Question

Assertion: Whales have gills for respiration.
Reason: Whale is an acquatic mammal and uses oxygen dissolved in water.

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

Answer 1

The correct option is D Both Assertion and Reason are false statements.

Whales are aquatic mammals that respire through lungs, and not gills. Also, they do not use the oxygen that is dissoved in water for respiration.