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Question

Arteether, a drug to cure malaria is obtained from a

  1. seed plant
  2. fungus
  3. Bacterium
  4. moss

Answer:

Option A: seed plant

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “seed plant”.

Arteether, a drug used to cure malaria, is derived from artemisinin, which is obtained from the sweet wormwood plant (Artemisia annua), a seed plant.