NEET2012ZoologyStructural Organisation in AnimalsActual
Assertion : Frog can change its colour, according to its surroundings. Reason : It is a way of mimicry to capture preys.
Options
- AIf both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
- BIf both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
- CIf assertion is true but reason is false
- DIf both assertion and reason are false
Correct answer
C. If assertion is true but reason is false
Step-by-step solution
Frogs are able to change the colour of their skins to match with that of the surroundings. It makes them hard to be noticed by enemies. This is a type of protective colouration known as camouflage not mimicry. Changes in colour are possible by dispersion or concentration of special amoeboid pigment cells in their skin.