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Question
Assertion (A): Cnidoblasts (stinging cells) occur over the tentacles in Coelenterates.
Reason (R): They help in attachment and paralyzing the prey.
Options
Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of the assertion.
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
A is true but R is false.
A is false but R is true.
MCQ
Assertion and Reasoning
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Solution
Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of the assertion.
Explanation:
Both statements are true. Cnidoblasts on the tentacles contain nematocysts, which help hold prey and can paralyse it by injecting poison; therefore, the reason correctly explains the assertion.
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