Question

Assertion (A): All plants produce large number of seeds.

Reason (R): All the seeds do not germinate.

• A. A is correct but R is incorrect.
• B. A is incorrect but R is correct.
• C. Both are correct and R is correct explanation of A.
• D. Both are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A.

Answer 1

The correct option is C Both are correct and R is correct explanation of A.

All seeds in a fruit do not germinate to produce new plants. Some seeds never germinate. Some of them germinate but, their plants die before reaching maturity. To overcome these problems plants produce a large number of seeds.