Botany-Growth Regulators

NEET Botany Growth Regulators Assertion Reason Question

Type: Assertion Reason-assertion-Hard-Class 11

Assertion (A): Gibberellic acid is a plant growth regulator that can break seed dormancy. | Reason (R): Gibberellic acid is a derivative of adenine which promotes cell division in plants.

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

Gibberellic acid is indeed a plant growth regulator that can break seed dormancy, but it is not a derivative of adenine. It is distinct from kinetin, which is an adenine derivative.

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