Question

Assertion - Parenchyma tissue helps in the storage of food in plants.

Reason - Parenchyma tissue is the main site of photosynthesis

Answer 1

1. Parenchyma cells are simple, non specific, living cells with intercellular spaces in between.
2. There function is assimilation and storage of food materials.
3. Some parenchyma cells have chloroplast in them.
4. Thus it act as the site of photosynthesis as chloroplast is the organelle where photosynthesis happens.
5. Photosynthesis is the process of conversion solar energy into chemical energy.

Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation.