NEET UG 2020 · Botany · Question 41
NEET 2020 Botany, question 41
Question 41 of the NEET 2020 paper (code E1) is a Botany question from Organisms and Populations. Its idea, Plant Secondary Metabolites as Defenses, was asked only this once in NEET 2017–2026. The NTA final answer key gives option 3.
Updated 2026-10-08
Q41 · Botany
Secondary metabolites such as nicotine, strychnine and caffeine are produced by plants for their :
- 1Nutritive value
- 2Growth response
- 3Defence actionOfficial answer
- 4Effect on reproduction
Official answer: option 3 · NTA final answer key
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