NEET Biology Animal Kingdom Question Bank Assertion and Reason

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    Assertion : The Palaemon female is sometimes said to be 'in berry'. Reason : Palaemon female remains in the nest like berry.

    A) If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion

    B) If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion 

    C) If the assertion is true but the reason is false

    D) If both the assertion and reason are false

    E) If the assertion is false but reason is true

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    During breeding season, a female carries hundreds of eggs, until they hatch. She carries them wherever she goes and the eggs are kept aerated, by the slow back and forth movements of pleopods. The female is now said to be in berry. The eggs hanging from pleopods look like berries or bunches of grapes.


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