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.