Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? array|l|l|c|l| & Animals & & Morphological features \ (i) & Crocodile & – & 4-chambered heart \ (ii) & Sea urchin & – & Parapodia \ (iii) & Obelia & – & Metagenesis \ (iv) & Lemur & – & Thecodont \ array
- (ii), (iii) and (iv)
- only (i) and (iv)
- only (i) and (ii)
- (i), (iii) and (iv)
Answer
(4) (i), (iii) and (iv)
Solution
(i) As per NCERT, the heart of reptiles is usually three-chambered, but four-chambered in crocodiles ⇒ correct.
(ii) Sea urchin is an echinoderm and moves by tube feet (water vascular system); parapodia are found in annelids such as Nereis ⇒ wrong.
(iii) Obelia shows alternation of generation between the polyp and the medusa forms (metagenesis) ⇒ correct.
(iv) Lemur is a mammal (primate); mammals have thecodont teeth (set in sockets of the jaw bone) ⇒ correct.
∴ (i), (iii) and (iv) are correctly matched.
Answer: (4)