NEET Biology question
Assertion: The fungi are widespread in distribution and they even live on or inside other plants and animals. Reason: Fungi are able to grow anywhere on land, water or on other organisms because they have a variety of pigments, including chlorophyll, carotenoids, fucoxanthin and phycoerythrin.
Answer: (C)
Solution
Statement 1 is true: fungi are indeed widespread, living on land, in water, and on or inside other organisms as parasites or symbionts. Statement 2 is false, because fungi are achlorophyllous (lack chlorophyll) and do not contain the
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