NEETBotanyMorphology of Flowering Plants
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: In some plants like banyan tree, growing in swampy areas, many roots come out of the ground and grow horizontally called pneumatophores. Reason: They help for support.
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
In some plants such as Rhizophora growing in swampy areas, many roots come out of the ground and grow vertically upwards. Such roots, called pneumatophores, which help to get oxygen for respiration.