NEETBotanyRespiration in Plants
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: Photosynthesis takes place in all the cell organelles. Reason: Breakdown of complex molecules to yield energy takes place in the mitochondria only.
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
D. Both Assertion and Reason are false
Step-by-step solution
Photosynthesis takes place within the Chloroplasts whereas the breakdown of complex molecules to yield energy takes place in the cytoplasm and in the mitochondria.