Question

ASSERTION : The endoplasmic reticulum which lacks ribosomes is called smooth endoplasmic reticulum (SER). REASON : SER is mainly involved in protein synthesis a) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct explanation of assertion (A). (b) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true but reason (R) is not the correct explanation of assertion (A). (c) Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false. (d) Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.

Answer 1

Assertion is true but the reason is false.

This is because as SER doesn't have ribosomes, they won't be able to synthesize protein. Moreover, they are ib=nvolved in lipid synthesis.  

Answer 2

Explanation:

assertion is true but reason is false