You have heard about serveral insectivorous plants that feed on insects. Nepenthes or the pitches plant is one such example. Which usually grows in shallow water or in marsh lands. What part of the plant os modified into a 'pitcher'? How does this modification help the plant for food even though it can photosynthesize like any other green plant?

Explain with help of one example, how genetically modified plants can: Reduce use of chemical pesticides. Enhance nutritional value of food crops.

These questions consist of two statement each, printed as Assertion and Reason. While answering these questions, you are required to choose any one of the following four responses. A. If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion. B. If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion. C. If Assertion is true but Reason is false. D. If both Assertion and Reason are false. 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 other organisms because they have a variety of pigments including chlorophyll, carotenoids, fucoxanthin and phycoerythrin.