Biology · The Living World

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): As we go higher from species to kingdom in the taxonomic hierarchy, the difficulty of determining the relationship to other taxa at the same level increases. Reason (R): At higher taxonomic categories, the number of common characteristics shared by the members within the taxon decreases. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true but (R) is false.
4. (A) is false but (R) is true.