Assertion : Living organisms are self replicating, evolving and self regulating unit.
Reason : Living organisms are capable of responding to external stimuli.

Options

A. If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
B. If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not correct explanation of assertion.
C. If assertion is true but reason is false.
D. If both assertion and reason are false.

Answer

B

Explanation

Living organisms exhibit properties such as metabolism, growth, reproduction, consciousness, etc. They have their own specific form and structre. Thus, living organisms are considered as self replicating, evolving and self regulatory interactive systems capable of responding to external stimuli, sharing a common genetic material to varying degree both horizontally and vertically.