Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason(R).
Assertion (A): Mangroves are very specialised forest ecosystems of tropical and subtropical regions bordering certain sea coasts.
Reason (R): They stabilise the shoreline and act as bulwarks against encroachments by sea.
Choose the most appropriate answer.
1
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
2
Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
3
A is true but R is false
4
A is false but R is true
5
Answer not known