Question

If an axolotl larva of Mexican Salamander is kept in iodine depleted water then

• A. It will fail to metamorphose but become sexually mature
• B. There will be no effect on its metamorphosis
• C. It will metamorphose but remain sexually immature
• D. It will fail to metamorphose and will remain sexually immature

Answer 1

The correct option is A It will fail to metamorphose but become sexually mature

The axolotl larvae of the Salamander reaches the sexual maturity in the stage of the larvae. The larvae require iodine solution for the production of the thyroxine hormone which is necessary for the metamorphosis to occur. In the absence of iodine, the larvae will become sexually mature but they will fail to metamorphosis.

Thus, the correct answer is option A.