NEETBotanyBiological Classification
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: Fungi are placed in a different kingdom than plants although it also contains a cell wall Reason: Fungi have chitin in their cell walls while green plants have cellulosic cell wall
Options
- ABoth Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion
- BBoth Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
- CAssertion is true but the Reason is false
- DBoth Assertion are Reason are false
Correct answer
A. Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion
Step-by-step solution
In five kingdom classification fungi are placed in a seperate kingdom Fungi as they have a different cell wall than plants which contains chitin.