NEET Biology Animal Kingdom Question Bank Assertion and Reason

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    Assertion : Parasitism prevails in several groups of crustacea. Reason : Parasites however, are not known among the Branchiopoda and Ostracoda.

    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: B

    Solution :

    Parasitism prevail in several groups of crustracea, such as Copepoda, Branchiura, Cirripedia, Isopoda and Aphipoda. Peculiarities of the crustacean parasites in relation to parasitism are degeneration, adhesive organs, feeding, reproduction, sexual dimorphism, hermaphroditism etc. General effects of parasitism have many variables. In some cases the parasitism seem to have no noticeable effect on the host. In other cases, hosts may show marked effects caused by some interferance with their normal metabolism.


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