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): Taxonomic categories and hierarchy are merely morphological aggregates of organisms with no distinct biological reality. Reason (R): Category denotes rank, and each rank or taxon in fact represents a unit of classification which is a distinct biological entity. 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.