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

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.

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B
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.
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