Question

Assertion (A): The moist skin in earthworms helps in the oxygenation of blood.
Reason (R): The slippery skin of earthworms is kept moist.

Options

• Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.

• Both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

• The assertion is true but the reason is false.

• The assertion is false but the reason is true.

Answer 1

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

Reason (R): The slippery skin of earthworm is kept moist as it respires through the skin. Moist skin helps in the oxygenation of blood.