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Standard XII
Biology
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Assertion :Cockroach undergoes periodic ecdysis during its growth. Reason: Cockroach has compound eyes
  1. Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
  2. Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
  3. Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
  4. Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect

A
Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
B
Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
C
Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
D
Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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Ecdysis is a phase in molting, the time when cockroaches shed their exosekeleton in order to molt. It is regulated by the juvenile hormone secreted by corpora allata.
Cockroaches has compound eyes made up of repeating units ommatidia, each of which functions as a separate visual receptor.
So, the correct option is 'Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion'.

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