NEETBotanyPlant Kingdom
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: The leaves in pteridophyta are small as in Selaginella or large as in ferns. Reason: The sporophytes bear sporangia that are subtended by leaf-like appendages called sporophylls.
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
The leaves in pteridophyta are small as in Selaginella or large as in ferns. The sporophytes bear sporangia that are subtended by leaf-like appendages called sporophylls.