Given below are two statements : One is labelled as Assertion (A)...

Given below are two statements : One is labelled as Assertion (A) and other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A) : Cells of the tapetum possess dense cytoplasm and generally have more than one nucleus. Reason (R) : Presence of more than one nucleus in the tapetum increases the efficiency of nourishing the developing microspore mother cells. In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Options

ABoth $\mathbf{A}$ and $\mathbf{R}$ are true and $\mathbf{R}$ is the correct explanation of $\mathbf{A}$
BBoth $\mathbf{A}$ and $\mathbf{R}$ are true but $\mathbf{R}$ is NOT the correct explanation of $\mathbf{A}$
C $\mathbf{A}$ is true but $\mathbf{R}$ is false
D $\mathbf{A}$ is false but $\mathbf{R}$ is true

Correct answer

C. $\mathbf{A}$ is true but $\mathbf{R}$ is false

Step-by-step solution

Cell of the tapetum possess dense cytoplasm and generally have more than one nucleus because the presence of more than one nucleus in the tapetal cells increases the efficiency of nourishing the develpoing pollen grains.

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