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________ is the study of how animals use plants, insects, and other inorganic materials in self-medication.

  1. Physics
  2. Pharmacognosy
  3. Zoology
  4. Zoo pharmacognosy

hintHint:

Zoo pharmacognosy is the study of how animals use plants, insects, and other inorganic materials in self-medication

The correct answer is: Zoo pharmacognosy


    • The science of animal self-medication is called zoopharmacognosy
    • It is a behavior in which non-human animals apparently self-medicate by selecting and ingesting or topically applying plants, soils, insects, and psychoactive drugs to prevent or reduce the harmful effects of pathogens and toxins.

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