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Which is an example of a secondary metabolite As per your syllabus, ?
Athe sugar glucose
Balkaloids
Cthe amino acid glycine
Denergy carrier ATP
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. alkaloids
Secondary metabolites are specialised, non-essential-for-survival molecules made mostly by plants and microbes: alkaloids, essential oils, rubber latex, plant pigments.
Glucose, glycine and ATP are universal PRIMARY metabolites every cell needs to function.
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