NEETBotanyAnatomy of Flowering Plants
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: Bulliform cells prevent water loss Reason: The parallel venation in monocot leaves is reflected in the near similar sizes of vascular bundles
Options
- ABoth Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion
- BBoth Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
- CAssertion is true but the Reason is false
- DBoth Assertion are Reason are false
Correct answer
B. Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
Step-by-step solution
When the bulliform cells in the leaves have absorbed water and are turgid, the leaf surface is exposed. When they are flaccid due to water stress, they make the leaves curl inwards to minimise water loss.