NEET BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ORGANISMS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is a structural adaptation that allows animals to live in an aquatic ecosystem?
A
hooves
B
long legs
C
webbed feet
D
thick fur
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The webbed foot is a specialized limb with interdigital membranes (webbings) that aids in aquatic locomotion, present in a variety of tetrapod vertebrates. This adaptation is primarily found in semiaquatic species, and has convergently evolved many times across vertebrate taxa.

Detailed explanation-2: -They have gills as the respiratory organs. They have fins as the locomotory organs, Various types of fins are present in fishes such as dorsal fins, pectoral fins, caudal fins etc.

Detailed explanation-3: -We can gather from this that webbed feet are a structural adaptation for swimming through water and that other species that have adapted to swimming through water therefore may well have similar structures.

Detailed explanation-4: -Structural adaptations are how the animal’s body functions or looks on the outside. Body parts (like feet and ears) and body coverings (like fur and scales) are structural adaptations. Blanding’s Turtles and other species of turtles have a structural adaptation that is very easy to see-their shells.

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