Breathing and Exchange of Gases Question 36

36. Which part of poppy plant is used to obtain the drug “Smack”?

[2018]

(a) Flowers

(b) Latex

(c) Leaves

(d) Roots

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Answer : b

Hints & Solution

(b) ‘Smack’ also called as brown sugar/ Heroin is formed by acetylation of morphine. It is obtained from the latex of unripe capsule of Poppy plant (Papaver somniferum).