Assertion: Leguminous plants are nitrogen fixers.
Reason: Leguminous plants have Rhizobium in their root nodules.
(a) If both Assertion and Reason are correct and the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion.
(b) If both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion.
(c) If the Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
(d) If both the Assertion and Reason are incorrect.
(e) If the Assertion is incorrect but the Reason is correct.
(a) If both Assertion and Reason are correct and the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion.
Explanation:
The Rhizobium bacteria converts the atmospheric nitrogen into soluble nitrates that is absorbed by the plants. Soybean root nodules, contain billions of Bradyrhizobium bacteria.