Assertion :Fungi are widespread in distribution and they even live on or inside other plants and animals. Reason: Fungi are able to grow anywhere on land, water or on other organisms because they have a variety of pigments, including chlorophyll, carotenoids, fucoxanthin and phycoerythrin.

Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.

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Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.

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Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct.

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The correct option is C Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
Most of the fungi require some organism (dead or alive) on which they live as parasites for their nutrition. The reason is incorrect as fungi are either saprophytic, parasitic or in a symbiotic relationship with other organisms but mostly they derive their nutrition from dead and decaying matter. In fact, they are the reason for the decomposition. They are natural decomposers. They lack chlorophyll and cannot prepare their own food. Fungi are widespread because of their ability to survive on the dead and decaying matter and not due to the presence of chlorophyll.
Thus, the correct answer is option C.

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Q. Assertion :Fungi are widespread in distribution and they even live on or inside other plants and animals. Reason: Fungi are able to grow anywhere on land, water or on other organisms because they have a variety of pigments including chlorophyll, carotenoids, fucoxanthin and phycoerythrin.

Q. Given below are assertions and reason. Point out if:
A. Both are true with reason being the correct explanation
B. Both true but reason is not correct explanation
C. Assertion is true but reason is wrong
D. Both assertion and reason are wrong

Assertion: Fungal members are distributed throughout and sometimes are even found growing inside and outside other plants and animals.
Reason: They are able to grow in any habitat or on other organisms because they
have a wide variety of pigments such as chlorophyll, xanthophyll, carotenoids,
fucoxanthin and phycoerythrin.

ASSERTION: n-Pentane and n-Hexane belong to a homologous series.

REASON: n-Pentane and n-Hexane belong to the same class of hydrocarbons and they differ by a - $C H_{2}$ - group.

Assertion (A) Order of the reaction can be zero or fractional.

Reason (R) We cannot determine order from balanced chemical equation.

(a) Both assertion and reason are correct and the reason is correct explanation of assertion
(b) Both assertion and reason are correct, but reason does not explain assertion.
(c) Assertion is correct, but reason is incorrect
(d) Both assertion and reason are incorrect
(e) Assertion is incorrect but reason is correct.

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H_{2}

and

H e

(1 + \frac{P b}{R T})

Reason: The compressibility factor for

H_{2}

and

H e

can be derived from Van der Waal's equation.

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