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Assertion :Digested and semi-digested food is absorbed by body surface in tapeworms.
Reason: Digestive organs are absent in tapeworms.

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.

Text Solution

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The correct Answer is:
a
The tapeworm does not have alimentary canal because it is an endoparasite. The digested food of the host is diffused directly through the general body surface.
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