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Petro-crops are plants


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Grown near oil fields

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Used in refining crude oil

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Whose fossil remains formed crude oil

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From which petrol-like fuels can be derived

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Solution

The correct option is D

From which petrol-like fuels can be derived


The correct option is d.
The explanation for the correct option:

  1. Petro-crops are those plants that produced petroleum substances as supplementary to petrol.
  2. These plants or algae produces hydrocarbon compound or ethanol.
  3. Calotropis procera, Pedillanthus macrocarpus, Copifera langsdorfii, and Jatropha curcas are examples of petro-crops.

Final answer: Petro-crops are plants from which petrol-like fuels can be derived.


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