Biology
Assertion (A): Auxin is a growth-retarding plant hormone.
Reason (R): Auxins are mainly synthesized in shoot apical meristems and young leaves.
- Both A and R are True
- Both A and R are False
- A is True and R is False.
- A is False and R is True.
Related Questions
Assertion (A): Plants do not have sense organs but they can still respond against different stimuli.
Reason (R): Plants have well-developed nervous and hormonal systems which enable them to respond against sunlight, gravity and water, etc.
- Both A and R are True
- Both A and R are False
- A is True and R is False.
- A is False and R is True.
Assertion (A): Parthenocarpic fruits contain a large number of smaller seeds.
Reason (R): The process of development of fruits without fertilization is termed as parthenocarpy.
- Both A and R are True
- Both A and R are False
- A is True and R is False.
- A is False and R is True.
Assertion (A): Ethylene is the only hormone which is a gas at ordinary temperature.
Reason (R): It helps in the ripening of fruits and is produced in the roots.
- Both A and R are True
- Both A and R are False
- A is True and R is False.
- A is False and R is True.
Assertion (A): Human beings have an open blood vascular system.
Reason (R): Blood is contained in the heart and openly flows all throughout the body via three kinds of blood vessels — arteries, veins and capillaries.
- Both A and R are True
- Both A and R are False
- A is True and R is False.
- A is False and R is True.