NEETBotanyMorphology of Flowering Plants
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: The lamina is the green expanded part of the leaf with veins and veinlets. Reason: Veins provide rigidity to the leaf blade and acts as channels of transport for water, minerals and food materials.
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 lamina or leaf blade is the green expanded part of the leaf with veins and veinlets. Veins provide rigidity to the leaf blade and acts as channels of transport for water, minerals and food materials.