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1
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Mode of locomotion in reptiles

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Creeping and crawlings

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2
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The first true land vertebrate

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Reptiles

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3
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Type of skin in reptiles

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Dry or cornified skin, epidermal scales or scutes.

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4
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Tympanum in reptiles represents

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The ear

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5
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How many pairs of limbs are present in reptiles ?

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If present two pairs of limbs

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6
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How many chambers are their in the heart of the reptiles.

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Three chambered , except in crocodile four chambered heart.

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7
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Which type of dentition is present in snakes and lizards?

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Pleurodont

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8
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Dentition in crocodile

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Thecodont

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9
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Dentition in turtles

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Tooth are absent , replaced by horny beaks

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10
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Feature of the skull in reptiles

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Monocondylic(with one occipital condyle).

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11
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Excretory organ in reptiles

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Kidneys , which are metanephric.

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12
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In reptiles ,urinary bladder is absent in

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Snakes and crocodile.

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13
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How many pairs of cranial nerves are in reptiles?

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12 pairs

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14
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Olfactory organ in reptiles

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Jacobson’s (vomeronasal organ)

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15
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Type of blood in reptiles

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Cold blooded or poikilotherms.

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16
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Fertilisation in reptiles

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Internal fertilisation

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17
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Sexes in reptiles are

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Dioecious , sexes are separate.

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18
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Reptiles reproduce by

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Oviparous or egg laying

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19
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The eggs are covered by

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Shell

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20
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Scientific name of tortoise

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Testudo

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21
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Scientific name of turtle

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Chelone

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22
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Shape of The carapace in testudo

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Oval shaped

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23
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Shape of the carapace in chelone

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Heart shaped

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24
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The forelimbs and hind limbs in chelone is modified into

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Paddles

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25
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The snakes, which have oar shaped tail

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Poisonous,especially sea snakes

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26
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The snakes ,with cylindrical tail and tapered end

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Poisonous or non poisonous,seen in land snakes

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27
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The snakes with small scales in head ,head triangular ,no loreal pit?

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Poisonous, like vipers(Vipera russelli)

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28
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The snakes which have loreal upt in between the nostril and the eye?

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Poisonous,pit vipers.

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29
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The snakes whose vertebrals enlarged, hexagon shaped scales are

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Poisonous, Krait ,Bungarus

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30
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Neck with hood and spectacle mark

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Cobra,Naja

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31
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Study of lizards

A

Saurology

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32
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Study of snakes

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Serpentology or ophiology

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33
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The limbless lizard, known as glass snake , blind snake…

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Ophiosaurus

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34
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Autonomy (breaking of their tails to confuse the enemy) is shown by

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Most of the lizards

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35
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Two viviparous lizards are

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Phrynosoma and Chameleon.

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36
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Wall lizards are also known as

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Gecko,Hemidactylus

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37
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How do gecko run through vertices surfaces

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It is due to the presence of vacuum pumps

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38
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Limbless lizards can be distinguished from snakes by

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Presence of
movable eyelids and
external ear opening
which is absent in snakes.

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39
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The process of shedding of the scaly epidermis of snakes is known as

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Moulting or

Ecdysis

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40
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Viviparous snakes

A

Vipers russelli

Hydrophilic

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41
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The poisonous glands in snakes are

A

Modified superior labial

Or parotid gland

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42
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Types of venoms in snakes

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Neurotoxic and haemotoxic

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43
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Common poisonous snakes

A 
Crobra (Naja)
Kriat (Bungarus)
Vipers (Vipera)
Hydrophis
Coral snakes etc....
44
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The antivenins used in counteract the effect of heamotoxins

A

Benadryl and antisera

45
Q

Antivenin injections are prepared at

A

Haffkin’s institute,Mumbai

Central Research Institute,kausali(Simla)

46
Q

Two common sea snakes

A

Hydrophis

Enhydrina

47
Q

Smallest snake

A

Thread snake

48
Q

Largest lizard

A

Komodo dragon

49
Q

Smallest lizard

A

Dwarf gecko

50
Q

Long dinosaur

A

Diplodocus

51
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Smallest dinosaur

A

Compsognathus

52
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Largest living carnivorous reptile

