NEETBotanyBiological Classification
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: Diatoms have left behind a large amount cell wall deposits in their habitat Reason: Diatoms contain calcium in their cell walls
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
C. Assertion is true but the Reason is false
Step-by-step solution
Diatoms have left behind large amounts of deposiits in their habitat aas their cell walls form two overlapping shells emedded with silica that makes their walls indestructible.