Question

Assertion:The teacher instructed a student to place a healthy potted flower plant in a dark
room for 24 hours prior to an experiment on photosynthesis.
Reason: The purpose of placing it in a dark room is to destarch the leaves.
a)Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the correct explanation for assertion
b)Both assertion and reason are correct but reason is not the correct explanation for assertion
c)Assertion is correct but reason is incorrect
d)Both assertion and reason are incorrect

Answer 1

Answer is (a) Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the correct explanation for assertion.

It is necessary to place that plant in dark room purpose of placing it in a dark room is to destarch the leaves, this process is called destraching.