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Question
Dead and dried cell mass of microbes having nutritive value is also known as -----------
Options
BGA (blue green algae).
SCP (Single-cell protein).
STP (sewage treatment plant).
VAM (vesicular arbuscularmycorrhizae)
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Solution
Dead and dried cell mass of microbes having nutritive value is also known as SCP (Single cell protein).
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