Which of the following statements is INCORRECT about redworms ?
Redworms need dry surroundings for their survival.
The correct answer is Redworms need dry surroundings for their survival.
Their need for moisture is a key factor in maintaining a successful vermicomposting bin or finding them in natural environments like damp soil, leaf litter, and decaying organic matter. The gizzard of an earthworm functions similarly to the gizzard found in birds, serving the purpose of mechanical breakdown of food particles when teeth are absent. The presence of small sand or grit particles in the worm's digestive tract assists the muscular action of the gizzard in this grinding process.
Herpetologist Deepak Veerappan has a ______ named after him which is known as 'Xylophis deepaki'.
Algae would generally NOT be found residing in which of the following?
Mozzarella, cheddar and camembert are varieties of:
The ________ is an embryonic midline structure common to all members of the phylum Chordata that serves as a source of midline signals to surrounding tissues and as a major skeletal element of the developing embryo.
Which of the following is an example of the phylum Mollusca?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Amphibia class of animals?
Match the columns.
Phylum | Animal | ||
i. | Protozoa | a. | Roundworm |
ii. | Nematoda | b. | Amoeba |
iii. | Arthropoda | c. | Star fish |
iv. | Echinodermata | d. | Cockroach |