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Assertion: Liverwords fall to spread to a newlocality through fragmentation.
Reason: Gemmae are helpful in propagating livewrots in different locality.

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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The correct Answer is:
B
This suggests that dioecious species become rare because of the failure to produce sporophyte which limit their dispersal ability. Gemmae are easily spread by water and wind currents to new habitat.
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