NEETZoologyMicrobes in Human Welfare
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: Microbes are present everywhere - in soil, water, air, inside our bodies and that of other animals and plants. Reason: They are present even at sites where no other life-form could possibly exist-sites such as deep inside the geysers where the temperature may be as high as 100°C, deep inside the soil, under the layers of snow several me
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
Microbes are present everywhere - in soil, water, air, inside our bodies and that of other animals and plants. They are present even at sites where no other life-form could possibly exist-sites such as deep inside the geysers where the temperature may be as high as 100°C, deep inside the soil, under the layers of snow several meters thick, and in highly acidic environment