Multiple choice

Determine the correctness or otherwise of the following Assertion (a) and Reason (r). Assertion: The production of secondary metabolites in plant cell cultures is enhanced by the addition of elicitors. Reason: Elicitors induce the expression of enzymes responsible for the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites.

  1. both (a) and (r) are true but (r) is not the correct reason for (a).

  2. both (a) and (r) are true and (r) is the correct reason for (a).

  3. (a) is true but (r) is false.

  4. (a) is false but (r) is true.
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Elicitors are substances that trigger defense responses in plant tissue cultures, leading to enhanced production of secondary metabolites. The reason correctly explains that elicitors work by inducing the expression of biosynthetic enzymes.

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