Statement 1: Undigested food is temporarily stored in the rectum.

Statement 2: The first part of the small intestine is U- shaped and is called cloaca.

Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false

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Statement 1 is false and statement 2 is true

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Both the statements are true

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Both the statements are false

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Solution

The correct option is A
Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false

The rectum is a wide flask-shaped short tube joining ilium and cloaca. It temporarily stores undigested food. The first part of the small intestine is U-shaped and is known as the duodenum. It receives partially digested food known as chyme from the stomach.

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Which part of the large intestine is a wide flask-shaped short tube joining ileum and cloaca?

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