NEETBotanyPlant - Growth and Development
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: Auxin is also known as indole 3 acetic acid Reason: Indole 3 acetic acid is a plant growth inhibitor
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 and Reason are false
Correct answer
C. Assertion is true but the Reason is false
Step-by-step solution
The term ‘auxin’ is applied to the indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), and to other natural and synthetic compounds having certain growth regulating properties, mainly plant growth promoters.