Botany-Taxonomic Categories

NEET Botany Taxonomic Categories Assertion Reason Question

Type: Assertion Reason-assertion-Medium-Class 11

Assertion (A): A genus comprises a group of related species that have more common characters in comparison to species of other genera. | Reason (R): The order Carnivora is an assemblage of families that exhibit a few similar characters.

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

The assertion is true as a genus includes species with common characters, but the reason does not explain it, as it pertains to the order, not genus.

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