NEET Biology Organisms and population Question Bank Assertion and Reason

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    Read the assertion and reason carefully to mark the correct option out of the options given below:
    Assertion            :  Growth curve of higher animals is sigmoid.
    Reason              :  Absolute growth is difference between initial and final weight/size of an organism.

    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 :

    Growth curve is the mathematical expression of the growth of a living organism. Growth curve of higher animals, including man, is S-shaped and is called sigmoid growth curve. The difference between the initial and final weight (or size) of an individual in a given period of time is called absolute growth.


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