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Assertion :Peripatus has no economic importance, but it is zoologically very interesting. Reason: Peripatus exhibits both arthropod and annelid characteristic as well as peculiarities of its own.

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.
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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.
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Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
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Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct.
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Solution

The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.
Peripatus is an invertebrate animal. The animal is said to be a living fossil. and it is considered that there were living members which appeared similar to fossil species. The group is transitional between the arthropods and primitive Ecdysozoa. Therefore, the assertion that Peripatus has no economic importance but it is zoologically very interesting is correct and the reason is right as well as it possesses both arthropod and annelid characteristic as well as some characteristics of its own.
Thus, the correct answer is option A.

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