NEETZoologyOrganisms and Populations
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: Lichens represent an intimate mutualistic relationship between a fungus and photosynthesising algae or cyanobacteria. Reason: Rhodophyceae are associations between fungi and the roots of higher plants
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
C. Assertion is true but the Reason is false
Step-by-step solution
Lichens represent an intimate mutualistic relationship between a fungus and photosynthesising algae or cyanobacteria. Mycorrhizae are associations between fungi and the roots of higher plants