Question

Assertion: Radish and ginger are examples of analogous organs.

Reason: Radish is a modified root while the ginger is modified stem, yet both of them perform the function of storage.

• A. Both the assertion and reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
• B. Assertion is true but the reason is false
• C. Both assertion and reason are false
• D. Both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion

Answer 1

The correct option is A Both the assertion and reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion

Radish is a modified root while the ginger is a modified stem; both are examples of analogous organs and both of them perform the function of storage. They are a result of convergent evolution which occurs when similar evolutionary pressure results in the selection of similar adaptive features in different groups of organisms meant to perform the same function. Thus both the assertion and reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion.