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            :     In grasses and cereals, intercalary meristems are not present.
    Reason              :     Intercalary meristems form permanent tissues.

    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 :

    Intercalary meristems are intercalated in between the permanent tissues. They may be present either at the base of the internode as in the stems of various grasses and wheat; or at the base of the leaf as in Pinus; or at the base of a node as in mint (Mentha viridis). Usually the intercalary meristems differ from other meristems in that they ultimately get fully used up in the formation of permanent tissues.


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