Q. Ginkgo biloba:
  1. is a living fossil
  2. is source of Sago (Sabudana in Hindi)
  3. has separate male and female trees
Select the correct statements from the codes given below:

Answer: Only 1 & 3
Notes:
  1. True - Ginkgo biloba is considered a living fossil, as it is the sole survivor from an ancient group of evolutionary trees.
  2. False - Ginkgo is not the source of sago/sabudana. Sago is extracted from the pith of sago palm trees, not from Ginkgo.
  3. True - Ginkgo trees are dioecious, meaning trees are either male or female. Male and female flowers are found on separate trees.
So statements 1 and 3 are correct about Ginkgo biloba, while statement 2 is incorrect.

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