Animal Kingdom Question 328

Question: Assertion : Palaemon possess hepatopancreas. Reason : Palaemon is so named because of the presence of pancreas near liver.

Options:

A) If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion

B) If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion

C) If the assertion is true but the reason is false

D) If both the assertion and reason are false

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

Hepatopancreas is a large, bilobed, glandular mass lies below gonads in Palaemon.

Hepatopancreas combines in itself the function of pancreas, small intestine and liver of higher animal.

Functioning as pancreas, it secretes digestive which can digest carbohydrates, proteins and fats.

As midgut, it absorbs the digested food material, and as liver it serves as an important storage organ for glycogen, fat and calcium.