Question

Assertion: Egestion is removal of nitrogenous waste from the body. Reason: Excretion is removal of undigested waste from alimentary canal.

Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion.

The Assertion and the Reason are correct but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion.

Our Assertion is true but the Reason is false.

The statement of the Assertion is false but the Reason is true.

Both the statements are false.

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Answer 1

Both the statements are false about egestion and excretion.

1. Egestion is the removal of undigested waste eaten by organism. The waste remains unprocessed in body and is usually removed by anus or mouth. Moreover, egestion occurs only in animals and not in plants.
2. Excretion is the removal of metabolic waste produced by different processes in the body. Excretion is done through urethra, skin, mouth and nose in animals. It occurs in both plants and animals.

Answer 2

Answer:

(c) Both are false

Explanation:

egestion is the process by which the non-nutritious food is taken out of the body in form of liquid waste and the same in the case of excretion