NEET Biology question

**Statement 1:** Blood of the earthworm is red in colour. **Statement 2:** Earthworm contains haemoglobin dissolved in the plasma.

(A)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is correct explanation for AssertionCorrect
(B)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is not correct explanation for Assertion
(C)Assertion is True, Reason is False
(D)Assertion is False, Reason is True

Answer: (A)

Solution

The blood of the earthworm is indeed red (statement 1, true), because it contains the respiratory pigment haemoglobin dissolved directly in the plasma, unlike in

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