Question
Botany Question on Photosynthesis — Food Making Process In Plants
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A: The orange colour of henna is due to lawsone (C10H6O3) present in dried leaves of Lawsonia genus.
Reason R: Lawsone is an oil soluble compound which can be extracted from the leaves using soxhlet extraction.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
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
A is correct but R is not correct
Explanation
Solution
The correct option is (C): A is correct but R is not correct