NEETBotanyMorphology of Flowering Plants
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: In whorled type, a pair of leaves arise at each node and lie opposite to each other. Reason: The example of opposite phyllotaxy is Alstonia.
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 opposite type, a pair of leaves arise at each node and lie opposite to each other. The example of opposite phyllotaxy is Calotropis and guava plants.