Assertion $(A)$: Animals are multicellular organisms composed of eukaryotic cells.
Reason $(R)$: Sponges do not perform photosynthesis and obtain nutrition by absorption.

• A
  $A$ and $R$ are both true,and $R$ is the correct explanation of $A$.
• B
  $A$ and $R$ are both true,but $R$ is not the correct explanation of $A$.
• C
  $A$ is true,but $R$ is false.
• D
  $A$ is false,but $R$ is true.