Assertion (A) Smaller cells are usually metabolically active cells. Reason (R) Smaller cells have higher nucleocytoplasmic ratio and higher surface volume ratio.

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Assertion (A) Smaller cells are usually metabolically active cells. Reason (R) Smaller cells have higher nucleocytoplasmic ratio and higher surface volume ratio. (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 true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
Metabolically active cells are usually smaller as such cells have a higher nucleocytoplasmic ratio and higher surface volume ratio.

Q. Assertion (A) Smaller cells are usually metabolically active cells. Reason (R) Smaller cells have higher nucleocytoplasmic ratio and higher surface volume ratio.

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 true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion. Metabolically active cells are usually smaller as such cells have a higher nucleocytoplasmic ratio and higher surface volume ratio.

Q. Assertion (A) Smaller cells are usually metabolically active cells.
Reason (R) Smaller cells have higher nucleocytoplasmic ratio and higher surface volume ratio.

Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
Metabolically active cells are usually smaller as such cells have a higher nucleocytoplasmic ratio and higher surface volume ratio.