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Assertion:Whittaker's did not inculde unicellular green algae in prostista.
Rerson: Distinction between uncicellular and multicellular organisms is not possible in case of algae.

A

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

B

If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion

C

If the assertion is true but the reason is false

D

If both the assertion and reason are false

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A
A distinction between unicellular and multicellular organism is not possible in case of algae in Whittaker’s system. It is because of this that unicellular green algae have not been included in kingdom Protista.
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