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Assertion: Platyhelminthes are generally hermaphrodites.
Reason: In Platyhelminthes, fertilisation is internal.

A

If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

B

If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

C

If assertion is true but reason is false.

D

If both assertion and reason are false.

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b
Platyhelminthes are generally hermaphrodites, i.e., both the sexes are present in one organism. They show internal and cross fertilisation where male gametes of one organism fertilise female gametes of another organism.
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