A) Malvaceae
B) Rutaceae
C) Leguminosae
D) Euphorbiaceae
Correct Answer: D
Solution :
Malvin Calvin found that certain plants of family-Euphorbiaceae convert a substantial amount of photosynthate into latex containing liquid hydrocarbon, which are potential substitutes for petroleum, eg, Hevea brasiliensis, Euphorbia abyssinica etc and some of the plants of family-Asclepiadaceae, Apocynaceae, Leguminosae, Sapotaceae, Mosaceae, Dipterocarpeceae and Compositae. Dead serum of the algae Botryococcus braunii also contains about 70% hydrocarbon closely resembling the crude oil. Most of it is located on cell wall and can be recovered by centrifugation.
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