Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below: Organisms found at mid-ocean ridges are able to survive in the absence of sunlight BECAUSE the light generated by the undersea lava flows is enough for photosynthesis to occur

A) The assertion and the reason are both correct, and the reason is valid.
B) The assertion and the reason are both correct, but the reason is invalid.
C) The assertion is correct, but the reason is incorrect.
D) The assertion is incorrect, but the reason is correct.
E) Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.


C

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