Question

Assertion: Euglena is a plant due to the presence of chlorophyll.
Reason: Euglena cannot be classified on the basis of two kingdom system.

• A. Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion
• B. Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
• C. Assertion is true but Reason is false
• D. Assertion is false but Reason is true

Answer 1

The correct option is A

Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion

Euglena is a green coloured, single celled organism which moves like animals. Some taxonomists considered it to be animals. Some taxonomists considered it a plant and included it in the plant kingdom on the basis of chlorophyll while others included it in animal kingdom alongwith the protozoans because of the locomotion by flagella.