Assertion: The sex organs in the bryophytesare jacketed.
Reason: Bryophytes are land plants.

Options

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

Answer

a

Explanation

Bryophytes are a group of non-vascular land plants. The sex organs in the bryophytes are ulticellular and jacketed. The jacket of sterile cells around the sperms and eggs is an adaptation to a life on land. It protectes the sex cells against the drying effects of air.