Question

Regarding Assertion (A) and Reason (R), select the right option.
(A) The caecum is large and spacious in herbivore.
(R) In most herbivores cellulose digestion occurs in caecum.

• A. If both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
• B. If both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
• C. If (A) is true, but (R) is false
• D. If (A) and (R) are false

Answer 1

The correct option is A If both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

The herbivores have a gigantic caecum (huge blind pouch) which contains billions of bacteria and participates in digestion. The Appendix of the herbivores also help in the digestion of cellulose.