Question

Assertion (A): Abscisic acid promotes stomatal closure during a drought.

Reason (R): Abscisic acid helps the plant to conserve water during stress.

Options

• (A) is true and (R) is false.

• (A) is false and (R) is true.

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

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

Answer 1

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).