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Petro-crops are plants...

Petro-crops are plants

A

Grown near oil fields

B

Used in refining crude oil

C

Whose fossil remains formed crude oil

D

From which petrol like fuels can be derived

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D
Some algae plants like Botryococcus braunii accumulate hydrocarbons and alkenes. These alkenes are extracted from these plants and used as a source of fuel in industries and automobiles.
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