Botany-Growth Regulators

NEET Botany Growth Regulators Assertion Reason Question

Type: Assertion Reason-assertion-Easy-Class 11

Assertion (A): Cytokinins promote cell division in plants. | Reason (R): Cytokinins were first identified and crystallised from yeast extract.

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

Cytokinins promote cell division, which is true, but they were first identified from the internodal segments of tobacco stems, not yeast extract.

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