Question:

Given below are two statements:

Statement (I): In garlic modified roots are economic part.

Statement (II): Characteristic odour in garlic is due to volatile organic sulfur-containing compounds that are rapidly produced upon tissue damage and diffuse into the air.

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

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Think about what part of the plant forms the garlic bulb.
  • Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are correct.
  • Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are incorrect.
  • Statement (I) is correct but Statement (II) is incorrect.
  • Statement (I) is incorrect but Statement (II) is correct.
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The Correct Option is D

Solution and Explanation

Step 1: The edible part of garlic is the bulb, made of a short compressed stem called the basal plate bearing modified leaf bases called cloves. It is a modified stem structure, not a modified root, so Statement (I) is incorrect.
Step 2: Cutting or crushing garlic tissue activates the enzyme alliinase, which breaks down alliin into allicin and other sulfur compounds that evaporate and give garlic its sharp smell, so Statement (II) is correct.
Step 3: Statement (I) is incorrect but Statement (II) is correct, so the answer is option 4.
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