Which one of these is a secretion from the body of an insect?

Lac

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Pearl

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Coral

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is A Lac
Lac is the scarlet resinous secretion of a number of species of lac insects, of which the most commonly cultivated species is Kerria lacca. It is mainly cultured in India and Bangladesh on the host plants such as ber and Zizyphus mauritiana.
Therefore, the correct answer is option A.

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