Direction for: In each of the following questions a statement of Assertion is given followed by a corresponding statement of Reason just below it. Of the statements mark the correct answer as
Assertion: In sponges, archaeocytes are totipotent. Reason: They give rise to all types of amoebocytes and are self-replicating.A) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
B) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
C) If assertion is true but reason is false
D) If both assertion and reason are false.
Correct Answer: A
Solution :
The archaeocytes are undifferentiatec totipotent cells of sponge and may be converted into other types of cells. The archaeocytes are generally present in mesohyll layer of body wall of sponge.
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