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03/09/2020 1:40 pm
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Assertion: The two cotyledons in seed are embryonic leaves.
Reason: The embryo contains radicle and plumule.
(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.
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03/09/2020 1:41 pm
Correct option: (b)
Explanation:
During epigeal germination, cotyledons come out of the soil. The green cotyledons function as leaves of the seedling. They manufacture food and sustain the young seedling till the plumule gives rise to new leaves.