NEET 2024
- Exam
- NEET
- Year
- 2024
- Subject
- Botany
- Chapter
- Animal Kingdom
NEET 2024 · Botany · Animal Kingdom
Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and...
Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A: Members of subphylum vertebrata possess notochord during the embryonic period. The notochord is replaced by a cartilaginous or bony vertebral column in the adult.
Reason R: Thus all chordates are vertebrates not all vertebrates are chordates.
In the light of the above statements choose the correct answer from the option given below.
Options
- A is true but is false.
- B is false but is true
- CBoth and are true and is the correct explanation of .
- DBoth and are true but is NOT the correct explanation of .
Correct answer
A. is true but is false.
Step-by-step solution
The correct answer is option (1) as Phylum Chordata is divided into three subphyla: Urochrodata, Cephalochordata and Vertebrata. The members of subphylum Vertebrata possess notochord during the embryonic period. The notochord is replaced by a cartilaginous or bony vertebral column in the adult. Thus, all vertebrates are chordates but all chordates are not vertebrates.