Mouth in bony fishes is mostly: 
1. lacking jaws 
2. ventral 
3. terminal 
4. having a radula 
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Identify the incorrect statement regarding bony fishes:
I: They have four pairs of gills which are covered by an operculum on each side.
II: Due to the absence of air bladder, they have to swim constantly to avoid sinking.
III: Skin is covered with placoid scales.
IV: Mouth is mostly terminal.
 
1. Only II 2. Only II and III
3. Only I and IV 4. Only IV
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The characteristics of osteichthyes include:
I: Four pairs of gills covered by an operculum on each side
II: Skin covered with placoid scales
III: Regulation of buoyancy by an air bladder
1. Only I and II
2. Only II and III
3. Only I and III
4. I, II and III
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Consider the given two statements:
Assertion (A): The swim bladder is an essential organ for bony fishes.
Reason (R): It allows them to maintain buoyancy without expending energy.
 
1. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is True but (R) is False.
4. (A) is False but (R) is True.
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Which of the following will not be true for bony fishes? 
1. Heart is two chambered 
2. Cold blooded animals 
3. Sexes separate but fertilization is usually internal 
4. Mostly oviparous 
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Hippocampus [sea horse] is a:
1. marine bony fish
2. fresh water bony fish
3. cartilaginous fish
4. limbless amphibian

 
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Which of the following is not a bony fish?
1. Angel fish 2. Flying fish
3. Star fish 4. Fighting fish
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Exocoetus, Labeo, Clarias and Pterophyllum are all:
1. endotherms 2. marine fishes
3. protochordates 4. bony fishes
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