NEETBotanyBiological Classification
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: Cyanobacteria are a type of eubacteria that fall under the category of photosynthetic autotrophs Reason: Eubacteria has the ability to oxidise various inorganic substances.
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
B. Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
Step-by-step solution
Cyanobecteria is a type of photosynthetic autotroph as they contain chlorophyll a similar to green plants which help them to produce food through photosynthesis.