Botany-Fungi
NEET Botany Fungi Assertion Reason Question
Type: Assertion Reason-assertion-Easy-Class 11
Assertion (A): In ascomycetes, the sexual spores are produced within sac-like structures. | Reason (R): The dikaryotic stage in fungi occurs immediately after plasmogamy.
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
The assertion is true as ascospores, the sexual spores in ascomycetes, are produced in sac-like structures called asci. The reason is false because the dikaryotic stage occurs in ascomycetes and basidiomycetes, but not immediately after plasmogamy.
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