Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Human Reproduction

Question:

Assertion: Each seminiferous tubule is lined on its inside by three type of cells.
Reason:: These cells are male germ cells, Sertoli cells and Leydig cells.

Options:

Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.

Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A.

Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is not correct.

Both Assertion (A) and Reason are false (F ).

Correct Answer:

Both Assertion (A) and Reason are false (F ).

Explanation:

Each seminiferous tubule is lined on its inside by two types of cells called male germ cells (spermatogonia) and sertoli cells. The male germ cells undergo meiotic divisions finally leading to sperm formation, while sertoli cells provide nutrition to the germ cells.