NEETBotanyAnatomy of Flowering Plants
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: The abaxial epidermis of a dorsiventral leaf usually lacks stomata. Reason: The adaxial epidermis generally has more stomata than the abaxial epidermis.
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
D. Both Assertion are Reason are false
Step-by-step solution
The adaxial epidermis may lack stomata, while the abaxial epidermis generally bears more stomata, but the presence of more stomata on the abaxial side does not directly explain the absence of stomata on the adaxial side.