Question

Assertion:nodes in potato tubers give rise to new shoots.

Reason: new shoots take their nutrient supply from the soil where they are growing

• A. A is true R is false
• B. A is false , R is true
• C. A and R both are true
• D. A and R both are false

Answer 1

The correct option is A

A is true R is false

Nodes in potato give rise to new buds which eventually develop into new shoots. During this growth, new shoots take their nutrients from the stored food in the tuber in their initial growth period.