes
(c) Pinctada  (iii) Echinodermata
(d) Planaria (iv) Coelenterata

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

Subtopic:  Phylum Coelenterata | Phylum Ctenophora & Platyhelminthes | Phylum Mollusca | Phylum Echinodermata |
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NEET - 2019
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Which of the following animals are true coelomates with bilateral symmetry ?

1. Adult Echinoderms

2. Aschelminthes

3. Platyhelminthes

4. Annelids

Subtopic:  Phylum Annelida | Phylum Echinodermata |
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Match the following organism with their respective characteristics:

Column I Column II
(a) Pila  (i) Flame cells
(b) Bombyx (ii) Comb plates
(c) Pleurobrachia (iii) Radula
(d) Taenia  (iv) Malpighian tubules

Select the correct option from the following:

Options: (a) (b) (c) (d)
1.  (iii)   (ii)  (iv)  (i)
2.  (iii)   (ii)     (i)     (iv) 
3.  (iii)   (iv)   (ii)    (i)
4.  (ii)   (iv)  (iii)    (i)
Subtopic:  Phylum Ctenophora & Platyhelminthes | Phylum Arthropoda | Phylum Mollusca |
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NEET - 2019
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Consider the following features:
A: Organ system level of organisation
B: Bilateral symmetry
C: True coelom with segmentation of body
Select the correct option of animal groups that possess all the above characteristics:

1. Annelida, Mollusca and Chordata
2. Annelida, Arthropoda and Chordata
3. Annelida, Arthropoda and Mollusca
4. Arthropoda, Mollusca and Chordata
Subtopic:  Phylum Annelida | Phylum Arthropoda | Phylum Chordata |
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Which one of the following is a matching set of a phylum and its three examples?
1. Cnidaria- Bonellia, Physalia, Aurelia
2. Platyhelminthes- Planaria, Schistosoma, Enterobius
3. Mollusca- Loligo, Teredo, Octopus
4. Porifera- Spongilla, Euplectella, Pennatula

Subtopic:  Phylum Mollusca |
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What is true about Nereis, Scorpion, Cockroach, and Silverfish?

1. They all have jointed paired appendages

2. They all possess a dorsal heart

3. None of them is aquatic

4. They all belong to the same phylum

Subtopic:  Phylum Annelida | Phylum Arthropoda |
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AIPMT - 2007
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What is common between parrot, platypus, and kangaroo?

1. Homeothermy

2. Toothless jaws

3. Functional post-anal tail

4. Oviparity

Subtopic:  Study of Aves & Mammals |
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Which one of the following pairs is mismatched?

1. Pila globosa - pearl oyster 2. Apis indica- honey bee
3. Laccifer lacca- lac insect 4. Bombyx mori- silkworm
Subtopic:  Phylum Arthropoda | Phylum Mollusca |
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AIPMT - 2007
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Which one of the following phyla is correctly matched with its two general characteristics?
1. Arthropoda - The body is divided into a head, thorax, abdomen and respiration by mouth
2. Chordata - Notochord at some stage and separate anal and urinary openings to the outside
3. Echinodermata – Pentamerous radial symmetry and mostly internal fertilization
4. Mollusca - Normally oviparous and developed through a trochophore or veliger larva
Subtopic:  Phylum Arthropoda | Phylum Mollusca |
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Which one of the following is not characteristic of phylum-Annelida?

1. Closed circulatory system

2. Segmentation

3. Pseudocoelom

4. Ventral nerve cord

Subtopic:  Phylum Annelida |
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