NEET Biology question

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Statement 1: Small intestine of the human gut is the longest part of the digestive system. Statement 2: Different types of food like proteins, fats and carbohydrates are digested completely in this longest part of the human alimentary canal.

(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

Statement 1 is true: the small intestine is indeed the longest part of the human alimentary canal. Statement 2 is also true and correctly explains why it needs to be so long: it is the principal site where digestion of proteins, fats

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