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Assertion:Avicennie has pneumatophores.
Reason:Pneumatophores help the plant to get oxygen for respiration.

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If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

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If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

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If assertion is true but reason is false.

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If assertion and reason are false.

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In some plants such as Avicennia growing in swampy areasm many roots come out of the ground and grow vertically upwards. Such roots, called pnematophores, help to get oxygen for respiration. These roots are also known as respiratoty roots.
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