NEET Biology question

Statement 1: *Rhoeo* leaves contain anthocyanin pigments in their epidermal cells. Statement 2: Anthocyanins are accessory photosynthetic pigments.

(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 Assertion
(C)Assertion is True, Reason is FalseCorrect
(D)Assertion is False, Reason is True

Answer: (C)

Solution

*Rhoeo* (now *Tradescantia spathacea*) leaves do have purple anthocyanin pigment concentrated in the epidermal cell vacuoles, so Statement 1 is true. However, anthocyanins are water-soluble flavonoid pigments located

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