Biology · CELL THE UNIT OF LIFE

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): Inclusion bodies in prokaryotes lie freely in the cytoplasm without any enclosing membrane system. Reason (R): Reserve materials in prokaryotic cells are stored in the cytoplasm in the form of inclusion bodies. 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.