Direct vs Indirect Development — NEET Biology
📚 Practice ConceptWhat is the difference between direct and indirect development?
Assertion (A): Animals show different patterns of development from embryo to adult. Reason (R): In direct development, young ones undergo larval stages, while in indirect development, young ones resemble the adult.
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Correct answer: C — If assertion is true but reason is false.
NCERT confirms different developmental patterns exist (Assertion true). However, NCERT states “Development may be direct (the young ones resemble the adult) or indirect.” The Reason swaps the definitions - direct development has young resembling adults, indirect development involves larval stages.
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