Assertion (A): | Plant growth is intimately linked to the water status of the plant while development is not. |
Reason (R): | The plant cells grow in size by cell enlargement which in turn requires water. |
1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains the (A). |
2. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not correctly explain the (A). |
3. | (A) is True; (R) is False. |
4. | (A) is False; (R) is True. |
1. | Cork cambium | 2. | Phellem |
3. | Periderm | 4. | Secondary xylem |
Statement I: | In cotton, coriander, and larkspur, differences in the shapes of leaves produced in air and those produced in water represent heterophyllous development due to environment. |
Statement II: | In buttercup, the leaves of the juvenile plant are different in shape from those in mature plants. |
Assertion(A): | Apical dominance is most likely adaptive. |
Reason(R): | It is important for the plant to devote energy to growing upward so that it can get more light to undergo photosynthesis. |
1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains (A). |
2. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not correctly explain (A). |
3. | (A) is True; (R) is False. |
4. | (A) is False; (R) is True. |