Life Sciences
GATE XL Animal Diversity PYQs
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Question 88
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Which one of the following groups includes at least one animal that is NOT an arthropod?
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In her exploration of the Western Ghats, Dora finds four new species of fungi. Below is the DNA sequence alignment for a single locus from these new species that she calls Yeti, Unicorn, Bigfoot and Godzilla. Using the principle of parsimony and the DNA sequence alignment information below, which one or more of the following tree topologies represent(s) the relationship between these species?
Yeti: ATGC
Unicorn: ATGT
Bigfoot: ATGA
Godzilla: ATGT
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The animals belonging to which one of the following phyla are characterized by “segmented body” ?
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Which one of the following rooted tree topologies best describes the primate phylogeny?
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Which one of the following animals develops adaptive predator avoidance morphology because of the presence of high predator number in its habitat?
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Ichthyophis belongs to which of the following Class?
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Which of the following options represent the animals as Endemic to India?
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Which ONE of the following phyla have choanocytes?
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Tarantulas and mosquitoes both belong to the phylum Arthropoda. Which ONE of the following represents the correct number of legs in them respectively?
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The phylum that is characterized by the animals having a “water vascular system” is
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