Identify the animal on the basis of the following characteristics: A. It is found on land and on water. B. It hibernates during winter. C. Has no external hair or ears. D. It is a cold-blooded animal.

Identify the animal on the basis of the following characteristics: A. It is found on land and on water. B. It hibernates during winter. C. Has no external hair or ears. D. It is a cold-blooded animal. Correct Answer Frog

Explanation:

  • Hibernation is defined as the dormancy period of the cold-blooded animals in winters.
  • The cold-blooded animals such as Lizards, Frogs, Bats, Hamster, Bear etc. tend to go under a dormancy period in winters in order to survive the cold temperature.
  • Many organisms are hibernators such as Fishes, Amphibians and Reptiles.
  • Snakes, Frogs and Lizards hibernate in cold weather because they are cold-blooded animals.

Amphibians:

  • Amphibians are the animals that can live on both land or in water, 
  • Amphibians include toads and frogs.   
  • Amphibians are the cold-blooded animals.

Hence, the correct option is frog.

Additional Information

  • Aestivation is defined as the slowing down of activity during the summer by some animals in order to cope with high temperatures.
  • Regeneration is defined as the growth of new tissue from a destroyed one.
  • The alteration in the genetic material that tends to change the characteristics of an organism is called Mutation.

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