Q: 27 (SSC/0)
question_subject:
Science
question_exam:
SSC
stats:
0,9,5,3,1,9,1
keywords:
{'donkey': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'pony': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'horse': [4, 1, 0, 8], 'mule': [1, 0, 0, 3], 'zebra': [1, 1, 0, 0], 'hybrid': [2, 0, 0, 2], 'colt': [1, 0, 0, 0]}
The correct answer is 3) Mule. A mule is the hybrid offspring between a male donkey (jack) and a female horse (mare). Mules are known for their strength and endurance, inherited from the horse, as well as their intelligence and sure-footedness, inherited from the donkey. They have long ears, like a donkey, and a horse-like body shape. Mules are typically sterile, meaning they cannot reproduce, because they have an odd number of chromosomes. This is due to the difference in the number of chromosomes between horses and donkeys, which makes it difficult for their offspring to produce viable eggs or sperm. Therefore, mules are almost always the result of crossbreeding between a horse and a donkey, and they cannot reproduce on their own.