Assertion: The fungi are widespread in distribution and they even live on or inside other plants and animals.
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Assertion: The fungi are widespread in distribution and they even live on or inside other plants and animals.
Reason: Fungi are able to grow anywhere on land, water or on other organisms because they have a variety of pigments, including chlorophyll, carotenoids, fucoxanthin and phycoerythrin.
(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.
(c) If the Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
Explanation:
Fungi lack pigments and are therefore, heterotrophic. The mode of nutrition is either parasitic/saprophytic.
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