With reference to Tardigrades, consider the following statements: They are near-microscopic multicellular organisms. Arctic is the only place where they are not found on earth. They have the ability to survive Cryptobiosis. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

[A] 1 and 2 only

[B] 2 and 3 only

[C] 1 and 3 only

[D] 1, 2 and 3

Answer: C

Notes:

Statement 1 is correct: Tardigrades are also called water bears or moss piglets. They are near-microscopic multicellular organisms. They were discovered in 1773 by the German zoologist Johann August Ephraim Goeze who dubbed them – “little water bear.
Statement 2 is incorrect: Tardigrades are found everywhere in terrestrial, marine, and freshwater environments from the Arctic to the Antarctic, including great depths and altitudes.
Statement 3 is correct: They are known to survive extreme conditions — such as exposure to extreme temperatures, extreme pressures (both high and low), air deprivation through a latent state of life known as cryptobiosis. Tardigrades have also survived exposure to outer space

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