NEET Biology question

Assertion: In fungi, sexual apparatus decreases in complexity from lower to higher forms. Reason: In algae, sexual apparatus increases in complexity from simple to the higher forms.

(A)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is correct explanation for Assertion
(B)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is not correct explanation for AssertionCorrect
(C)Assertion is True, Reason is False
(D)Assertion is False, Reason is True

Answer: (B)

Solution

The Assertion is true: lower fungi (Phycomycetes) show relatively elaborate sexual structures (distinct gametangial contact), while higher fungi (Ascomycetes/Basidiomycetes) show progressively simplified/reduced sexual structures. The Reason is also true, describing a separate,

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