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Assertion: Chlorella and spirulina are used as a food supplement by space travellers
Reason: Chlorella and spirulina are unicellular algae.

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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 the correct explanation of assertion

C

if assertion is true but reason is false.

D

if both assertion and reason are false.

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B
Unicelluar algae Chlorella and Spirulla are rich in proteins and hence used as food supplement by space travellers.
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