Where from is litmus dye extracted ........

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Where from is litmus dye extracted?

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HAS GS Previous Year Prelims Paper (2017)

A lichen

A liverwort

A moss

A pteridophyte

- Option 1: A lichen

- Litmus dye is indeed extracted from certain types of lichens.

- Lichens are symbiotic organisms made up of fungi and algae or cyanobacteria.

- They produce various dyes with acid-base properties, such as litmus, which is commonly used in pH tests.

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- Option 2: A liverwort

- Liverworts are simple plants and do not produce litmus dye.

- Option 3: A moss

- Mosses are also simple, non-vascular plants that don’t yield litmus.

- Option 4: A pteridophyte

- Pteridophytes are vascular plants like ferns and do not produce litmus dye.

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