NEET2001ZoologyStructural Organisation in AnimalsActual
Tadpoles can be made to grow in size and become adult by
Options
- Ainjecting thyroxine hormone
- Bfeeding the eggs of other frogs
- Cinjecting gonadotrophic hormones
- Dproviding them with suitable climatic conditions.
Correct answer
A. injecting thyroxine hormone
Step-by-step solution
Tadpoles can be made to grow in size and become adult by injecting thyroxine hormone. The process by which tadpole grows in size and becomes adult is known as metamorphosis. The amphibian metamorphosis is under neuroendocrine control.