Assertion :The mesophyll pinus shows no distinction as mesophyll and palisade Reason: Parenchymatous cells are present in mesophyll of Pinus.
A
If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
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B
If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion
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C
If the assertion is true but the reason is false
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D
If both the assertion and reason are false
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Solution
The correct option is B If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion Within the hypodermic of Pinus leaf is the parenchymatous mesophyll. It is comport and shows no differentiation into palisade and spongy tissues. It consists of thin walled cells which contain numerous chloroplasts and abundant starch. The mesophyll thus functions as the chlorophyll bearing tissue which manufactures food for plants.