Assertion: The female cones take much time to mature.
Reason: The seeds are shed when the cone is 22 months cones.
Reason: Male and female cones appears altenately on the same branch of the Pinus.

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

b

Explanation

The ovulate or female cones take three years to mature. The mature cones are hard, woody and very large in size, Many important changes take place in the female cone during the interval of about thirteen months betwwwn pollination and the actual act of fertilization.