Assertion :The adaptions found in xerophytes reduce the transpiration. Reason: Waxy and cutin coating on plant parts is found in xerophytes.

Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.

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Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.

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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.
Xerophyte is a group of specific plants, which have adaption for xeric habitats i.e., these plants occur in soil, which do not have sufficient amount of water. These plants have developed some specific structure such as thick cuticle, sunken stomata waxy coating. Hair surface for minimizing the process of transpiration, which is a main source of water loss in form of vapours in mesophytes.

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