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Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: Mesophyll consists of two types of cells Reason:The tissue between the upper and the lower epidermis is called the mesophyll.

Options

  1. ABoth Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion
  2. BBoth Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
  3. CAssertion is true but the Reason is false
  4. 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

Mesophyll, which possesses chloroplasts and carry out photosynthesis, is made up of parenchyma. It has two types of cells – the palisade parenchyma and the spongy parenchyma.

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