NEET Biology question

**Statement 1:** If the head of a cockroach is cut off, it will remain alive for as long as one week. **Statement 2:** The head of cockroach holds a bit of nervous system.

(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

A decapitated cockroach can indeed survive for about a week (statement 1, true), because most of its nervous system is distributed as a chain of ganglia along the ventral nerve cord in the body rather than being

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