NEET Biology Animal Kingdom Question Bank Assertion and Reason

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    Assertion : The sense of smell in mammals is very acute. Reason : The free ends of the olfactory cells bear numerous fine olfactory hairs.

    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 sense of smell in mammals is very acute. Unlike gustatory stimuli, the olfactory stimuli are produced by chemicals in gas from (odours) and in very small concentrations. The gaseous molecules, entering the nasal chambers, dissolve in mucus covering the olfactory cells and stimulate them. The olfactory sense is well developed in rabbits for locating foods, sensing enemies and searching mating partners.


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