Question

Which of the following is not a example of sex pheromone?

• A. Bombykol
• B. Muskone
• C. Formic acid
• D. Civetone

Answer 1

The correct option is C Formic acid

Formic acid is the simplest carboxylic acid and occurs naturally, mostly in ant venom.

Sex pheromones are pheromones released by an organism to attract an individual of the opposite sex, encourage them to mate with them, or perform some other function closely related with sexual reproduction. Volatile pheromones are characterized as sex pheromones and usually form a specific odour and are focused on alarm sensitivity.

Bombykol, the sex pheromones of silkworm moths, civetone from the civet cat and muskone from the musk deer are examples of sex pheromones.