Biological Classification And System Of Classification Question 210
Question: Assertion : Balantidium coli lives in colon of human beings, only. Reason : The association is harmless.
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: D
Solution:
Balantidium coli is a ciliate protozoan parasite of colon and caecum of man, monkeys, pigs etc.
It causes Balantidial dysentery in these organisms.