ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

TRANSCENDENTALISM LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the purpose of a science article about grasshoppers?
A
to inform the reader
B
to entertain the reader
C
to persuade the reader
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Most grasshopper species play a central role in food webs, both as consumers and as prey. Herbivory by grasshoppers is an essential ecosystem function and speeds up the flow of energy and cycling of nutrients from plants.

Detailed explanation-2: -grasshopper, any of a group of jumping insects (suborder Caelifera) that are found in a variety of habitats. Grasshoppers occur in greatest numbers in lowland tropical forests, semiarid regions, and grasslands. They range in colour from green to olive or brown and may have yellow or red markings.

Detailed explanation-3: -Caelifera (Suborder) Grasshoppers are one of the oldest living groups of insects, with the earliest fossil evidence dating back to 250 million years. These insects belong to the suborder Caelifera and order Orthoptera.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1903, Walter Sutton observed that sex cells in grasshoppers had half the number of chromosomes as the body cells. He also noticed that grasshopper offspring had exactly the same number of chromosomes in its body cells as each of the parents.

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