The chief advantage of encystment to an Amoeba is

Options

A. the chance to get rid of accumulated waste products
B. the ability to survive during adverse physical conditions
C. the ability to live for some time without ingesting food
D. protection from parasites and predators

Answer

B

Explanation

(b) Encystment of Amoeba is occurred regularly to tide over unfavourable conditions like drought and extreme temperature, etc. During these conditionns, the Amoeba forms a covering or cyst wall around intself. Thus, it is an adaptation to sunrise during adverse conditionns (extranuclear inheritance adverse condition).