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Assertion (A) : Monocots do not have sec...

Assertion (A) : Monocots do not have secondary growth, but palms and bamboos have woody stems .
Reason (R ) : Palms and bamboos have woody stems due to clusters of heavily lignified tracheids and fibers associated with the vascular bundles.

A

Both (A) and (R ) are wrong

B

(A) is wrong and (R ) is correct

C

(A) is correct and (R ) is wrong

D

(A) is correct and (R ) explanis (A)

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D
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