Botany-Tissue Systems

NEET Botany Tissue Systems Assertion Reason Question

Type: Assertion Reason-assertion-Medium-Class 11

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.

A

Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

B

Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

C

A is true, but R is false.

D

A is false.

Correct Answer

Option C

Detailed Explanation

According to the NCERT context, root hairs are unicellular elongations of the epidermal cells, not multicellular structures.

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