NEET
- Exam
- NEET
- Subject
- Botany
- Chapter
- Biodiversity and its Conservation
NEET · Botany · Biodiversity and its Conservation
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct...
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option.
Assertion: Loss of biodiversity in a region may lead to a decline in plant production, lowered resistance to environmental perturbations, and increased variability in certain ecosystem processes.
Reason: The accelerated rates of species extinctions are mainly due to four major causes, referred to as "The Evil Quartet."
Assertion: Loss of biodiversity in a region may lead to a decline in plant production, lowered resistance to environmental perturbations, and increased variability in certain ecosystem processes.
Reason: The accelerated rates of species extinctions are mainly due to four major causes, referred to as "The Evil Quartet."
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
B. Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
Step-by-step solution
The Assertion is true as it correctly states that loss of biodiversity in a region can lead to a decline in plant production, lowered resistance to environmental perturbations, and increased variability in certain ecosystem processes. However, the Reason is not the correct explanation because it does not directly address the consequences of biodiversity loss listed in the Assertion. The Reason instead refers to the causes of the accelerated rates of species extinctions.