The negation of the statement
“Plants take in and give out ” is
A. Plants do not take in and do not give out .
B. Plants do not take in or do not give out .
C. Plants take in and do not give out .
D. Plants take in or do not give out .
In the given statement-
p: Plants take in and give out
q: Plants take in & -q: Plants do not take in
r: Plants give out & -r: Plants do not give out
Thus, Plants do not take in or do not give out .
Thus, option B is the correct answer.