Question

Assertion (A): Roots absorb water and mineral nutrients from the soil.

Reason (R): Soil is the storehouse of all the essential minerals for photosynthesis that are absorbed by the plant through the roots of the plant by the process of diffusion.

विकल्प

• A is True and R is False.

• A is False and R is True.

• Both A and R are True.

• Both A and R are False.

Answer 1

Both A and R are True.

Explanation:

A is true. Roots absorb water and nutrients from the earth. R is false. Roots absorb minerals mainly through active transport and osmosis, not just diffusion.