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(A) Theophrastus $(370-285 	ext{ BC})$ was a Greek philosopher and student of Aristotle. He is widely regarded as the 'Father of Botany' because he w

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(A) Theophrastus $(370-285 	ext{ BC})$ was a Greek philosopher and student of Aristotle. He is widely regarded as the 'Father of Botany' because he was the first to classify plants systematically in his book 'Historia Plantarum'. He classified plants into four groups based on their growth habit: trees,shrubs,undershrubs,and herbs. Therefore,both the assertion and the reason are correct,and the reason provides the historical context for his contribution to botany.

Column-$I$	Column-$II$
$(A)$ Linnaeus	$(i)$ First discovered virus
$(B)$ Ivanowsky	$(ii)$ First discovered lichen
$(C)$ Iyengar	$(iii)$ Father of Indian Bryology
$(D)$ Tulasane	$(iv)$ Father of Taxonomy
$(E)$ Shiv Ram Kashyap	$(v)$ Father of modern Phycology in India

Column $X$	Column $Y$
$(1)$ Death	$(P)$ Measure of disorder
$(2)$ Earthworm	$(Q)$ Proponent of New Systematics
$(3)$ Entropy	$(R)$ Process maintaining life continuity
$(4)$ Huxley	$(S)$ Annelida
$(5)$ Reproduction	$(T)$ Process maintaining population size

Assertion $(A)$: Theophrastus classified plants into four groups based on their habit.
Reason $(R)$: This Greek naturalist is known as the Father of Botany.

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$(A)$ Linnaeus $(i)$ First discovered virus
$(B)$ Ivanowsky $(ii)$ First discovered lichen
$(C)$ Iyengar $(iii)$ Father of Indian Bryology
$(D)$ Tulasane $(iv)$ Father of Taxonomy
$(E)$ Shiv Ram Kashyap $(v)$ Father of modern Phycology in India

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Assertion $(A)$: Theophrastus classified plants into four groups based on their habit.Reason $(R)$: This Greek naturalist is known as the Father of Botany.