Animal Kingdom Question 124

124. In which one of the following, the genus name, its two characters and its class/phylum are correctly matched?

Genus
name
Two characters Class/
phylum
(a) Ascaris (i) Body segmented Annelida
(ii) Males and
females distinct
(b) Sala-
mandra
(i) A tympanum
represents ear
Amphibia
(ii) Fertilization is
external
(c) Pteropus (i) Skin possesses
hair
Mammalia
(ii) Oviparous
(d) Aurelia (i) Cnidoblasts Coelen-
terata
(ii) Organ level of
organization
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Answer : c

Hints & Solutions

(c) The characteristics and phylum of Pteropus is accurate.
Pteropus is a genus of megabats which are among the largest bats in the world. They are commonly known as fruit bats or flying foxes, among other colloquial names. They live in the tropics and subtropics of Asia, Australia, East Africa, and some oceanic islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.



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