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Assertion: Biodiversity supplies a large...

Assertion: Biodiversity supplies a large number of goods and services that sustain human life.
Reason: It supplies food, fuel and building materials.

A

Both assertion and reason are correct, reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

B

Both assertion and reason are correct, reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

C

Assertion is correct, reason is not correct.

D

Assertion is not correct, reason is correct.

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B
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