Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):

Assertion (A):	Plant growth and development is intimately linked to the water status of a plant.
Reason (R):	Oxygen helps in releasing metabolic energy essential for growth activities.

In the light of the above statements choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1.	Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2.	Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3.	(A) is True but (R) is False.
4.	Both (A) and (R) are False.

Assertion: Seeds on the ground under deciduous plants are more apt to germinate in the spring.
Reason: Phytochrome is involved in the germination of the seeds in deciduous plants.

1. Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
2. Both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
3. Assertion is true but reason is false.
4. Both assertion and reason are false

Assertion: Etiolation is an energy conserving strategy in plants.
Reason: It helps plants growing in the dark reach the light before they die.

1. Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
2. Both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
3. Assertion is true but reason is false.
4. Both assertion and reason are false

Assertion: Many plant biologists prefer the term ‘plant growth regulator’ rather than ‘plant hormone’ to describe organic compounds that modify or control one or more physiological processes within a plant.
Reason: Plant hormones do not activate a signal transduction pathway.

1. Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
2. Both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
3. Assertion is true but reason is false.
4. Both assertion and reason are false

Assertion: Auxin, produced predominantly in shoot tips, is transported from cell to cell down the stem and this is called as polar transport.
Reason: The polar transport is due to the gravitational forces.

1. Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
2. Both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
3. Assertion is true but reason is false.
4. Both assertion and reason are false

Assertion: Over a certain concentration range, Auxin stimulates elongation of cells within young developing shoots.
Reason: In shoot’s region of elongation, auxin stimulates the plasma membrane proton pumps.

1. Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
2. Both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
3. Assertion is true but reason is false.
4. Both assertion and reason are false

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R): 

In the light of the above statements choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Assertion: If leaves removed from a plant are dipped in a cytokinin solution, they stay green much longer than otherwise:
Reason: Cytokinins have an anti-aging effect of certain plant organs like leaves.

1. Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
2. Both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
3. Assertion is true but reason is false.
4. Both assertion and reason are false

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R): 

In the light of the above statements choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Assertion: Cytokinins have also been used against plants by certain pathogens like Agrobacterium tumefaciens.
Reason: Coevolution does not always work to the plant’s advantage.

1. Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
2. Both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
3. Assertion is true but reason is false.
4. Both assertion and reason are false