Animal Kingdom Flashcards
1
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Mode of locomotion in reptiles
A
Creeping and crawlings
2
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The first true land vertebrate
A
Reptiles
3
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Type of skin in reptiles
A
Dry or cornified skin, epidermal scales or scutes.
4
Q
Tympanum in reptiles represents
A
The ear
5
Q
How many pairs of limbs are present in reptiles ?
A
If present two pairs of limbs
6
Q
How many chambers are their in the heart of the reptiles.
A
Three chambered , except in crocodile four chambered heart.
7
Q
Which type of dentition is present in snakes and lizards?
A
Pleurodont
8
Q
Dentition in crocodile
A
Thecodont
9
Q
Dentition in turtles
A
Tooth are absent , replaced by horny beaks
10
Q
Feature of the skull in reptiles
A
Monocondylic(with one occipital condyle).
11
Q
Excretory organ in reptiles
A
Kidneys , which are metanephric.
12
Q
In reptiles ,urinary bladder is absent in
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Snakes and crocodile.
13
Q
How many pairs of cranial nerves are in reptiles?
A
12 pairs
14
Q
Olfactory organ in reptiles
A
Jacobson’s (vomeronasal organ)
15
Q
Type of blood in reptiles
A
Cold blooded or poikilotherms.
16
Q
Fertilisation in reptiles
A
Internal fertilisation
17
Q
Sexes in reptiles are
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Dioecious , sexes are separate.
18
Q
Reptiles reproduce by
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Oviparous or egg laying
19
Q
The eggs are covered by
A
Shell
20
Q
Scientific name of tortoise
A
Testudo
21
Q
Scientific name of turtle
A
Chelone
22
Q
Shape of The carapace in testudo
A
Oval shaped
23
Q
Shape of the carapace in chelone
A
Heart shaped
24
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The forelimbs and hind limbs in chelone is modified into
A
Paddles
25
The snakes, which have oar shaped tail
Poisonous,especially sea snakes
26
The snakes ,with cylindrical tail and tapered end
Poisonous or non poisonous,seen in land snakes
27
The snakes with small scales in head ,head triangular ,no loreal pit?
Poisonous, like vipers(Vipera russelli)
28
The snakes which have loreal upt in between the nostril and the eye?
Poisonous,pit vipers.
29
The snakes whose vertebrals enlarged, hexagon shaped scales are
Poisonous, Krait ,Bungarus
30
Neck with hood and spectacle mark
Cobra,Naja
31
Study of lizards
Saurology
32
Study of snakes
Serpentology or ophiology
33
The limbless lizard, known as glass snake , blind snake...
Ophiosaurus
34
Autonomy (breaking of their tails to confuse the enemy) is shown by
Most of the lizards
35
Two viviparous lizards are
Phrynosoma and Chameleon.
36
Wall lizards are also known as
Gecko,Hemidactylus
37
How do gecko run through vertices surfaces
It is due to the presence of vacuum pumps
38
Limbless lizards can be distinguished from snakes by
Presence of
movable eyelids and
external ear opening
which is absent in snakes.
39
The process of shedding of the scaly epidermis of snakes is known as
Moulting or
Ecdysis
40
Viviparous snakes
Vipers russelli
| Hydrophilic
41
The poisonous glands in snakes are
Modified superior labial
| Or parotid gland
42
Types of venoms in snakes
Neurotoxic and haemotoxic
43
Common poisonous snakes
```
Crobra (Naja)
Kriat (Bungarus)
Vipers (Vipera)
Hydrophis
Coral snakes etc....
```
44
The antivenins used in counteract the effect of heamotoxins
Benadryl and antisera
45
Antivenin injections are prepared at
Haffkin's institute,Mumbai
| Central Research Institute,kausali(Simla)
46
Two common sea snakes
Hydrophis
| Enhydrina
47
Smallest snake
Thread snake
48
Largest lizard
Komodo dragon
49
Smallest lizard
Dwarf gecko
50
Long dinosaur
Diplodocus
51
Smallest dinosaur
Compsognathus
52
Largest living carnivorous reptile
Crocodile ( Crocodilus )
53
Ancestors of mammals
Therapsida
54
Which reptile have prehensile tail
Chameleon
55
Truly flying vertebrates
Birds
56
Modified jaw in aves
Beak
57
Forelimbs of aves are modified into
Wings
58
Which glands are present in the skin of aves
```
Oil glands
Or
Preen gland
Or
Uropygial gland
Present at the base of the tail
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59
Which type of bones are present in aves
Pneumatic bones or hollow bones
60
The additional chamber in the digestive tract of birds
Crop and gizzard
61
Which animal is known to be having 'rich blood'
Aves
Bcos they are having more
RBC per cubic mm than any other animal
62
Urinary bladder is seen in which bird
Rhea
63
The comb like structure seen in eyes near the blind spot
Pecten....
| Which helps in giving nutrition to the eye ball......
64
Blood in aves are
Homeothernous or
| warm blood animals
65
Respiration in aves is done by
Lungs
66
What is present in aves to produce sound
Syrinx,
| Lies near the junction of trachea and bronchi
67
Types of feathers in aves
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Quills feather
Coverts feather
Contour feather
Filoplume feather
Down feather
Rictal bristle feather
```
68
The last three or four tail vertebrae fuse to form a
Pygostyle
69
Smallest living flightless bird
Kiwi
70
The smallest bird
Humming bird or sunbird
71
Oil gland ,keel,pygostyle,and syrinx are absent in
Flightless birds
72
How many ovary ate their In female birds
One ovary
73
Famous Indian Ornithologist
Dr. Salim Ali
74
National bird
Pavo cristatus(peacock)
75
Heaviest bird
Vulture gryphus or vulture
76
Largest living bird
African ostrich
77
Egg of ostrich weighs
1.5kg
78
Name two flightless birds
Struthio(ostrich)
| Apteryx(kiwi)
79
Study of birds
Ornithology
80
Flightless bird with oil gland
Kiwi
81
Unique feature of mammals
Milk producing mammary glands.
82
The skin of mammals are unique in possessing
Skin hair
83
Example of Oviparous mammal
Ornithorhynchus (platypus)
84
Two cerebral hemispheres are joined by a transverse band of nerve fibres
Corpus callosum
85
The four solid optic lobes in mammals are called as
Corpora quadrigemina
86
In mammals the three ear ossicles are
Malleus,incus,stapes
87
The neck of mammals have how much vertebrae
Seven cervical vertibrae
88
Are sponges sessile or free living
Sessile
89
Symmetry of Poriferans
Asymmetric
90
Level of organisation of phylum Porifera
Cellular level of organisation
91
What are the types of canal system in porifera
Ascon type
Sycon type , and
Leucine type
92
Ieucon type of canal system Is also known as
Rhagon type
93
Sexes of Porifera is
Hermaphrodite I.e, sexes are not separate in them
94
Development of Porifera are
Indirect development
95
Euspongia is also known as
Bath sponge
96
Which Porifera is given as a precious marriage gift in Japan
Euplectella
97
Example for fresh water sponge
Spongilla
98
Which sponge is called the boring sponge
Cliona
99
Which sponge is called as deadman' finger
Chalina
100
Coelenterates are also called as
Cnidaria
101
Symmetry of Cnidarians
Radial symmetry
102
Level of organisation in Cnidaria
Tissue level of organisation
103
Type of germ layer in.cnidaria
Diploblastic animals
104
Where do hydra flourishes
In cool, clean and stagnant water
105
Number of tentacles in hydra
6-10 tentacles
106
Food of hydra are
Water fleas such as daphnia and cyclops
107
Development in hydra is
Direct development
