Multiple Choice Questions

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'Water vascular' system is found in

  • sea-anemone

  • sea-pen

  • sea-cucumber

  • sea-horse


C.

sea-cucumber

The water vascular system is a hydraulic system used by echinoderms such as starfish, sea cucumber, etc, for locomotion, food and water transportation and respiration. The system is composed of canals connecting numerous tube feet. They move by alternately contracting muscles that force water into the tube feet, causing them to extend and push against the ground, then relasing to allow the feet to retract.


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In which type of reactions related to plant photosynthesis peroxisomes are involved?

  • Glycolate cycle

  • Calvin cycle

  • Bacterial photosynthesis

  • Glyoxylate cycle


Lichens are described as indicator of

  • air pollution

  • water pollution

  • soil pollution

  • agriculture productivity


Most abundant mineral of animal body is

  • iron (Fe)

  • sodium (Na)

  • potassium (K)

  • calcium (Ca)


Retrogressive metamorphosis occurs in

  • Hemichordata

  • Cephalochordata

  • Urochordata

  • Vertebrata


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'Organ of Jacobson' helps in

  • touch

  • vision

  • smell

  • hear


Cysticercus stage is formed in

  • Taenia

  • Plasmodium

  • Leishmania

  • Wuchereria


The hormone responsible for 'Fight and Flight' response is

  • adrenalin

  • thyroxin

  • ADH

  • oxytocin


Which of the following is a catadromous fish?

  • Hilsa sp.

  • Mystus sp.

  • Anguilla sp.

  • Channa sp.


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Which of the following animal belongs to class-Crustacea?

  • Cockroach

  • Cyclops

  • Grasshopper

  • Mosquito