Question

Assertion: Protostele is the simplest stele.
Reason: Protostele is the most advanced type of stele.

• A. If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
• B. If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
• C. If assertion is true but reason is false.
• D. If both assertion and reason are false.

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Protostele is the simplest and considered to be the most primitive type of stele. It consists of a solid core of xylem surrounded by the cylinder of phloem, enclosing no pith. All other types of steles have evolved from it in the course of evolutionary specialization. Protosteles may be found in Selaginella, Lycopodium, Gleichenia and Lygodium among present day forms.