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NEET UG BIOLOGY MCQ: ANIMAL KINGDOM
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Statement 1: Duck-bill platypus is a false mammal because it lays eggs
Statement 2: True mammals are all viviparous hence duck-bill platypus are false mammals
Statement 2: True mammals are all viviparous hence duck-bill platypus are false mammals
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Correct option: D
Statement 1 is False, Statement 2 is True
Statement 1 is false because duck-billed platypus is a true mammal, although it lays eggs. Statement 2 is true because true mammals are viviparous, except for monotremes like the platypus.
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a) In Vertebrata the notochord is replaced by a cartilaginous or bony vertebral column in the adult.
b) A post anal tail is present in all adult urochordates.
c) In Cephalochordata, notochord is present only in larval tail.
d) Vertebrates have a ventral muscular heart with two, three or four chambers. Read the following organisms given in the below
Tapeworm, Roundworm, Hookworm, Threadworm
How many of the above mentioned parasites causes inflammation of the intestinal tract? What is left when bath-sponges dries up?