Read the assertion and reason carefully to mark the correct option in the question

Assertion: The fungi are widespread in distribution and they even live on or inside other plants and animals.

Reason: Fungi are able to grow anywhere on land, water or on other organisms because they have a variety of pigments, including chlorophyll, carotenoids, fucoxanthin and phycoerythrin.

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Assertion: The fungi are widespread in distribution and they even live on or inside other plants and animals.

Elaboration: Fungi are ubiquitous. Because they can grow on different surfaces. They may also be epiphytic (Armillaria), symbiotic (Mycorrhiza), saprophytic (Mucor), predacious (Dactylella), and parasitic (Phytophthora).

Reason: Fungi are able to grow anywhere on land, water or on other organisms because they have a variety of pigments, including chlorophyll, carotenoids, fucoxanthin, and phycoerythrin.

Elaboration: Fungi are achlorophyllous which means they don’t contain chlorophyll. They show a saprophytic mode of nutrition.

Hence, among the statements given the assertion is true but the reason is false.

Final answer

(c) If the assertion is true but the reason is false.

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Q. Read the assertion (A) and reason (R) carefully to mark the correct option out of the options given below:
A. There are some plants which have in their life-cycles neither the process of fertilization nor they have meiosis.
R. In these plants, the vegetative or somatic plant body helps in the propagation of the plant.

Q. Assertion :Fungi are widespread in distribution and they even live on or inside other plants and animals. Reason: Fungi are able to grow anywhere on land, water or on other organisms because they have a variety of pigments including chlorophyll, carotenoids, fucoxanthin and phycoerythrin.

Q. Given below are assertions and reason. Point out if:
A. Both are true with reason being the correct explanation
B. Both true but reason is not correct explanation
C. Assertion is true but reason is wrong
D. Both assertion and reason are wrong

Assertion: Fungal members are distributed throughout and sometimes are even found growing inside and outside other plants and animals.
Reason: They are able to grow in any habitat or on other organisms because they
have a wide variety of pigments such as chlorophyll, xanthophyll, carotenoids,
fucoxanthin and phycoerythrin.

For the given assertion and reason, chose the correct option.

Assertion[A]: Fungi are saprophytic organisms.
Reason[R]: They lack chlorophyll and other machinery to create their own food.

Q. Assertion [A]: Fungi are saprotrophic organisms.
Reason [R]: They lack chlorophyll and other machinery to create their own food.

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