Morphology Of Flowering Plants Root Stem And Leaf Question 285

Question: Read the assertion and reason carefully:

Assertion : Adiantum caudatum is a walking fern. Reason : Adiantum grows vegetatively by their leaf tips.

Options:

A) If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion

B) If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion

C) If the assertion is true but the reason is false

D) If both the assertion and reason are false

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

Walking ferns (e.g., Adiantum caudatum) reproduce vegetatively by their leaf-tips.

Leaves bow down to the ground, their tip strikes roots and forms a bud which grows into a new plant.