NEETBotanyPlant Kingdom
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: In phaeophyceae, food is stored as complex carbohydrates, which may be in the form of laminarin or mannitol. Reason: The reproductive cells have a pectic wall usually covered on the outside by a gelatinous Algin.
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
C. Assertion is true but the Reason is false
Step-by-step solution
Food is stored as complex carbohydrates, which may be in the form of laminarin or mannitol. The vegetative cells have a cellulosic wall usually covered on the outside by a gelatinous coating of Algin.