NEET Biology question

Statement 1: Ginger has a prostrate growing rhizome. Statement 2: Shoot growth is not affected by gravity.

(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

Ginger (Zingiber officinale) indeed has a horizontally growing (prostrate) underground rhizome, so Statement 1 is true. An underground stem like a rhizome characteristically grows horizontally regardless of the direction of gravity (it is not strongly geotropic the way a typical aerial shoot is), so Statement 2 is

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