Question

Which of the following has the longest life span?
(A) Banyan tree
(B) Tortoise
(C) Parrot
(D) Elephant

Answer 1

Life span is the period of time from the birth of the particular organism to the natural death of it. It varies from one organism to the. In a particular species, it mainly depends on the lifestyle, health, relevant mortality, expenditure of the consumed energy etc.

Complete answer:
A typical aldabra giant tortoise can live for many years up to $80$ to $120$ years. The tortoise lives long because it has a very slow metabolism rate in its body and burns less energy than any other organism. Since the tortoise doesn’t rapidly work or move, not much energy is required for its survival. When we come to the option parrot, according to the general rule, lifespan of the bird depends on the size of the bird. One of the parrot species, Kakapo lives for nearly $95$ years. Elephants are also the one of the animals that lives for the longer lifespan. African bush elephants live for about $60$ to $70$ years.

Banyan tree has the longest lifespan of nearly $200$ to $300$ years. It has a larger lifespan than any other living organism. When compared to the all the options given, banyan tree has the longest life span.

Hence the option (A) is the correct answer.
Note: The oldest living banyan tree is located in Taiwan. The present age of this banyan tree is approximately $240$ years old and it is featured with a large number of branches with many supporting roots covering the large area.