NEET Biology Morphology of Flowering Plants (Root, Stem And Leaf) Question Bank Assertion Reason

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    Read the assertion and reason carefully:
    Assertion            :     Corm is a highly condensed and specialized underground stem.
    Reason              :     Corm has circular nodes.

    A) If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion

    B) If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion 

    C) If the assertion is true but the reason is false

    D) If both the assertion and reason are false

    E) If the assertion is false but reason is true

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Corm is short, thick, swollen, usually unbranched, spherical or sub spherical stem which grows vertically in the soil and is formed annually. A corm bears a number of circular nodes with scales which represent thin sheathing leaf bases of fallen dead leaves.


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