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Assertion: Gymnosperms do not produce fr...

Assertion: Gymnosperms do not produce fruit
Reason: In gymnosperms, cuticle of leaves is thin.

A

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

B

if both assertion and reason are true but 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
The gymnosperms are plants in which the ovules are not enclosed by any ovary wall and remains exposed. Both before and after fertilisation. The seeds that develop post-fertilisation, are not covered,i.e.,are naked. After fertilisation,zygote developes into an embryoand oveules into naked seeds.
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