Biology
Grade-8
Easy

Question

About 119 pure chemicals are extracted from less than 90 species and are used as medicines throughout the world.

  1. True
  2. False

hintHint:

Plants are the major source of medicine.

The correct answer is 'True'.


    • Phytochemicals are the constituents present in the plants
    • Several drugs were prepared from the plants to cure many ailments.
    • About 119 pure chemicals are extracted from less than 90 species and are used as medicines throughout the world.

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