Assertion: Ginkgo biloba is a living fossil.
Reason: Organism which have persisted and remain unchanged for the past several million years while their relatives disappeared.
(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:
Ginkgo biloba, belong to the Ginkgoales evolved during the Jurassic period and is still existing without any morphological or anatomical changes. Hence, both assertion and reason are correct.