NEETZoologyEvolution
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: The ozone layer was formed after the Earth's atmosphere developed. Reason: Oxygen combined with ammonia and methane to form water, CO2, and other compounds.
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 ozone layer was formed after the Earth's atmosphere developed, but the combination of oxygen with ammonia and methane explains the formation of water, CO2, and other compounds, not directly the formation of the ozone layer