{"id":457,"date":"2023-06-12T12:24:51","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T06:54:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=457"},"modified":"2024-04-03T07:15:39","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:45:39","slug":"q-consider-the-following-statements-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-consider-the-following-statements-8","title":{"rendered":"Q. Consider the following statements:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Some species of turtles are herbivores.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Some species of fish are herbivores.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Some species of marine mammals are herbivores.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Some species of snakes viviparous.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Which of the statements given above arc correct?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 and 3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2, 3 and 4 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 and 4 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1, 2, 3 and 4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Notes:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Green sea turtles<\/strong><strong>eat seagrasses and algae<\/strong>, though\u00a0<strong>juveniles snack on crabs, sponges, and jellyfish<\/strong>.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the wild, they can live up to 80 years and grow up to five feet long.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once mature, it is the only&nbsp;<strong>sea turtle<\/strong>&nbsp;that is&nbsp;<strong>strictly herbivorous<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The&nbsp;<strong>jaw structure of many species indicates their diet.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Herbivorous fishes<\/strong>\u00a0are fishes that\u00a0<strong>eat plant material<\/strong>.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Surgeonfish&nbsp;<\/strong>and&nbsp;<strong>Parrotfish&nbsp;<\/strong>are&nbsp;<strong>algae eaters<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They obtain the algae by ripping small chunks of coral from a reef.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Many other herbivores thrive among the fish population.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Other herbivores include the&nbsp;<strong>Japanese angelfish, yellow bloth-rabbit fish, and tilapia<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Marine herbivores<\/strong>\u00a0are found within\u00a0<strong>four groups of species<\/strong>\u00a0in the animal kingdom\u00a0<strong>\u2014 invertebrates, fish, reptiles and mammals<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 and include zooplankton, mollusks, the green sea turtle, the marine iguana and some fish species.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Manatees&nbsp;<\/strong>and<strong>&nbsp;dugongs<\/strong>&nbsp;are the&nbsp;<strong>only he<\/strong><strong>rbivores<\/strong>&nbsp;among marine mammals.&nbsp;Their diet consists of&nbsp;<strong>water grasses, weeds,&nbsp;<\/strong>and<strong>&nbsp;algae.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Snakes<\/strong>\u00a0are\u00a0<strong>reptiles<\/strong>, and most species of snakes will follow the general rules of\u00a0<strong>reptilian reproduction<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 the\u00a0<strong>mother will lay a clutch of eggs<\/strong>\u00a0that will hatch into baby snakes.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Such snakes are&nbsp;<strong>referred to as oviparous<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A few exceptional species of snakes diverge from this general rule. They are referred to as&nbsp;<strong>viviparous<\/strong>, and they&nbsp;<strong>give birth to live young<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Both oviparous and viviparous snakes have uteri, or wombs<\/strong>; however,&nbsp;<strong>only viviparous snakes form placental attachments between their uteri and the developing fetuses<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Boa constrictors<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>green anacondas<\/strong>&nbsp;are two examples of viviparous snakes, meaning they give birth to live young with no eggs involved at any stage of development.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_05d1bf-55 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_05d1bf-55 .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_05d1bf-55\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the statements given above arc correct? 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