Read the following statements and choose the correct option.

Statement 1: Plastic bags are non-biodegradable waste.

Statement 2: Microbes in soil lack enzymes for decomposing plastics.

A is true and R is false

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Both A and R are true

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A is false and R is true

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Both A and R are false

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Solution

The correct option is B Both A and R are true
Plastic bags or polyethylene bags are non-biodegradable as they cannot be converted into harmless substances in nature. Substances are usually degraded by enzymatic activity of bacteria and fungi in the soil. These microbes do not possess the enzymes to degrade these substances.

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Read the following statements and choose the correct option. Statement 1: Plastic bags are non-biodegradable waste. Statement 2: Microbes in soil lack enzymes for decomposing plastics.

Read the following statements and choose the correct option.

Statement 1: Plastic bags are non-biodegradable waste.

Statement 2: Microbes in soil lack enzymes for decomposing plastics.