NEETBotanyAnimal Kingdom
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: Members of phylum Porifera are hermaphrodite Reason: They have collar cells or Choanocytes lining the spomgocoel
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
B. Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
Step-by-step solution
Porifera are hermaphrodite i.e., eggs and sperms are produced by the same individual. Sponges reproduce asexually by fragmentation and sexually by formation of gametes.