Assertion: The rate of photosynthesis will be lowered if the leaves are coated with oil.
Reason: Stomata gets blocked and thus gaseous exchange is affected.
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Stomata is a tiny pore in leaves that help in gaseous exchange, so if the stomata gets blocked due to oil, gaseous exchange will be affected and hence rate of photosynthesis gets lowered. Thus, both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.