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Fishes of sub class Dipnoi are called……
a) cartilaginous fishes
b) bony fishes
c) lung fishes             
d) jawless fishes

c

Explanation: in extreme conditions they aestivate in holes and respire through the extremely vascularized swim bladder which acts as lung



How many living species of lung fishes left in the world?
a) two 
b) three          
c) four
d) five

b

Class Amphibia:


The name of amphibia is derived from a Latin word which means…….
a) lungs           
b) gills
c) one 
d) both

d

Explanation: the animals of this class have both aquatic and terrestrial characters



Which of the following class is considered as on the border of aquatic and terrestrial life?
a) pisces                                  
b) amphibia
c) reptilia                    
d) aves

b

Which of the following fishes are believed to give rise amphibians during Devonian periods?
a) bony fishes             
b) cartilaginous fishes
c) lung fishes (Dipnoi)
d) jawless fishes

c

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