$A$ : In secondary productivity, no new organic matter is formed.

$R$ : It is only utilisation of part of food manufactured by primary producers in building of consumer biomass.

  • A

    Assertion and Reason both are correct and also correct explanation.

  • B

    Assertion and Reason both are correct but not explanation of assertion.

  • C

    Assertion is correct, but Reason is incorrect.

  • D

    Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect.

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