Given below are two statements. One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): |
A flower is defined as a modified shoot wherein the shoot apical meristem changes to floral meristem. |
Reason (R): |
Internode of the shoot gets condensed to produce different floral appendages laterally at successive nodes instead of leaves. |
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1. |
(A) is False but (R) is True. |
2. |
Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
3. |
Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
4. |
(A) is True but (R) is False. |
66% From NCERT NEET - 2023 Subtopic: Inflorescence |