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Assertion (A): Oxygen is essential for all aerobic forms of life. Reason (R): Free oxygen atoms combine with molecular oxygen to form ozone. - Science

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Question

Assertion (A): Oxygen is essential for all aerobic forms of life.

Reason (R): Free oxygen atoms combine with molecular oxygen to form ozone.

Options

  • Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

  • Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

  • Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.

  • Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.

MCQ

Solution

Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.

Explanation:

Free oxygen atoms combine with molecular oxygen to form ozone is not directly related to the essential nature of oxygen for aerobic life. Ozone formation is a separate chemical process that occurs in the Earth's stratosphere and is not part of the cellular respiration process​.

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