NEET BIOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION

KINGDOM ANIMALS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which is a characteristic of an amphibian?
A
Lives on both land and water.
B
They are warm blooded.
C
They have feathers.
D
They give milk.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Amphibians live in both water and on land; amphibian larvae are born and live in water, and they breathe using gills. The adults live on land for part of the time and breathe both through their skin and with their lungs.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hint: Amphibians replaced gills with another respiratory organ, the lungs, in order to live on land. Other adaptations present include: skin that prevents loss of water, eyelids which allow adapting to vision outside the water.

Detailed explanation-3: -The animals which can live both in water and on land are called Amphibians. Frogs, toads, salamanders, and newts are among the species that make up this category.

Detailed explanation-4: -They have gills that help them to breathe in the water. Their skin, when kept moist can take in oxygen dissolved in water. They have lungs that help them to breathe when they are on land.

Detailed explanation-5: -Most amphibians live part of their lives underwater and part on land. Amphibians reproduce by laying eggs that do not have a soft skin, not a hard shell. Most females lay eggs in the water and the babies, called larvae or tadpoles, live in the water, using gills to breathe and finding food as fish do.

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