AIIMS 2002
- Exam
- AIIMS
- Year
- 2002
- Subject
- Botany
- Chapter
- Animal Kingdom
AIIMS 2002 · Botany · Animal Kingdom
Assertion : Lateral line system is found in fishes and aquatic...
Assertion : Lateral line system is found in fishes and aquatic larval amphibians.
Reason : Lateral line system has receptors which are the clusters of sensory cells derived from ectoderm.
Options
- AIf both the assertion and reason are true and reason is a correct explanation of the assertion.
- BIf both assertion and reason are true but assertion is not a correct explanation of the assertion.
- CIf the assertion is true but the reason is false.
- DIf both assertion and reason are false.
Correct answer
B. If both assertion and reason are true but assertion is not a correct explanation of the assertion.
Step-by-step solution
Lateral line system is a sensory system of fishes and aquatic and larval amphibians whose receptors are clusters of sensory cells derived from ectoderm. These clusters of sensory cells are called neuromast organs.