NEETBotanyRespiration in Plants
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: Only green plants and cyanobacteria can prepare their own food. Reason: Green plants and cyanobacteria are autotrophic and perform photosynthesis
Options
- ABoth Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion
- BBoth Assertion and Reason are true but the Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
- CAssertion is true but the Reason is false
- DBoth Assertion and Reason are false
Correct answer
A. Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion
Step-by-step solution
Only green plants and cyanobacteria can prepare their own food. By the process of photosynthesis they trap light energy and convert it into chemical energy that is stored in the bonds of carbohydrates like glucose, sucrose and starch.