CLASS REPTILIA

CLASS REPTILIA

1. Endoskeleton is found in

a. Cockroach b. Snake c. Scorpion d. Earthworm

2. Group amniota includes

a. Birds and reptiles b. Birds and mammals c. Mammals and reptiles

d. Reptiles and mammals

3. ‘Horn toad’ is a/an

a. Fish b. Amphibian c. Reptile d. Mammal

4. Laterally compressed tail is present in

a. Cobra b. Krait c. Hydrophis d. Russell’s viper

5. Thought snakes have world wide distribution, they are not found in

a. U.S.A. b. Egypt c. New Zealand d. U.S.S.R.

6. Protothesians have evolved from

a. Birds b. Reptiles c. Eutherians d. Amphibians

7. Moulting or shedding of skin in snakes is done by

a. Cornified cells b. Stratum germinativum c. Epidermis d. Dermis

8. A non poisonous snake is

a. Vipour b. Python c. Bungarus d. Sea snake

9. Th most poisonous snake is

a. Rat snake b. Tree Snake c. Krait d. Python

10. Snakes do not have

a. Girdles b. Eye lids c. Limbs d. All the above

11. Poisonous fungus of a snake are modified

a. Canines b. Nasals c. Mandible e. Maxillary teeth

12. Snake moulting consists of

a. Stratum germinativum b. Dermis c. Epidermis d. cornified cells

13. A poisonous lizard is

a. Heloderma b. Ancistrodon c. Chameleon d. Varanus

14. Common trait amongst reptiles, fishes and amphibians is

a. Gills b. Scales c. Laying of eggs d. Shelled eggs

15. Vestigial hind limbs occur in the snake

a.Krait b. Russel’s Viper c. Python d. Cobra

16. Marine poisonous snake is characterised by

a. Body colour b. Pit between nostrils c. Round tail d. Laterally compressed tail

17. Teeth conducting poison in a snake are called

a. Bunodont b. Canines c. Fangs d. Heterodont

18. The reptile which glides in the air is

a. Phrynosoma b. Calotes c. Draco d. Anguis

19. Heart can be three orfour chambered in the vertebrate group

a. Fishes b. Salamanders c. Reptilia d. Birds

20. Golden era/age of reptiles is

a. Palaeozoic b. Mesozoic c. Recent d. Proterozoic

21. Poison glands of snake are modified

a. Linguals b. Sublinguals c. Maxillaries d. Parotids

22. Cold blooded animal is

a. Man b. Cattle c. Pigeon d. Snake

23. Carapace occurs in

a. Toad b. Frog c. Bird d. Tortoise

24. Calotesversicolor is

a. Flying Lizard b. Wall Lizard c. Garden Lizard d. Rock Lizard

25. Dinosaurs became extinct in

a. Pernuan b. Jurassic c. Triassic d. Cretaceous


ANSWERS

1. b 2. d 3. c 4. c 5. c 6. b 7. a 8. b 9. c 10. d

11. d 12. d 13. a 14. c 15. c 16. d 17. c 18. c 19. c 20. b

21. d 22. d 23. d 24. c 25. d