Question

Assertion: Tadpole has a bird-like form, tail and gills.

Reason: The tadpole stage is the recapitulation of the fish-like ancestor of the frog in the latter life history.

Read the assertion and reason statements carefully and answer the question on the basis of the following options.

• A. Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is a correct explanation for Assertion.
• B. Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is not a correct explanation for Assertion.
• C. Assertion is True, Reason is False.
• D. Assertion is False, Reason is True.

Answer 1

The correct option is D

Assertion is False, Reason is True.

Correct option is (d).

Assertion Statement:

1. Tadpole has a fish-like form, tail, and gills, not a bird-like form.
2. So the assertion is false.

Reason Statement:

1. The tadpole stage recapitulates their ancestors.
2. The tail and gills show that their ancestor is fish-like organisms.
3. So the reason is true.

Final answer: Assertion is False, Reason is True.