Zoology · Animal Kingdom

NEET (UG) 2025 — Question 133

Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R)

Assertion (A): All vertebrates are chordates but all chordates are not vertebrate.

Reason (R): The members of subphylum vertebrata possess notochord during the embryonic period, the notochord is replaced by a cartilaginous or bony vertebral column in adults.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

  1. Option A:

    Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

    Correct
  2. Option B:

    Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A

  3. Option C:

    A is true but R is false

  4. Option D:

    A is false but R is true

Answer: A

Step-by-step solution

Assertion correctly states that all vertebrates are chordates but not all chordates are vertebrates.

Reason correctly explains that subphylum members have notochord replaced by cartilaginous/bony

vertebral column in adults.

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Exam
NEET (UG) 2025
Subject
Zoology
Chapter
Animal Kingdom
Topic
Phylum Chordata - CYCLOSTOMATA
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