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Published on: August 13, 2026
Assertion: Rusts and smuts are club fungi that attack cereal crops.
Reason: Some smuts reside inside seeds and are visible near maturity.
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B
Assertion is true: Rusts and smuts are Basidiomycetes (club fungi) that infect cereal crops.
Reason is also true: Some smut fungi live inside seeds and become visible near maturity. But the reason does not explain why rusts and smuts are club fungi—it only describes a feature of smuts.
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