AIIMS 2002
- Exam
- AIIMS
- Year
- 2002
- Subject
- Botany
- Chapter
- Plant - Growth and Development
AIIMS 2002 · Botany · Plant - Growth and Development
Assertion : Death is regarded as the most important regulatory...
Assertion : Death is regarded as the most important regulatory process on earth.
Reason : It avoids overcrowding, caused by continuous reproduction.
Options
- AIf both the assertion and reason are true and reason is a correct explanation of the assertion.
- BIf both assertion and reason are true but assertion is not a correct explanation of the assertion.
- CIf the assertion is true but the reason is false.
- DIf both assertion and reason are false.
Correct answer
A. If both the assertion and reason are true and reason is a correct explanation of the assertion.
Step-by-step solution
Death is regarded as the most important regulatory process on earth. It reduces the number of individuals in a population and avoids overcrowding caused by continuous reproduction. Overcrowding due to reproduction is countered by death as the ultimate termination of functional life.