NEETBotanyCell - The Unit of Life
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: Polar molecules cannot pass through the nonpolar lipid bilayer Reason: Movement of water by diffusion is called transpiration
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
Polar molecules cannot pass through the nonpolar lipid bilayer, they require a carrier protein of the membrane to facilitate their transport across the membrane.