Question

What do you understand by the term migration?

• A. Movement of an organism or a group of organisms
• B. Movement of natural habitat
• C. Movement of an organism or a group of organisms from its/their natural habitat to another place at a particular time every year.
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Movement of an organism or a group of organisms from its/their natural habitat to another place at a particular time every year.

• The movement of organisms in large numbers from one place to another place is known as migration.
• Migration is usually an annual event in which many animals travel to faraway places in search of food and breeding ground.
• Animals and birds migrate when the climatic conditions are adverse in their natural habitat.
• Many birds from Siberia come to India during the winter months.