Botany-Fruit & Seed

NEET Botany Fruit & Seed Assertion Reason Question

Type: Assertion Reason-assertion-Medium-Class 11

Assertion (A): In coconut, the mesocarp is fibrous. | Reason (R): The mesocarp of drupes generally provides protection to the seed.

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 B

Detailed Explanation

The assertion is true as the NCERT text states that in coconut, the mesocarp is fibrous. The reason is true but does not explain why the mesocarp in coconut is fibrous.

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