Assertion: Storage of seeds at low temperature is possible.
Reason: Respiration and enzymatic activity of seeds are very high at low temperature.
A
Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
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B
Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
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C
Assertion is true but reason is false
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D
Both assertion and reason are false
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Solution
The correct option is C Assertion is true but reason is false Storage of seeds is possible at low temperature. During this, the seeds undergo a state of dormancy in which the general metabolic activity like the respiration and enzymatic activity of seeds slows down.