NEETBotanyBiological Classification
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: Karyogamy and meiosis takes place in the mycelium in Basidiospores Reason: Basidiospores can perform vegetative reproduction by fragmentation
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
Karyogamy and meiosis take place in the basidium producing four basidiospores. The basidiospores are exogenously produced on the basidium (pl.: basidia).The basidia are arranged in fruiting bodies called basidiocarps.