NEET Botany Tissue Systems Assertion Reason Question
Assertion (A): Root hairs are essential for water and mineral absorption in plants.
Reason (R): Root hairs are multicellular structures that increase the surface area for absorption.
Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
A is true, but R is false.
A is false.
Correct Answer
Detailed Explanation
According to the NCERT context, root hairs are unicellular elongations of the epidermal cells, not multicellular structures.
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