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What is the economic importance of Cycas?

  • A Serves as a commercial source of natural latex rubber
  • B Yields sago (food starch from stem pith)
  • C Harvested as a primary source of construction-grade timber
  • D Cultivated as a source of silk fiber from its leaf surface

Correct answer: B. Yields sago (food starch from stem pith)

Explanation: Cycas revoluta (Sago palm) yields sago, a starch food extracted from the stem pith. Cycas is also used as an ornamental plant. It is considered a living fossil as it is an ancient gymnosperm.

Concept context

Classification of plants from algae to angiosperms. Understanding plant diversity is essential for NEET.

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