Biology · MORPHOLOGY OF FLOWERING PLANTS

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): The underground part of a flowering plant is primarily the root system while the portion above the ground forms the shoot system. Reason (R): The primary root develops from the direct elongation of the radicle inside the soil. 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.