Assertion (A) Mitosis occurs in apical meristems and lateral meristem. Reason (R) Apical and lateral meristems are responsible for growth of plants.

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Assertion (A) Mitosis occurs in apical meristems and lateral meristem. Reason (R) Apical and lateral meristems are responsible for growth of plants. (A) If both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. (B) If both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A. (C) If A is true, but R is false. (D) If A is false, but R is true.

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
The apical and lateral meristems of a plants are the regions which contribute to the overall (primary and secondary) growth of plants. This growth occurs by rapid mitotic division in these regions.

Q. Assertion (A) Mitosis occurs in apical meristems and lateral meristem. Reason (R) Apical and lateral meristems are responsible for growth of plants.

If both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

If both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

If A is true, but R is false.

If A is false, but R is true.

Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion. The apical and lateral meristems of a plants are the regions which contribute to the overall (primary and secondary) growth of plants. This growth occurs by rapid mitotic division in these regions.

Q. Assertion (A) Mitosis occurs in apical meristems and lateral meristem.
Reason (R) Apical and lateral meristems are responsible for growth of plants.

Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
The apical and lateral meristems of a plants are the regions which contribute to the overall (primary and secondary) growth of plants. This growth occurs by rapid mitotic division in these regions.