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

Options

A. If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explaination of assertion
B. If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not correct explaination of assertion
C. If assertion is true but reason is false
D. If both assertion and reason are false.

Answer

B

Explanation

Adaptation is the most basic and rather self-evident concept.It is the morphological or physiological modification in an organism to adjust itself in a particular envionment.In some animals,it is known as mimicry as for example praying mantis having green body colour exhibits close resemblance with twigs and foliages.It is a type of resemblance with twings and foliages.It is a type of protective mimicry.THey exhibit close resemblances also with the twings in having slender body,attenuated limbs,sympathetic colouration and slow movement.