Botany-Phases of Growth
NEET Botany Phases of Growth Assertion Reason Question
Type: Assertion Reason-assertion-Easy-Class 11
Assertion (A): Secondary growth in plants increases the girth of organs. | Reason (R): Secondary growth is caused by lateral meristems like vascular cambium and cork cambium.
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 A
Detailed Explanation
The assertion is true as secondary growth does increase the girth of plant organs, and the reason correctly explains this by stating that it is caused by lateral meristems like vascular cambium and cork cambium.
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