Question

Secondary plant products are of great use in commerce in making

• A. Drugs
• B. Poisons and insecticides
• C. Flavours and perfumes
• D. All of above

Answer 1

The correct option is D All of above

Role of Secondary Metabolites:

1. Some of them attract animals for pollination and seed dispersal.
2. They are used by the plants in their defence against herbivores and pathogens.
3. They act as agents of plant-plant competition.
4. They are used in making drugs, insecticides, flavours, pigments, scents, rubber, spices and other industrial materials like gums, resins for human welfare.

So, the correct answer is option D.