Question

Given below are two statements:

Statement (I): According to response of length of day and night on the flowering of plants, they are classified as long day or short day plants.

Statement (II): Wheat and oat are long day plants.

In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

• A. Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are correct.
• B. Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are incorrect.
• C. Statement (I) is correct but Statement (II) is incorrect.
• D. Statement (I) is incorrect but Statement (II) is correct.

Hint:

Recall which crops need long days versus short days to flower.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Photoperiodism is the name given to a plant's flowering response to relative length of day and night, and this response is the basis of grouping plants as long day, short day or day neutral, which supports Statement (I). Among crop plants, wheat and oat flower only when day length exceeds a critical value, placing them firmly in the long day group, which supports Statement (II). Neither statement can be rejected on this basis. \[\boxed{\text{Both statements are correct}}\]