Which of the following animal shows lowest degree of sexual dimorphism?
A
Spiders
No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!
B
Birds
No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!
C
Bees
No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!
D
Homo sapiens
Right on! Give the BNAT exam to get a 100% scholarship for BYJUS courses
Open in App
Solution
The correct option is D Homo sapiens
Sexual dimorphism refers to the condition where the two sexes of the same species show different characteristics apart from the differences in their sex organs.
In spiders, the drastic difference in size is seen where males are very small compared to females
A common type of dimorphism is colouration which is commonly seen in many species of birds.
Bees show difference of both size and pattern among Queen, Drone or worker bees.
Among all the options, humans show least sexual dimorphism with nearly same sizes and other similarities between both sexes.