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Assertion: Beside growth, cell division occurs in certain animal tissues to replace lost cells.
Reason: Growth can be taken as a defining property of living organisms.

A

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

B

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

C

If assertion is true but reason is false.

D

if both assertion and reason are false.

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The correct Answer is:
C
* Beside growth, cell division occurs in certain tissues to replace lost cells.
* Growth cannot be taken as defining property of living organisms.
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