Assertion (A) Most mineral must enter the root by the active absorption into the cytoplasm of epidermal cells. Reason (R) This transportation needs energy in the form of ATP. Some ions also move into the epidermal cells passively

• A. If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion.
• B. If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
• C. If Assertion is true but Reason is false.
• D. If both Assertion and Reason and false