Assertion: Rusts and smuts are club fungi that attack cerea…

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Published on: August 20, 2026

Assertion: Rusts and smuts are club fungi that attack cereal crops.

Reason: Some smuts reside inside seeds and are visible near maturity.

Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion.

Both Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.

Assertion is true, but Reason is false.

Assertion is false, but Reason is true.

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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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