Morphology Of Flowering Plants Root Stem And Leaf Question 3

Question: Read the assertion and reason carefully:

Assertion : Sucker is an underground stem. Reason : Sucker stem never comes above the ground.

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: C

Solution:

Sucker is a special nongreen slender branch which arises from the underground base of an erect shoot or crown.

It grows horizontally in the soil and ultimately comes out to form a new aerial shoot or crown.