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Assertion : The fungi are widespread in distribution and they even live on inside other plants and animals.
Reason : Fungi are able to grow anywhere on land, water or on other organisms because they have a variety of pigments, including chlorophyll, carotenoids, fucoxanthin and phycoerythrin.

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If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion

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

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If assertion is true but reason is false

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If both assertion and reason are false

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C
Fungi lack pigments and are therefore, heterotrophic. The mode of nutrition is either parasitic/saptophytic.
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