Question

Source of liquid hydrocarbons is

• A. Euphorbiacae
• B. Asclepiadaceae
• C. Apocyananaceae
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is D All of the above

Euphorbiaceae, Asclepiadaceae, Apocyanaceae are the species of flowering plants belonging to different families. They can convert a substantial amount of photosynthetic products into latex. This latex contains liquid hydrocarbons of high molecular weight (10,000da). These hydrocarbons can be converted into high-grade transportation fuel (i.e. petroleum). Therefore, hydrocarbon producing plants are called petroleum plants or petroplants and their crop as petrocrop.

So, the correct answer is D