Botany-Root

NEET Botany Root Assertion Reason Question

Type: Assertion Reason-assertion-Hard-Class 11

Assertion (A): In monocotyledonous plants, the primary root is short-lived and replaced by fibrous roots. | Reason (R): Fibrous roots arise from parts of the plant other than the radicle.

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

While both statements are true, fibrous roots arise from the base of the stem, not other parts of the plant like adventitious roots.

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