NEETBotanyCell - The Unit of Life
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: The ratio of protein and lipid varies in different cells Reason: In human beings, the membrane of erythrocyte has 62 percent protein and 30 percent lipids
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
C. Assertion is true but the Reason is false
Step-by-step solution
The ratio of protein and lipid varies considerably in different cell types. In human beings, the membrane of the erythrocyte has approximately 52 per cent protein and 40 per cent lipids.