NEETZoologyBody Fluids and Circulation
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: Erythrocytes, leukocytes and platelets constitute nearly 55 per cent of the blood Reason: Erythrocytes are also known as white blood cells.
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
D. Both Assertion and Reason are false
Step-by-step solution
Erythrocytes, leukocytes and platelets are collectively called formed elements and they constitute nearly 45 per cent of the blood. Erythrocytes, also known as red blood cells are the most abundant of all the cells in blood.