NEETZoologyBreathing and Exchange of Gases
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: Amount of CO2 that can diffuse through the diffuion membrane is much higher than that of O2 Reason: The diffusion membrane is made up of two major 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
C. Assertion is true but the Reason is false
Step-by-step solution
As the solubility of CO2 is 20-25 times higher than that of O2, the amount of CO2 that can diffuse through the diffusion membrane per unit difference in partial pressure is much higher compared to that of O2.