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            :     Phyllotaxy deals with morphology of leaves.
    Reason              :     Foliage denotes all leaves of a plant.

    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: E

    Solution :

    Leaf is a green, dissimilar exogenous lateral outgrowth which is borne on the node of a stem or its branch and is specialised to perform photosynthesis. All the green leaves of a plant are collectively called foliage. Phyllotaxy is the arrangement of leaves on the stem or its branches.


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