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Q.

With reference to Pisces – a category of animals, consider the following statements: 

1. Their skin is covered with scales and it has mucus glands on their skin. 

2. They are aquatic animals that obtain oxygen dissolved in water by using gills.

3. Unlike humans, they are cold-blooded and have only three chambers in their heart. 

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Explanation:

ANSWER: (B) 

  • Statement 1 is not correct.

Amphibia differ from the fish in the lack of scales, in having mucus glands in the skin, and a three-chambered heart. Respiration is through either gills or lungs. They lay eggs. These animals are found both in water and on land. Frogs, toads and salamanders are some examples.

  • Statement 2 is correct.

Pisces is a fish. They are exclusively aquatic animals. Their skin is covered with scales/ plates. They obtain oxygen dissolved in water by using gills. The body is streamlined, and a muscular tail is used for movement. They are cold-blooded and their hearts have only two chambers, unlike the four that humans have. They lay eggs. 

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