Consider the following statements and Choose correct ones from given options.
(I) Shark do not have any bone in its body.
(II) Water snake and salamander belongs to same class and have largest RBC.
(III) Silver fish is a true fish while cuttle and star fishes are mollusks and echinoderms respectively.
(IV) Ornithorhynchus is a connecting link between reptiles and mammals.
I, II and IV
I and IV
I, II and III
III and IV
B.
I and IV
• Shark is a member of Chondrichthyes class, which is a cartilaginous fish.
• Water-snake is a reptile and salamander is an amphibian having largest RBC in the Animal Kingdom.
• Silverfish (Lepisma) is an arthropod, cuttlefish (Sepia) is a mollusc and starfish(Asterias) is an Echinodermata. So none of them is a true fish (Pisces).
• Omnithorhychus is a mammal which is also known as duck-billed platypus. It is a member of Monotremata order which is a connecting link between reptiles and mammals.
