NEETBotanyPlant Kingdom
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: The latest system of classification used only gross superficial morphological characters such as habit, colour, number and shape of leaves, etc. Reason: They were based mainly on reproductive characters or on the gynoecium structure.
Options
- ABoth Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion
- BBoth Assertion and Reason are true but the Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
- CAssertion is true but the Reason is false
- DBoth Assertion and Reason are false
Correct answer
D. Both Assertion and Reason are false
Step-by-step solution
The earliest systems of classification used only gross superficial morphological characters such as habit, colour, number and shape of leaves, etc. They were mainly based on vegetative characters or on the androecium structure.