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Assertion (A): Meristematic tissues consist of undifferentiated, actively dividing cells.

Reason (R): Meristems are undifferentiated as they divide and redivide and produce a large number of cells. They are not specialized for any particular function.

  1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
  2. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
  3. A is true but R is false.
  4. A is false but R is true.

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Answer

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

ReasonA is true as meristematic tissue consists of undifferentiated cells that actively divide to produce new cells for plant growth.
R is true as meristematic cells are called undifferentiated because they continuously divide and redivide, forming a large number of new cells. They do not specialize into a particular function.
The continuous division and lack of specialization is exactly why meristematic tissues are undifferentiated and actively dividing.

Therefore, Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A is the correct option.

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