NEETZoologyOrganisms and Populations
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: Cuscuta has its chlorophyll intact Reason: Ectoparasites are found in liver, kidney, lungs , red blood cells, etc.
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
Cuscuta, a parasitic plant that is commonly found growing on hedge, has lost its chlorophyll and leaves in the course of evolution. It derives its nutrition from the host plant which it parasitises. In contrast, endoparasites are those that live inside the host body at different sites, liver, kidney, lungs, red blood cells, etc