Question

Assertion (A): The spread of living bryophytes and pteridophytes is restricted to moist, damp, and shady places.

Reason (R): They require water for fertilization and sporophyte requires cool, damp, and shady places

• A. Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
• B. Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A.
• C. A is correct but R is not correct.
• D. A is not correct but R is correct.

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

A is correct but R is not correct.

Answer 2

Assertion (A) is correct because both bryophytes and pteridophytes need moist, damp, and shady environments for survival and reproduction. Reason (R) states two reasons: requirement of water for fertilization (correct) and sporophyte requiring cool, damp, and shady places (incorrect, as it's primarily the gametophyte that has this strict requirement). Since Reason (R) contains an inaccuracy, it is considered incorrect.