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.

Difficulty: Easy

Angiosperms (flowering plants)
Gymnosperms
Bryophytes
Algae
Pteridophytes

Correct Answer: Angiosperms (flowering plants)

Explanation:

Concept
Humans 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 Answer
Angiosperms (flowering plants).

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