Assertion: Plastics are non-biodegradable.
Reason: Enzymes cannot degrade plastics.
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Substances which cannot be decomposed by the action of microorganisms are known as non-biodegradable substances. Microorganisms release enzymes which decompose the materials but these enzymes are specific in their action that is why enzymes cannot decompose all the materials. Thus, both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.