Q. With reference to the Placenta Mammals, consider the following statements:
1.They have a placenta that nourishes the fetus during gestation.
2.African elephant is a placental mammal.
3.Placental mammals are classified under the subclass Eutheria.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Answer: D
Notes:
Explanation –
Statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct. Placental mammals, or eutherians, possess a complex placenta that provides nutrients and oxygen to the developing fetus. The African elephant is a placental mammal and falls under the subclass Eutheria, which includes all mammals that give birth to live young that have been nourished prior to birth via a placenta.
Source: Forum IAS
