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NEET UG 2018 · Botany · Question 152

NEET 2018 Botany, question 152

Question 152 of the NEET 2018 paper (code AA) is a Botany question from Biological Classification. Its idea, Diatoms as Chief Producers, was asked only this once in NEET 2017–2026. The CBSE official answer key gives option 2.

Updated 2026-10-08

Q152 · Botany

Which of the following organisms are known as chief producers in the oceans ?

  1. 1Cyanobacteria
  2. 2DiatomsOfficial answer
  3. 3Dinoflagellates
  4. 4Euglenoids

Official answer: option 2 · CBSE official answer key

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