NEET UG BIOLOGY MCQ: TRANSPORT IN PLANTS

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Assertion: Transpiration facilitate supply of
water for photosynthesis, maintains shape and
structure of plant and transport minerals from
the soil to other parts of the plant.

Reason: Process of transpiration helps in
translocation of inorganic and sugar molecules
from the source to sink.

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Correct option: C

If Assertion is true but Reason is false

Option C (If Assertion is true but Reason is false) is correct because the assertion about transpiration's benefits is true, but the reason incorrectly describes translocation.

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