NEETBotanyBiological Classification
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: Heterotrophic bacteria synthesize their own food Reason: A vast majority of bacteria are heterotrophs who have the ability to produce their own food from inorganic substrates
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
D. Both Assertion are Reason are false
Step-by-step solution
Heterotrophic bacteria lack the ability to produce their own food and depend on other organisms or dead organic matter for food.