| Read the assertion and reason carefully: |
| Assertion : Trichomes increase the absorptive surface. |
| Reason : Trichomes are sub epidermal in origin. |
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: C
Solution :
Trichomes are unicellular or multicellular outgrowths which are strictly epidermal in origin. Trichomes are of two kinds, hair and scales. Roots have unicellular root hair which arise as tubular unbranched out-growths of cells of piliferous layer or epiblema. They increase the absorptive surface of the root.
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