NEET Biology question

BiologyStructural Organisation in AnimalsNEET

Read the following four statements (i)-(iv) having certain mistakes in two of them. (i) Adipose tissue is a type of dense connective tissue located beneath the skin. (ii) Compound epithelium has extensive role in absorption and secretion. (iii) Most of the cartilages in vertebrate embryos are replaced by bones in adults. (iv) Smooth muscles are 'involuntary' as their functioning cannot be directly controlled.

Answer: (D)

Solution

Statement (i) is mistaken — adipose tissue is a type of loose connective tissue, not dense connective tissue. Statement (ii) is mistaken — compound epithelium's chief role is protection (being multilayered), not absorption and

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