NEETBotanyMorphology of Flowering Plants
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: Phyllotaxy is the pattern of arrangement of leaves on the stem or branch. Reason: This is usually of three types- alternate, opposite and whorled.
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
Phyllotaxy is the pattern of arrangement of leaves on the stem or branch. This is usually of three types- alternate, opposite and whorled.