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    Question

    Given below are two statements

    Statement I: Plants can tolerate drought either by mitigating the actual stress or by showing a high degree of tolerance to stress.

    Statement II: Plants tolerate the stress by showing resistance to dehydration and by preventing leaf collapse, permit the plants to maintain a high internal water potential in spite of drought conditions.

    In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

    A Both Statement I and Statement II are true Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Both Statement I and Statement II are false Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Statement I is true but Statement II is false Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Statement I is false but Statement II is true Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Plants mitigate stress by showing resistance to dehydration and by preventing leaf collapse, permit the plants to maintain a high internal water potential inspite of drought conditions

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