A

Crocodile ( Crocodilus )

53
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Ancestors of mammals

A

Therapsida

54
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Which reptile have prehensile tail

A

Chameleon

55
Q

Truly flying vertebrates

A

Birds

56
Q

Modified jaw in aves

A

Beak

57
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Forelimbs of aves are modified into

A

Wings

58
Q

Which glands are present in the skin of aves

A 
Oil glands 
Or 
Preen gland
Or
Uropygial gland 
Present at the base of the tail
59
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Which type of bones are present in aves

A

Pneumatic bones or hollow bones

60
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The additional chamber in the digestive tract of birds

A

Crop and gizzard

61
Q

Which animal is known to be having ‘rich blood’

A

Aves
Bcos they are having more
RBC per cubic mm than any other animal

62
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Urinary bladder is seen in which bird

A

Rhea

63
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The comb like structure seen in eyes near the blind spot

A

Pecten….

Which helps in giving nutrition to the eye ball……

64
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Blood in aves are

A

Homeothernous or

warm blood animals

65
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Respiration in aves is done by

A

Lungs

66
Q

What is present in aves to produce sound

A

Syrinx,

Lies near the junction of trachea and bronchi

67
Q

Types of feathers in aves

A 
Quills feather
Coverts feather
Contour feather
Filoplume feather
Down feather
Rictal bristle feather
68
Q

The last three or four tail vertebrae fuse to form a

A

Pygostyle

69
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Smallest living flightless bird

A

Kiwi

70
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The smallest bird

A

Humming bird or sunbird

71
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Oil gland ,keel,pygostyle,and syrinx are absent in

A

Flightless birds

72
Q

How many ovary ate their In female birds

A

One ovary

73
Q

Famous Indian Ornithologist

A

Dr. Salim Ali

74
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National bird

A

Pavo cristatus(peacock)

75
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Heaviest bird

A

Vulture gryphus or vulture

76
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Largest living bird

A

African ostrich

77
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Egg of ostrich weighs

A

1.5kg

78
Q

Name two flightless birds

A

Struthio(ostrich)

Apteryx(kiwi)

79
Q

Study of birds

A

Ornithology

80
Q

Flightless bird with oil gland

A

Kiwi

81
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Unique feature of mammals

A

Milk producing mammary glands.

82
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The skin of mammals are unique in possessing

A

Skin hair

83
Q

Example of Oviparous mammal

A

Ornithorhynchus (platypus)

84
Q

Two cerebral hemispheres are joined by a transverse band of nerve fibres

A

Corpus callosum

85
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The four solid optic lobes in mammals are called as

A

Corpora quadrigemina

86
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In mammals the three ear ossicles are

A

Malleus,incus,stapes

87
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The neck of mammals have how much vertebrae

A

Seven cervical vertibrae

88
Q

Are sponges sessile or free living

A

Sessile

89
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Symmetry of Poriferans

A

Asymmetric

90
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Level of organisation of phylum Porifera

A

Cellular level of organisation

91
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What are the types of canal system in porifera

A

Ascon type
Sycon type , and
Leucine type

92
Q

Ieucon type of canal system Is also known as

A

Rhagon type

93
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Sexes of Porifera is

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Hermaphrodite I.e, sexes are not separate in them

94
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Development of Porifera are

A

Indirect development

95
Q

Euspongia is also known as

A

Bath sponge

96
Q

Which Porifera is given as a precious marriage gift in Japan

A

Euplectella

97
Q

Example for fresh water sponge

A

Spongilla

98
Q

Which sponge is called the boring sponge

A

Cliona

99
Q

Which sponge is called as deadman’ finger

A

Chalina

100
Q

Coelenterates are also called as

A

Cnidaria

101
Q

Symmetry of Cnidarians

A

Radial symmetry

102
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Level of organisation in Cnidaria

A

Tissue level of organisation

103
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Type of germ layer in.cnidaria

A

Diploblastic animals

104
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Where do hydra flourishes

A

In cool, clean and stagnant water

105
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Number of tentacles in hydra

A

6-10 tentacles

106
Q

Food of hydra are

A

Water fleas such as daphnia and cyclops

107
Q

Development in hydra is

A

Direct development

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