Q. Stripes can be seen over the body of many animals. Which of the following indication is given by the stripes?
Answer: Matching of skin colour with surroundings
Notes: Some animals have stripes on their back because of the Camouflage Effect. Camouflage effect refers to combination of different colours or materials in order to make animals or objects hard to see or to disguise oneself in the surrounding. Striped Animals can easily hunt other animals by disguising themselves in the surrounding and making it hard for other animals to see.

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