Question

Assertion (A): A dicot embryo consists of an embryonal axis and cotyledons.

Reason (R): Cotyledons provide food for the developing embryo during seed germination.

Options

• Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true, and reason (R) is the correct explanation of assertion.

• Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true, but reason (R) is not the correct explanation of assertion.

• Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.

• Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are false.

Answer 1

Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true, but reason (R) is not the correct explanation of assertion.

Explanation:

Both statements are true, but the reason does not explain the embryo’s structure. A dicot embryo consists of an embryonal axis and two cotyledons; cotyledons may store food and nourish the seedling during germination.