NEETBotanyPlant - Growth and Development
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: ABA reduces the tolerance of plants to stresses Reason: ABA stimulates the opening of stomata
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
D. Both Assertion and Reason are false
Step-by-step solution
ABA stimulates the closure of stomata and increases the tolerance of plants to various kinds of stresses. Therefore, it is also called the stress hormone.