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Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: Natural classification systems consider not only external features but also internal features like ultra-structure, anatomy, embryology and phytochemistry. Reason: The natural classification system for plants was given by George Bentham and Joseph Dalton Hooker.
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
B. Both Assertion and Reason are true but the Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
Step-by-step solution
Natural classification systems was based on natural affinities among the organisms and consider, not only the external features, but also internal features, like ultra-structure, anatomy, embryology and phytochemistry. Such a classification for flowering plants was given by George Bentham and Joseph Dalton Hooker.