Phylum Ctenophora
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Questions 6 MCQs
Biradial symmetry and lack of cnidoblasts are the characteristics of:
1. Starfish and sea anemone
2. Ctenoplana and Beroe
3. Aurelia and Paramecium
4. Hydra and starfish
One example of animals having a single opening to the outside that serves both as mouth as well as the anus is:
1. Octopus
2. Asterias
3. Ascidia
4. Fasciola
Which one of the following kinds of animals are triploblastic?
1. Flatworms
2. Sponges
3. Ctenophores
4. Corals
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) |
Match the following group of organisms with their respective distinctive characteristics and select the correct option:
| Organisms | Characteristics | ||
| (a) | Platyhelminthes | (i) | Cylindrical body with no segmentation |
| (b) | Echinoderms | (ii) | Warm blooded animals with direct development |
| (c) | Hemichordates | (iii) | Bilateral symmetry with incomplete digestive system |
| (d) | Aves | (iv) | Radial symmetry with indirect development |
| Options: | (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) |
| 1. | (iii) | (iv) | (i) | (ii) |
| 2. | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) | (i) |
| 3. | (iv) | (i) | (ii) | (iii) |
| 4. | (i) | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) |
| List-I | List-II | ||
| A. | Pleurobrachia | I. | Mollusca |
| B. | Radula | II. | Ctenophora |
| C. | Stomochord | III. | Osteichthyes |
| D. | Air bladder | IV. | Hemichordata |
1. A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III
2. A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III
3. A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I
4. A-IV, B-II, C-III, D-I
Preparing Phylum Ctenophora for NEET
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