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EAMCET Medical EAMCET Medical Solved Paper-2009

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    Assertion (A) True xerophytes store water in the form of mucilage which helps to withstand prolonged period of drought. Reason (R) Vascular and mechanical tissues are well developed in true xerophytes. The correct answer is

    A)  Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of

    B)  Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of

    C)   Only (A) is true but (R) is not true

    D) (A)  is not true but (R) is true

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

                     True  xerophytes  are  the  non-succulent perennials which suffer dryness externally as  well as internally, eg, Calotropis, Acacia, Zizyphus, Nerium, etc. These possess thick, waxy cuticle, multilayered epidermis, well developed mechanical tissue, etc. So,  is false but (R) is true.


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