Assertion: The number of cells in a multicellular organism is inversely proportional to the size of body. Reason: All the cells in the biological world are of same size.

Question

Assertion: The number of cells in a multicellular organism is inversely proportional to the size of body. Reason: All the cells in the biological world are of same size. (A) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion (B) If both the 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 the assertion and reason are false

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Multicellular organisms are composed of many specialized cells. The cells differ in size, shape and function. In multicellular organisms, the number of cells determines the size of the organism. An adult human is composed of approximately 100 trillion cells and has over 200 different types of specialized cells.

Q. Assertion : The number of cells in a multicellular organism is inversely proportional to the size of body. Reason : All the cells in the biological world are of same size.

If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion

If both the assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

If assertion is true but reason is false

If both the assertion and reason are false

Q. Assertion : The number of cells in a multicellular organism is inversely proportional to the size of body.
Reason : All the cells in the biological world are of same size.