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            :     Ginger has a prostrate-growing rhizome.
    Reason              :     Shoot growth is not effected by gravity.                                   AIIMS 2004]

    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 :

    Ginger is horizontal in position and generally branched and producing aerial leaves or shoots aboveground and adventitious roots on lower side in favourable season. Thus shoot growth is not effected by gravity.


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