NEETZoologyStructural Organisation in Animals
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: Frogs have the ability to change the colour to hide them from their enemies. Reason: Summer sleep is known as hibernation and winter sleep is called aestivation.
Options
- ABoth Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion
- BBoth Assertion and Reason are true but the Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
- CAssertion is true but the Reason is false
- DBoth Assertion and Reason are false
Correct answer
C. Assertion is true but the Reason is false
Step-by-step solution
Frogs have the ability to change the colour to hide them from their enemies. This protective coloration is called mimicry. During peak summer and winter frogs take shelter in deep burrows to protect them from extreme heat and cold. This is known as Summer sleep(aestivation) and winter sleep (hibernation) respectively.