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Assertion: Water vascular system of echinoderms helps in locomotion, capture and tranport of food and respiration..
Reason: Echinoderms are spiny bodies animals in which development is indirect with free-swmming larva.

A

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

B

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

C

If assertion is true but reason is false.

D

If both assertion and reason are false.

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The correct Answer is:
B
* Water vascular system of echinoderms help in locomotion, capture and transport of food and respiration.
* Echinoderms are spiny-bodied animals in which development is indirect with free-swimming larva.
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