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Question
Which of the following statement is incorrect?
Options
All green plants and blue green algae are producers.
Green plants get their food from organic compounds.
Producers prepare their own food from inorganic compounds.
Plants convert solar energy into chemical energy.
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Solution
Green plants get their food from readymade organic compounds.
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