Question

Statement I: Plants can tolerate drought either by mitigating the actual stress or by showing a high degree of tolerance to stress.
Statement II: Plants tolerate the stress by showing resistance to dehydration and by preventing leaf collapse, permit the plants to maintain a high internal water potential in spite of drought conditions.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• A. Both Statement I and Statement II are true
• B. Both Statement I and Statement II are false
• C. Statement I is true but Statement II is false
• D. Statement I is false but Statement II is true

Hint:

Drought tolerance mechanisms:
Avoidance, tolerance, escape.
During drought, water potential decreases.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C