Question

Assertion (A): Epidermis protects the interior from microbes, injury and loss of water.

Reason (R): It is a continuous layer covered by cuticle.

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.

Answer 1

Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of the assertion.

Explanation:

The epidermis forms a continuous protective covering, and its waxy cuticle reduces water loss and helps prevent infection. Thus, both statements are true, and R correctly explains A.