Which of the following is called living fossil?

(1) Sphenodon

(2) Latimaria

(3) Heloderma

(4) Both (1)and (2)

A fruit that dehisces along both the sutures from below upwards is

1) Siliqua
2) Legume
3) Follicle
4) Loculicidal capsule

Molluscs having shell made up of two pieces and a plough shaped foot belongs to class
1. Cephalopoda
2. Pelecypoda
3. Gastropoda
4. Decapoda

Among the four, one is the shortest part of digestive System:

 (1) Oesophagus
 (2) Pharynx
 (3) small intestine
 (4) Large intestine

Which one of the following shows the hierarchial arrangement of taxonomic categories of plants in ascending order?

1)    Genus → Species → Family → Order → Class → Division → Kingdom
2)    Species → Genus → Family → Class → Order → Division → Kingdom.
3)    Species → Genus → Family → Class → Division → Order → Kingdom.
4)    Species → Genus → Family → Order → Class → Division → Kingdom.

The most ventral region of the mesoderm flanking the gut is
 1) epimere
 2) mesoderm
 3) mesomere
 4) hypomere

DNA is called the "blueprint of life" because:
 1) it is like a fingerprint
 2) it has a blue color
 3) it contains the plans for building an organism
 4) it can relay messages to other molecules

Forked venation is characteristic of

1) Lycopodium
2) Selaginella
3) Equisetum
4) Dryopteris 
 

Which of the following features is used to identify a male cockroach from a female cockroach ?

1) Presence of a boat shaped sternum on the 9th abdominal segment
2) Presence of caudal styles
3) Forewings with darker tegmina
4) Presence of anal cerci

 Measures to control plant diseases are
 1. Prophylactic
 2. Therapeutic
 3. Immunization
 4. All the three