Assertion :Animals adopt different strategies to survive in hostile environment. Reason: Praying mantis is green in colour which merges with plant foliage.

Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.

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Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.

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Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect.

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Solution

The correct option is B Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.
Assertion is correct as, animals adopt different strategies to survive in hostile environment. For example, some animals blend with the surroundings or back ground to remain unnoticed for protection and aggression which is known as camouflage and other strategies like symbiosis, camels which survive in deserts because of adipose tissue in their humps. Animals survive in colder conditions by reducing the percentage of body heat that is lost to the environment etc.
Reason is also correct as, Praying mantis is green in colour which merges with plant foliage but it not proper explanation of assertion.
Therefore, the correct answer is option B.

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