Biology PYQ 378 of 399 · Biology in Everyday Life & Applied Biology

Where does aspirin come from?

  1. APetroleum
  2. BThe Earth
  3. CA tree
  4. DThe chemical reaction of acids

47th BPSC Prelims 2005

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Correct answer: (c) A tree

Explanation

Aspirin comes from a tree: it was developed from salicin, found in the bark of the willow tree. Today it is made synthetically as acetylsalicylic acid.

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