The Living World Question 1

Question: Assertion : Study of internal structure is called anatomy. Reason : It is useful for phylogentic study.

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: B

Solution:

Anatomy is the study of internal structure which can be observed with unaided eye after dissection.

By studying anatomy of large number of organisms, it is useful for knowing phylogenetic similarity (homology) and phylogenetic dissimilarity (analogy).