Zoology-Cockroach Morphology
NEET Zoology Cockroach Morphology Assertion Reason Question
Type: Assertion Reason-assertion-Medium-Class 11
Assertion (A): The digestive system of a cockroach includes structures for both storage and grinding of food.
Reason (R): The crop stores food while the gizzard grinds it with its chitinous teeth.
A
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C
A is true but R is false.
D
A is false.
Correct Answer
Option A
Detailed Explanation
The NCERT context describes the crop as a sac-like structure used for storing food and the gizzard as having chitinous plates for grinding food, validating both the assertion and the reason.
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