Question

Assertion: Some predators are carnivores.

Reason: All carnivores do not kill.

• A. Both the assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
• B. Both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion
• C. Assertion is true but the reason is false
• D. Both the assertion and reason are false

Answer 1

The correct option is B Both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion

Predators play an important role in the ecosystem by becoming ‘conduits’ for energy transfer across trophic levels and by keeping prey populations under control. All those who eat other organisms either herbivorous or carnivorous are grouped as predators.

Most of the carnivorous kill their prey and then feed upon them while some do not kill their prey, like vultures. They act as scavengers only. Thus both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.