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Assertion: Smaller the organism, higher is the rate of metabolism per gram weight.
Reason: The heart rate of a six months old baby is much higher than that of adult.

A

if both are true and reason is correct explanation

B

both are true reason is not correct explanation

C

assertion is true but reason is wrong

D

and both are wrong

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