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Choose the correct statement taking help from the given diagram: Assertion: Mechanism of muscle contraction is explained by sliding-filaments theory. Reason: Contraction of muscle fibre takes place by the sliding of thick filaments over the thin filaments.

Options

  1. AIf both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
  2. BIf both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
  3. CIf Assertion is true but Reason is false.
  4. DIf Assertion is wrong but Reason is true.

Correct answer

C. If Assertion is true but Reason is false.

Step-by-step solution

Mechanism of muscle contraction is best explained by the sliding filament theory which states that contraction of a muscle fibre takes place by the sliding of the thin filaments over the thick filaments.

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