NEET Zoology Natural Selection Assertion Reason Question
Assertion (A): The first organisms to invade land were animals.
Reason (R): Fish with stout and strong fins could move on land and return to water.
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
A is true but R is false.
A is false but R is true.
Correct Answer
Detailed Explanation
The NCERT context states that the first organisms to invade land were plants, not animals. Fish with stout and strong fins could indeed move on land, but they were not the first land invaders.
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