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How many years does the bamboo species generally take to produce a large number of fruits?

Assertion $A$: Continuity of life is maintained from generation to generation in living organisms.
Reason $R$: Living organisms produce new organisms similar to themselves through reproduction at maturity.
Which option is correct for Assertion $A$ and Reason $R$?

Choose the correct pair:

Identify the events $(A, B, D$ and $E)$ in the life cycle of sexual reproduction.

Match the following columns regarding the methods of asexual reproduction and their examples:

Column $I$	Column $II$
$(1)$ Binary fission	$(a)$ Penicillium
$(2)$ Budding	$(b)$ Bryophyllum
$(3)$ Zoospore	$(c)$ Potato
$(4)$ Conidia	$(d)$ Algae
$(5)$ Tuber	$(e)$ Yeast
$(6)$ Leaf buds	$(f)$ Amoeba
	$(g)$ Hydra
	$(h)$ Paramoecium