Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Organisms and Populations

Question:
What do snails and fishes do to avoid summer related problems heat and desiccation?
Options:
Undergo aestivation
Undergo migration
Undergo hibernation
Suspend
Correct Answer:
Undergo aestivation
Explanation:

Various organisms, if unable to migrate, might avoid the unfavorable environment by escaping in time. Polar bears go into hibernation during winter seasons to escape extreme cold. Some snails and fish undergo aestivation to avoid summer-related problems like heat and desiccation, etc.