Question

Assertion: Epithelial tissues protect the underlying and overlying tissues.
Reason: Materials are exchanged between epithelial cells.

• A. If both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
• B. If both Assertion and Reason are correct, but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
• C. If Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
• D. If Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct.

Answer 1

The correct option is B

If both Assertion and Reason are correct, but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion

Option B.

Assertion statement:

1. Epithelial tissue is the protective tissue of the animal body. The cells are compactly packed with little or no intercellular matrix.
2. Epithelial tissues protect underlying and overlying tissues.

Reason statement:

1. Various materials are also exchanged at the epithelial tissue surface through diffusion, osmosis, and filtration.
2. These materials depend on the type of epithelial tissue and its location.

Final answer: (b) Both assertion and reason are correct, but the reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.