NEET Biology question

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**Assertion:** Salt-resistant plants survive in saline habitats by maintaining low internal Na+ levels. **Reason:** Salt-resistant plants get rid of excess Na+ by an ATP-energised antiporter.

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

Answer: (A)

Solution

Plants adapted to saline soils (halophytes) indeed maintain low cytoplasmic Na+ by actively exporting excess sodium out of the cell (or sequestering it in the vacuole), a mechanism driven

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