NEETZoologyBody Fluids and Circulation
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: Plasma is a straw coloured, viscous fluid consisting nearly 55 per cent of the blood. Reason: 90-92 per cent of plasma is water and proteins contribute 6-8 per cent of it.
Options
- ABoth Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion
- BBoth Assertion and Reason are true but the Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
- CAssertion is true but the Reason is false
- DBoth Assertion and Reason are false
Correct answer
B. Both Assertion and Reason are true but the Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
Step-by-step solution
Plasma is a straw coloured, viscous fluid constituting nearly 55 per cent of the blood. 90-92 per cent of plasma is water and proteins contribute 6-8 per cent of it.