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Assertion: Accessory pigments enable a wider range of wavelength of incoming light to be utilised for photosynthesis.
Reason: Accessory pigments also protect chlorophyll a from photo-oxidation.

A

If both assertion and reason are true and the reason 1s the correct explanation of 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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B
Accesory pigments enable a wider range of wave-length of incoming light to be utlised for photosynthesis.
Accessory pigments also protect chlorophyll a from photo-oxidation.
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