STANDARDBotany-Plant Growth and Development
STANDARD Botany Growth Rates Assertion Reason Question
Type: Assertion Reason-conceptual-Medium-Class 11
Assertion (A) : Measurement and comparison of the total plant growth per unit time is not absolute growth rate. Reason (R) : The growth of given system per unit time as percentage of initial size is called the relative growth rate What of the following is true?
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, but (R) is true
Correct Answer
Option D
Detailed Explanation
Absolute growth rate refers to the total growth per unit time, while relative growth rate is the growth per unit time as a percentage of the initial size. Thus, (A) is false, but (R) is true.
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