Question

Assertion (A): Cucurbita is a dioecious plant.

Reason (R): Both male and female flowers are present on different plants.

Options

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

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

Explanation:

Both statements are false. Cucurbita is monoecious: male and female flowers occur on the same plant.