Vertebrates And Invertebrates (Biology) (Part-II)

Total Questions: 25

21. The ears of grasshopper are located on its _____ . [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 19.06.2019 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (c) Legs
Solution:Like humans, the grasshopper’s ears are not located on the sides of its head, but on the sides of the abdomen on its legs. It is not a fully developed ear, but a type of sound-sensitive membrane, which is called the tympanum.

22. Which of the following is the third stage in the metamorphosis of a butterfly? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 10.06.2019 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (d) Pupa
Solution:The butterfly and moth develop through a process called metamorphosis. All butterflies have “complete metamorphosis.” To grow into an adult they go through 4 stages: egg, larva, pupa and adult.

23. The largest dolphin species is the orca, also called _____ . [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 23.01.2017 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (c) Killer whale
Solution:The Orca, scientifically known as Orcinus orca, is indeed the largest species of dolphin and is commonly referred to as the "killer whale." Despite its name, it is a type of oceanic dolphin, not a true whale in the same family as baleen whales.

24. 'Mithun', a cattle breed is found in ______. [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 4.06.2019 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (b) Arunachal Pradesh
Solution:Mithun is a cattle breed is found in Arunachal Pradesh. Mithun is also known as ‘Cattle of Mountain’. It is an important bovine species of north-eastern hill region of India and also of China, Myanmar, Bhutan and Bangladesh.

25. Among the following which one lays eggs and does not produce young ones directly? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 11.09.2016 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (a) Echidna
Solution:Egg-laying mammals are members of the genus Monotremata. These come under the Prototheria subclass. They are often found in Australia and New Guinea, in which the baby is born from an egg. Example- Duck Bill-Platypus, tachyglossus or echidna. In mammals such as the kangaroo, the undeveloped babies hang in a sac called the marsuvium until they are fully developed.