Biology 2016 JAMB Past Questions - Question 43: In which of the following groups of vertebrates is parental care mostly exhibited?

Correct Answer

D

Explanation

in mammals, parental care begins immediately after birth. The young's are fed with milk, protected from dangers and hazards of the environment. They are introduced to the type of food specific to the mammal. Aves showed limited parental care. The young (chicks) are protected from the hazard of the environment and provided food for a short period and their dispersed. amphibians, the eggs laid in string of jelly which are abandoned soon after they are Said, in reptiles, the female creates an opening in the soil, lays and covers the eggs. The eggs are left to hatch and the youngs crawl out of the soil on their own.