Which of the following features can be said to be a true defining feature of living beings without any exception
They can digest their food.
All of them can reproduce.
They can regenerate.
They can respond to external stimuli.
Assertion: In some species of asteraceae and poaceae seeds are formed without fertilization.
Reason: Formation of fruit without fertilization is called parthenocarpy.
If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
If assertion is true but reason is false
If both assertion and reason are false.
Assertion: Algal blooms are formed in nutrientless water.
Reason: Algal blooms in water turn it unfit for human consumption, but cause enormous growth of fish.
If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
If assertion is true but reason is false
If both assertion and reason are false.
Assertion: A mangrove tree growing in marshy place has pneumatophores.
Reason: Pneumatophores help in better anchorage to marshy soil.
If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
If assertion is true but reason is false
If both assertion and reason are false.
Assertion: A geneticist crossed two plants, he got 50% tall and 50% dwarf progenies.
Reason: It follows Mendelian law as one of the parent plant might be heterozygous.
If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
If assertion is true but reason is false
If both assertion and reason are false.
Assertion: Now-a-days amniocentesis is banned.
Reason: Amniocentesis gives the information of any abnormality in the foetus and many other complications regarding pregnancy can be detected.
If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
If assertion is true but reason is false
If both assertion and reason are false.
B.
If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
Amniocentesis is a foetal sex determination and disorder test based on the chromosomal pattern in the amniotic fluid surrounding the developing embryo. The amniotic fluid contains cells from foetus skin and respiratory tract.
These cells are cultured and are used to determine chromosomal abnormalities (Down's syndrome, Klinefelter's syndrome, etc.) and metabolic disorders (phenylketonuria, sickle cell anaemia, etc.) of the foetus. But now-a-days instead of positive uses of amniocentesis it is being used for female foeticide. Sex of the foetus is determined using amniocentesis and then if it turns out to been a female one, foetus is aborted. That is why amniocentesis has been banned in India.
Assertion: A gene from Bacillus thuringiensis is incorporated in plant genome to increase their yield.
Reason: Bacillus thuringiensis has Bt toxin producing gene, which kills the larva of insects
If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
If assertion is true but reason is false
If both assertion and reason are false.
Assertion: Blood group 'O' have anti-A & antiB antibodies.
Reason: It does not have any antigens.
If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
If assertion is true but reason is false
If both assertion and reason are false.
Assertion: Corpus luteum is produced by Graafian follicle after ovulation.
Reason: It secretes estrogen which is necessary to maintain pregnancy.
If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
If assertion is true but reason is false
If both assertion and reason are false.
Assertion: Sporozoites of malarial parasite enter in the human body due to biting of freshly born female Anopheles mosquito, whose mother was a carrier of malarial parasite.
Reason: Male and female gametocytes of malarial parasites are formed in the human intestine
If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
If assertion is true but reason is false
If both assertion and reason are false.