Question

Choose among the following options which include animals whose eggs are consumed by us.
a. Gallus, Varanus, Chelone
b. Turkey, Fowl, Duck-billed Platypus
c. Rana hexadactyla, Varanus, Gallus
d. Python, Gallus, Chelone

Answer 1

Viviparous animals are those who undergo internal fertilization and the embryo develops inside the mother until a young one is born. The ovoviviparous animals are those who produce eggs but the eggs develop inside the mother and a live organism is born.

Complete answer:
- The chicken (Gallus gallus) is a primary source of food.

- The green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), also known as the green turtle is a large sea turtle that belongs to the family Cheloniidae. Between feeding grounds and hatching beaches, green sea turtles migrate long distances. The females' turtles crawl out on beaches, dig nests and lay eggs during the night. Their eggs are then consumed by humans.

- Monitor lizard, the common name of several large lizard species, comprising the genus Varanus. Monitor lizards are oviparous. They lay from seven to 37 eggs. Their eggs are consumed in some parts of southern India.

- Turkey produces eggs and is consumed by us. The platypus is a protected species of Australia; hence its eggs are not consumed by us.

- The eggs of Rana hexadactylla are not edible.

- Python does lay eggs but they are not consumed by humans.

Hence, the correct answer is option (A).

Note: Eggs produced by Gallus, Varanus, Chelone, all three species are consumed by humans. The eggs produced by platypus are not only edible but are also not accessible. Eggs of Rana hexadactylla and python eggs are not consumed by us. Hence, option A is correct as the eggs produced by the given three species are consumed by us.