GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

BIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which creature has the maximum number of ribs?
A
Lizard
B
Mayfly
C
A snake
D
none of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Snakes have the maximum number of ribs. On an average they have 200 to 400 bones (Vertibrae) and each have a pair of ribs on either side.

Detailed explanation-2: -Reichart spent 250 hours reassembling the snake’s 872 ribs and vertebrae, its skull and more than 100 teeth. “They were large eggs around the size of two golf balls each, ‘’ Reichart said. “The number of eggs was probably the most surprising thing we found.”

Detailed explanation-3: -Frogs typically have no ribs, aside from a sacral pair, which form part of the pelvis. In birds, ribs are present as distinct bones only on the thoracic region, although small fused ribs are present on the cervical vertebrae.

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