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Plant groups and human use: Classify our major food, fibre, spice, fruit, and beverage crops. Full question: Our principal foods, fibres, spices, fruits, and beverage crops mostly belong to which plant group? Choose the correct option.

General Knowledge Biology Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
  • A
    Angiosperms (flowering plants)
  • B
    Gymnosperms
  • C
    Bryophytes
  • D
    Algae
  • E
    Pteridophytes

Answer

Correct Answer: Angiosperms (flowering plants)

Explanation

ConceptHumans rely predominantly on angiosperms (flowering plants) for cereals (rice, wheat, maize), legumes, fruits, oils, fibres (cotton, flax), spices (pepper, cardamom), and beverages (tea, coffee, cocoa). Other plant groups contribute less to these categories.

Final AnswerAngiosperms (flowering plants).

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