Assertion: Plants absorb sulphur in the form of sulphate ions.
Reason: Sulphur bacteria are required for the formation of sulphate.
(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:
Sulphur is a constituent of amino acids (cystein and cystine and methionine). Sulphur is present in the soil in the form of oxides. Sulphur bacteria convert them into sulphate ions. The plants absorb sulphur in the form of sulphate ions.