Given below are two statements: one labelled as Assertion A and the other labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A: In gymnosperms the pollen grains are released from the microsporangium and carried by air currents.
Reason R: Air currents carry the pollen grains to the mouth of the archegonia, where the male gametes are discharged and a pollen tube is not formed.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below: