Question

Assertion :Parental care is seen in amphibians. Reason: Amphibians have taken several method to protect their eggs and offspring.

• A. Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
• B. Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
• C. Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
• D. Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect

Answer 1

The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion

Parental care is clearly seen in amphibians. They protect their eggs by keeping them:

(i) In enclosures in the water,

(ii) In holes near water,

(iii) In nests, on trees or on rocks, overhanging water,

(iv) In transparent gelatinous bag in the water,

(v) On trees or in moss, away from water. They also show

direct nursing by the parent. The examples are:
(a) Tadpoles transported from one place to another by

males,

(b) Eggs protected by male who covers with his

body,

(c) Eggs carried round the legs by the female, at the back of the female etc.