NEETBotanyAnimal Kingdom
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: Platyhelminthes are acoelomates Reason: Platyhelminthes lack a body cavity
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
The animals in which the body cavity is absent are called acoelomates, e.g., platyhelminthes