Assertion :In floating aquatic plants, root caps are absent. Reason: Root pockets are present in aquatic plants.
A
Both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion
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B
Both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
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C
The assertion is true but the reason is false
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D
Both the assertion and reason are false
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Solution
The correct option is B Both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion The root cap protects the root meristem from the friction of the soil particles. In this process, its outer cells are continuously peeled off and replaced by new cells formed from root meristem. In floating aquatic plants the root spices possess finger glove-like coverings called root pockets instead of the root cap.