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Assertion: Plants obtain molybdenum in the form of molybdate ions `(MoO_(4)^(2+))`
Reason: Molybdenum is a component of pollen germination, cell elongation and cell differentiation.

A

(a) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion

B

(b) Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

C

(c) Assertion is true but reason is false

D

(d) Both assertion and reason are false

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The correct Answer is:
D
Plants obtain onlybdenum in the form of molybdate ions `(MoO)_(2)^(2+)`. It is a component of several enzymes, including nitrogenase and nitrate reductase both of which participate in nitrogen metabolism.
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