NEETBotanyCell - The Unit of Life
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: Bacteria are grouped into two groups based on their cell envelopes Reason: Those that take up the gram stain are Gram positive and the others that do not are called Gram negative bacteria
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
A. Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion
Step-by-step solution
Bacteria can be classified into two groups on the basis of the differences in the cell envelopes and the manner in which they respond to the staining procedure developed by Gram viz., those that take up the gram stain are Gram positive and the others that do not are called Gram negative bacteria.