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            :     Higher plants have meristematic regions for indefinite growth.
    Reason              :     Higher plants have root and shoot apices.                            [AIIMS 1999]

    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: A

    Solution :

    Higher plants have root and shoot apices where cells are in continuous state of division. Here they can grow indefinitely. Such regions are not found in animals.


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