Biology · STRUCTURAL ORGANISATION IN ANIMALS
हिन्दीGiven below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): Frogs take shelter in deep burrows during peak summer and peak winter. Reason (R): Frogs are cold-blooded animals whose body temperature varies with environmental temperature. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Correct answer · Option A
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Explanation
Being poikilotherms, frogs cannot maintain a constant body temperature and therefore undergo aestivation and hibernation in deep burrows to escape extreme temperatures.