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Given below are two statements Statement I:

Q: Given below are two statements Statement I: Plants can tolerate drought either by mitigating the

Plantsmitigatestressbyshowingresistancetodehydrationandbypreventingleafcollapsepermittheplantstomaintainahighinternalwaterpotentialinspiteofdroughtconditions

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

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