Which one of the following is not a true snake?
A. Glass snake
B. Sea snake
C. Tree snake
D. Blind snake
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Sweat glands in mammals are primarily concerned with
A. removal of excess salts
B. excretion of nitrogenous wastes
C. thermoregulation
D. sex-attraction
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Wings of birds are
A. integumentary outgrowth
B. modified forelimbs
C. modified hindlimbs
D. new structure
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Tapeworm belongs to which group of the animal kingdom?
A. Annelida
B. Platyhelminthes
C. Porifera
D. Coelenterata
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Birds which swim in water have
A. webbed feet
B. broad wings
C. long beaks
D. toes with claws
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'Air bladder' in fish acts as
A. accessory respiratory organ
B. hydrostatic organ
C. Both accessory respiratory organ
D. primary respiratory organ
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The only bird that flies backward is
A. sparrow
B. koel
C. Siberian crane
D. humming bird
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Which of the following is correct about cold-blooded animals?
A. Their blood remains cold all the time
B. Their body temperature changes in accordance with the atmosphere
C. Their body temperature remains constant all the time
D. They kill all the animals they come across
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Types of vertebrate animals which creep and crawl are called
A. mammalians
B. amphibians
C. molluscs
D. reptilians
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. . . . . . . . is a sessile animal, that relies upon its relationship with plants-like algae to build the largest structures of biological origin on earth.
A. Bird
B. Mammal
C. Coral
D. Reptile
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In which of the following groups, animals bear no teeth?
A. Peacock, ostrich, tortoise
B. Owl, loris, crow
C. Alligator, turtle, tortoise
D. Turtle, kiwi, cow
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Syrinx is the voice box in
A. amphibians
B. reptiles
C. birds
D. mammals
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Which of the following structures present in mammalian skin directly helps in keeping the body warm?
A. Pigmented cells
B. Sweat glands
C. Lymph vessels
D. Blood capillaries
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The language used in writing the scientific name of animals is
A. French
B. Latin
C. German
D. Dutch
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Which one of the following is the tallest bird?
A. Peacock
B. Penguin
C. Ostrich
D. Emu
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Taenia solium (tapeworm) lives as a parasite in
A. pig
B. abdomen of man/woman
C. intestine of man/woman
D. liver of man/woman
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The tusk of the elephant is an enormously enlarged
A. upper incisor
B. upper canine
C. lower canine
D. lower incisor
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Which is the only mammal that can fly?
A. Whale
B. Bat
C. Hen
D. Lizard
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Among the following sets of salient features, which set does not exclusively characterise mammals?
A. Presence of sweat glands, hairs on skin and diphyodonts
B. Presence of mammary glands, sweat glands and diaphragm
C. Absence of mammary glands, sweat glands and diaphragm
D. Presence of mammary glands, hairs on skin and diaphragm
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Animals in which the cells are arranged in three embryonic layers are called
A. diploblastic
B. ectoderm
C. triploblastic
D. endoderm
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