Animal Kingdom Question 798

Question: Pila shows summer [APMEE 1995]

Options:

A) Hibernation

B) Aestivation

C) Emigration

D) Immigration

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

Snail may tide over long periods of drought by remaining torpid with the shell aperture tightly closed.

It is then said to be in summer sleep or aestivation.