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Rice, wheat and barley come under which of the following categories of crops?


A

bacteria

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B

fungi

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C

diatoms

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D

slime moulds

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Solution

The correct option is A

bacteria


Cereal, in simple terms, is a type of grass that is grown solely to be eaten. Some of them are used to feed people and some are fed to cattle and other animals. Rice, wheat and barley come under food crops which are cultivated solely for the production of food hence they are known as cereals.

Oil crops are a type of crops that are used to extract edible oils from. Pulses are edible seeds. Plantation crops are crops that are grown for commercial benefits such as tea and coffee.


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