Assertion :Phellogen is a couple of layers thick. Reason: Phellogen is made up of thick walled and nearly rectangular cells.
A
Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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B
Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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C
Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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D
Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
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Solution
The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion Phellogen is defined as the meristematic cell layer responsible for the development of the periderm. Cells that grow inwards from there are termed phelloderm, and cells that develop outwards are termed phellem or cork. The periderm is a system with a three-part layered structure: (a) the phellogen, or cork cambium, is the meristematic tissue whose dividing activity forms the periderm; (b) the phellem, or cork, is formed by the phellogen to the outside; and (c) the phelloderm is divided by the phellogen to the interior. Phellogen is multiple layered. It is thick walled made up of rectangular cells.
S the correct option is 'both assertion and reason are correct and the reason is correct explanation for assertion'.