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Assertion : Cyanobacteria are photosynth...

Assertion : Cyanobacteria are photosynthetic autotrophs.
Reason : Cyanobacteria have chlorophyll a and b similar to green plants.

A

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

B

If both assertion and reason and true and reason is not the correct explanation of 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
Cyanobacteria (also referred to as blue-green alagae) are photosynthetic autotrophs. They have chlorophyll a similar to green plants.
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