NEET Botany Algae Assertion Reason Question
Assertion (A): Brown algae store food in the form of laminarin or mannitol. | Reason (R): The vegetative cells of brown algae have a cellulosic wall covered by a gelatinous coating of algin.
Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
A is true but R is false.
A is false.
Correct Answer
Detailed Explanation
Both statements are true. However, the reason (R) does not explain the assertion (A) about the food storage forms in brown algae from the NCERT context.
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