NEETBotanyAnimal Kingdom
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: Aschelminthes are pseudocoelomates Reason: They have scattered mesoderm pouches in their germ layers
Options
- ABoth Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion
- BBoth Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
- CAssertion is true but the Reason is false
- DBoth Assertion are Reason are false
Correct answer
A. Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion
Step-by-step solution
In some animals, the body cavity is not lined by mesoderm, instead, the mesoderm is present as scattered pouches in between the ectoderm and endoderm. Such a body cavity is called pseudocoelom and the animals possessing themare called pseudocoelomates,e.g., aschelminthes.