Assertion : Reproduction cannot be an all-inclusive defining characteristic of living organisms.

Question

In each of the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is given and a corresponding statement of Reason (R) is given just below it. Of the statements, mark the correct answer as : 

(a) if both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A 

(b) if both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A 

(c) if A is true but R is false 

(d) if both A and R are false

Assertion : Reproduction cannot be an all-inclusive defining characteristic of living organisms. 

Reason : There are many living organisms which do not reproduce e.g., mules, sterile worker bees, etc. 

Answer 1

(a) if both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.