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[#1006] Sponges belong to the phylum
Correct Answer

(C) Porifera

Explanation

Solution: The phylum of sponges (Porifera) contains sessile organisms, most of which live in marine habitats. The few species of freshwaters all belong to the class of demosponges (Demospongiae).

[#1007] Study of algae is called
Correct Answer

(A) Phycology

Explanation

Solution: Phycology, also called algology, the study of algae, a large heterogeneous group of chiefly aquatic plants ranging in size from microscopic forms to species as large as shrubs or trees. The discipline is of immediate interest to humans because of algae's importance in ecology.

[#1008] Study of butterfly is
Correct Answer

(C) Lapidopterology

Explanation

Solution: Study of butterfly is Lapidopterology.

[#1009] Which one of the following is the largest phylum in the animal kingdom?
Correct Answer

(B) Arthopoda

Explanation

Solution: Arthropod, (phylum Arthropoda), any member of the phylum Arthropoda, the largest phylum in the animal kingdom, which includes such familiar forms as lobsters, crabs, spiders, mites, insects, centipedes, and millipedes.

[#1010] When a Cuttlefish is described as a Molluscs, it is at which level of classification?
Correct Answer

(D) Phylum

Explanation

Solution: Cuttlefish is at mollusc level of classification.