NEET Biology question

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**Assertion:** Film-forming chemicals should not be used for checking transpiration. **Reason:** Film-forming chemicals interrupt transpiration, photosynthesis and respiration.

(A)Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
(B)Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
(C)Assertion is true but reason is false
(D)Both assertion and reason are falseCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

Both the assertion and the reason are false. Film-forming chemicals (e.g., certain waxy/oily antitranspirant coatings) are, in fact, used as effective antitranspirants to check transpiration — so the assertion that they "should not be used for checking transpiration" is incorrect. Moreover,

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