Morphology Of Flowering Plants Root Stem And Leaf Question 480

Question: Read the assertion and reason carefully:

Assertion : Thick cuticle is mostly present in disease resistant plants. Reason : Disease causing agents cannot grow on cuticle and cannot invade the cuticle. [AIIMS 1997]

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:

Disease resistant plants possess thick cuticle.

Infectious organisms can not grow or invade cuticle.