Home
Class 12
BIOLOGY
A behavioural strategy of adaptation cal...

A behavioural strategy of adaptation called echolocation is found in

A

bats

B

butterfly

C

praying mantis

D

arctic tern

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

The correct Answer is:
A

Bats are nocturnal flying mammals which do not employ eyesiht for location of thir path, food, place of rest, etc. They produce high frequency sound which produces echoes after striking various objects on the principle of sonar. Echoes are then analysed by the bats to know their path.
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE

    NCERT FINGERTIPS|Exercise Molecular Basis Of Inheritance|151 Videos
  • PRACTICE PAPERS

    NCERT FINGERTIPS|Exercise Practice paper|150 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

Greatest extent of adaptation to various environments is found in

Besides bats, echolocation also occurs in

Organisms can show morphological , physiological and behavioural adaptations. By which of these adaptation altitude sickness is overcome ?

How do following animals avoid predation from predators ? Name the behavioural adaptation in each and also explain this behaviour. (i) Tenebrinoid beetles (ii) Praying mantis (iii) Viceroy butterfly

Adaptive heterophylly is found in

Adaptive/acquried immunity is found in

NCERT FINGERTIPS-ORGANISMS AND POPULATION-Organisms And Population
  1. Which of the following statements is correct with regard to Bergmann's...

    Text Solution

    |

  2. Which of the following options exemplifies a behavioural means of home...

    Text Solution

    |

  3. A behavioural strategy of adaptation called echolocation is found in

    Text Solution

    |

  4. If a organism's body pattern resembles its environment making it diffi...

    Text Solution

    |

  5. Dart frogs (Phyllobates bicolour, Dendrobates pumilo) found in tropica...

    Text Solution

    |

  6. Match column I with column II and select the cirrect option from the g...

    Text Solution

    |

  7. Population ecology is an important area because it ul((i)) ecology to ...

    Text Solution

    |

  8. In a pound, last year there were 30 ltus plants. Through reproduction,...

    Text Solution

    |

  9. Parameters related to age structure include

    Text Solution

    |

  10. In a life table, the number of individuals alive at the beginning of t...

    Text Solution

    |

  11. Percentage of individuals of a given age group in a given population i...

    Text Solution

    |

  12. If the age distribution is plotted for a population, the resulting str...

    Text Solution

    |

  13. What does the shape of the given age pyramids reflects about the growt...

    Text Solution

    |

  14. A population in which number of pre-reproductive individuals is very l...

    Text Solution

    |

  15. What does the shape of the given age pyramids (A to C) reflect about t...

    Text Solution

    |

  16. The age structures of a population represents

    Text Solution

    |

  17. The age structures of a population influences population growth becaus...

    Text Solution

    |

  18. If most individuals in a population are young, why is the population l...

    Text Solution

    |

  19. Study the age pyramids given below and select the correct statements r...

    Text Solution

    |

  20. A population with a larger proportion of older individuals than younge...

    Text Solution

    |