NEET Biology Animal Kingdom Question Bank Assertion and Reason

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    Assertion : The young birds are called squabs. Reason : Squabs are altricial in nature.

    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

    E) If the assertion is false but reason is true

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    The female pigeon, being oviparous lays two eggs in a rough nest. The eggs are incubated by both parents for 14 days at a temperature of  to after which the youngs called squabs hatch by breaking the shell with a caruncle. The squabs are altricial being naked and unable to fend for themselves. They are fed for a time of the parents on pigeon milk formed by the lining of the crop.


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