Multiple choice

The chewing gum is obtain from:

  1. natural rubber

  2. plant latex

  3. synthetic rubber

  4. all of these

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Traditional chewing gum used chicle (natural latex from sapodilla tree). Modern gum bases include synthetic rubber polymers like styrene-butadiene. Natural rubber itself is processed from plant latex. Therefore all three sources have been used historically or currently.