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Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: The protoplast of phaeophyceae do not contain a vacuole. Reason: Asexual reproduction in most brown algae is by uniflagellate zoospores.
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 protoplast contains, in addition to plastids, a centrally located vacuole and nucleus. Asexual reproduction in most brown algae is by biflagellate zoospores.