Assertion: The use of genetically modified crops is necessary to meet the food demands of a growing population.
Reason: Genetically modified crops can increase crop yields and reduce the use of pesticides.
Both assertion and reason are true, and the reason justifies the assertion.
Both assertion and reason are true, but the reason does not justify the assertion.
The assertion is true, but the reason is false.
The assertion is false, but the reason is true.
The assertion that the use of genetically modified crops is necessary to meet the food demands of a growing population is true to some extent, but the reason given for this assertion, that genetically modified crops can increase crop yields and reduce the use of pesticides, does not necessarily justify the assertion. While genetically modified crops have been shown to increase crop yields and reduce the use of pesticides in some cases, the use of genetically modified crops has also raised concerns about the impact on the environment and human health. Therefore, while the reason is true, it does not necessarily justify the assertion.