NEET UG BIOLOGY MCQ: ANIMAL KINGDOM

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Assertion: The body surface of annelids is distinctly marked out into segments or metameres.

Reason: Aquatic annelids like Nereis possess lateral appendages called Parapodia.

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Correct option: B

Both assertion and reason are correct but reason is not the correct explanation to assertion

Option B (Both assertion and reason are correct but reason is not the correct explanation to assertion) is correct because both the segmentation of annelids and the presence of parapodia in Nereis are true, but parapodia don't explain segmentation.

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