Botany-Five Kingdom Classification

NEET Botany Five Kingdom Classification Assertion Reason Question

Type: Assertion Reason-assertion-Hard-Class 11

Assertion (A): Kingdom Fungi was separated from Plantae due to differences in cell wall composition. | Reason (R): Kingdom Plantae includes organisms with chitinous cell walls.

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

Kingdom Fungi was separated from Plantae because fungi have chitin in their cell walls, whereas Plantae have cellulosic cell walls. Thus, the reason provided is false.

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