Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is…

Biology · NEET · NTA ExamsBiological Classification

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The fungi are widespread in distribution and they even live on or inside other plants and animals.
Reason (R): 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 phycocyanin.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

  1. Assertion (A) is correct but Reason (R) is not correct.
  2. Assertion (A) is not correct but Reason (R) is correct.
  3. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
  4. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

Answer

(A) Assertion (A) is correct but Reason (R) is not correct.

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