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Assertion : Threatened species are those living species which have been greatly reduced in their number and are liable to become extinct if the causative factors continue.
Reason : IUCN is an international organisation which maintains the IUCN red list of threatened species, to assess the conservation status of different species.

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 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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